KABUKI TOURS IN ASIA

October 1955: first Kabuki tour in the Popular Republic of China, in Beijing (2~13 October), Shanghai (17~18 October) and Guangzhou (24~25 October). Here are the plays and the casting:

Plays	Roles	Actors
Kanjinchô	Benkei	Ichikawa Ennosuke II
	Yoshitsune	Ichikawa Chûsha VIII
	Togashi	Ichikawa Danshirô III
Domo Mata	Matahei	Ichikawa Ennosuke II
	Otoku	Kataoka Gadô V
	Shôgen	Ichikawa Chûsha VIII
	Shûrinosuke	Iwai Hanshirô X
Meoto Dôjôji	Hanako	Ichikawa Shôchô III
	Sakurako	Iwai Hanshirô X

April 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in Korea, in Seoul (1~3 April), Gwangju (6 April) and Pusan (9~10 April). Here are the plays and the casting:

Plays	Roles	Actors
Bô Shibari	Jirôkaja	Nakamura Kanjaku
	Tarôkaja	Nakamura Kikaku
Sonezaki Shinjû	Hiranoya Tokubei	Nakamura Kanjaku
	Temmaya Ohatsu	Nakamura Ganjirô
	Aburaya Kuheiji	Nakamura Kikaku

September 2007: Chikamatsuza tour in China, in Beijing (4~5 September), Hangzhou (9 September), Shanghai (13~15 September) and Guangzhou (21~22 September). Here are the plays and the casting:

Plays	Roles	Actors
Domo Mata	Otoku	Sakata Tôjûrô
	Matahei	Nakamura Kanjaku
Hanabusa Shûchaku Jishi	The spirit of the lion	Sakata Tôjûrô

Kabuki Tour in China (1979)