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Matsumoto Kôshirô, Ichikawa Somegorô

For the very first time in Kabuki history, a novel of Edogawa Rampo is adapted to Kabuki. This play is based on "The Were-Panther" ("Ningenhyô" in japanese), a novel with the detective Akechi Kogorô, which was published in 1934. Ichikawa Somegorô performs a spectacular chûnori, his body attached to a giant kite!

Ichikawa Ebizô, Onoe Kikunosuke, Kataoka Ainosuke, Onoe Shôroku, Nakamura Shidô

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Bandô Mitsugorô, Nakamura Shibajaku, Bandô Hikosaburô, Bandô Shûchô, Ichimura Manjirô, Kataoka Ichizô, Bandô Kametoshi, Bandô Minosuke

Sakanaya Sôgorô: Sôgorô (Bandô Mitsugorô), a fish seller, has taken a vow to not drink, but when he learns about his sister's unjust murder at the hands of a daimyô lord, a death that they were told was execution for her wrongdoing, he starts to drink again. Drunk, he storms into the lord's mansion to seek an apology. This play by Meiji playwright Kawatake Mokuami is known for its realistic portrayal of members of the common class during the Edo period and highlights their fierce pride and frustration at the privileges of the dominant samurai class.

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Source: Earphone Guide website

Bandô Tamasaburô, ???

The great star Bandô Tamasaburô is on tour.