COCOON KABUKI
City Tôkyô
Theater Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon
History

29 May ~ 26 June 1994: first edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon and recreates the atmosphere of the Edo koshibai and brings the actors closer to the audience. The play "Yotsuya Kaidan" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Oiwa, Satô Yomoshichi, Kobotoke Kohei Nakamura Kankurô V
Tamiya Iemon Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Naosuke Gonbê Ichikawa Somegorô VII
Osode Kataoka Takatarô
Takuetsu Bandô Kichiya II

30 August ~ 24 September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Danshichi Kurobê, Tokubê's wife Otatsu Nakamura Kankurô V
Issun Tokubê Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Tsuribune Sabu Bandô Kichiya II
Danshichi's wife Okaji Nakamura Senjaku III
The courtesan Kotoura Kataoka Takatarô
Tamashima Isonojô Ichikawa Somegorô VII

2~ 26 September 1998: third edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Sasanoya Sangorô Nakamura Kankurô V / Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Satsuma Gengobê Nakamura Hashinosuke III / Nakamura Kankurô V
Koman Nakamura Fukusuke IX
Yasuke, Tomimori Sukeemon Bandô Yajûrô
Gorotsuki Kankurô, Takubei Kataoka Kamezô IV

5 ~ 27 June 2001: 4th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sannin Kichisa" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Oshô Kichisa Nakamura Kankurô V
Obô Kichisa Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Ojô Kichisa Nakamura Fukusuke IX
Dozaemon Denkichi Bandô Yajûrô
Otose Nakamura Kantarô II
Jûzaburô Nakamura Shichinosuke II
Togishi Yokubei Kataoka Kamezô IV
Naganuma Rokurô Nakamura Shidô II

2 ~ 26 June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Danshichi Kurobê, Tokubê's wife Otatsu Nakamura Kankurô V
Issun Tokubê Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Tsuribune Sabu Bandô Yajûrô
Danshichi's wife Okaji Nakamura Senjaku III
The courtesan Kotoura Nakamura Shichinosuke II
Tamashima Isonojô Nakamura Shidô II
Mikawaya Giheiji Sasano Takashi

March 2005: Nakamura Kankurô V takes the name of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII.

5 ~ 26 June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII), which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sakura Hime" is produced by the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Princess Sakura Nakamura Fukusuke IX
The priest Seigen, Tsurigane Gonsuke Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Zangetsu Bandô Yajûrô
Nagaura Nakamura Senjaku III
Iruma Akugorô Nakamura Kantarô II
Awazu Shichirô Nakamura Shichinosuke II

18 March ~ 24 April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Yotsuya Kaidan" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged in 2 different productions; the first one (minamiban) is similar to the 1994 Coocon Kabuki, with Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII playing the roles of Oiwa, Kobotoke Kohei and Satô Yomoshichi, while Nakamura Hashinosuke III plays the role of Tamiya Iemon; the second version (kitaban) includes the rarely-staged act IV, with its 2 scenes "the Misumi House in Fukagawa" and "the Refuge of the Oshioda Family".

Casting for the minamiban production:

Roles Actors
Oiwa, Satô Yomoshichi, Kobotoke Kohei Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII
Tamiya Iemon Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Naosuke Gonbê Bandô Yajûrô
Itô Kihê, Okuma, Butaiban Sasano Takashi
Takuetsu Kataoka Kamezô IV
Osode, Ohana Nakamura Senjaku III
Oume Nakamura Shichinosuke II

Casting for the kitaban production:

Roles Actors
Oiwa, Naosuke Gonbê Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII
Tamiya Iemon, Oshioda Matanojô Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Satô Yomoshichi, Kobotoke Kohei Nakamura Senjaku III
Yotsuya Samon, Hotoke no Magobei Bandô Yajûrô
Itô Kihê, Okuma, Takuetsu Sasano Takashi
Akiyama Chôbê Kataoka Kamezô IV
Osode Nakamura Shichinosuke II
Oume Bandô Shingo

7 ~ 28 June 2007: 8th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sannin Kichisa" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Oshô Kichisa Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII
Obô Kichisa Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Ojô Kichisa Nakamura Fukusuke IX
Jûzaburô Nakamura Kantarô II
Otose Nakamura Shichinosuke II
Togishi Yokubei Kataoka Kamezô IV
Dozaemon Denkichi Sasano Takashi

10 ~ 29 June 2008: 9th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Danshichi Kurobê Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII
Issun Tokubê Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Tsuribune Sabu Bandô Yajûrô
Danshichi's wife Okaji Nakamura Senjaku III
Tokubê's wife Otatsu Nakamura Shichinosuke II/Nakamura Kantarô II
Tamashima Isonojô Nakamura Kantarô II/???
The keisei Kotoura Nakamura Shichinosuke II/???
Mikawaya Giheiji Sasano Takashi

9 ~ 30 July 2009: 10th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. Tsuruya Nanboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors are Nakamura Kanzaburô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and the non-Kabuki actor Sasano Takashi [more details].

3 ~ 27 June 2010: 11th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. "Sakura Giminden" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors are Nakamura Kanzaburô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Sasano Takashi and Nakamura Shichinosuke [more details].

6 ~ 27 June 2011: 12th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. Tsuruya Nanboku IV's "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" is produced by the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors are Nakamura Hashinosuke, Onoe Kikunosuke, Nakamura Kantarô, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô and Bandô Shingo [more details].

15 June ~ 7 July 2012: 13th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The drama "Tennichibô", based on Kawatake Mokuami's long-forgotten drama "Gojûsan Tsugi Tennichibô" is produced by the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and Nakamura Shidô [more details].

6 ~ 28 June 2014: 14th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sannin Kichisa" is staged for the third times, coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô VI and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi. There are 4 non-Kabuki actors in the casting [more details].

6 ~ 29 June 2016: 15th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Yotsuya Kaidan" is staged for the third times, coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô VI and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi. There are 3 non-Kabuki actors in the casting [more details].

9 ~ 31 May 2018: 16th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Kirare Yosa" is staged for the first time, coproduced by Nakamura Shichinosuke and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi. Nakamura Kankurô was not part of the casting [more details].

12 ~ 30 May 2021: 17th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is staged for the 4th times, coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi [more details].

Cocoon Kabuki 2006

Cocoon Kabuki 2007

 
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