2 shows in Nagoya (Misonoza) and 10 in Tôkyô (Kabukiza, National Theater, Zenshinza Gekijô, , Asakusa Kôkaidô, NHK Hall, Heisei Nakamuraza)!

Nakamura Kinnosuke, Sakata Tôjûrô, Nakamura Tomijûrô, Bandô Mitsugorô, Nakamura Tokizô, Nakamura Kanjaku, Nakamura Senjaku and Kataoka Gatô perform at the Misonoza!

Bandô Tamasaburô, the Otowaya guild (Onoe Kikugorô, Onoe Kikunosuke and Onoe Shôroku), Nakamura Shikan, Ichikawa Sadanji, Nakamura Fukusuke and Ichikawa Danzô perform at the Kabukiza!

Nakamura Kanzaburô, Kataoka Nizaemon, Nakamura Hashinosuke and Kataoka Takatarô perform at the Heisei Nakamuraza!

Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Shibajaku and Nakamura Kaishun perform at the National Theater!

The Zenshinza performs at the Zenshinza Gekijô!

Nakamura Kinnosuke, Sakata Tôjûrô, Nakamura Tomijûrô, Bandô Mitsugorô, Nakamura Tokizô, Nakamura Kanjaku, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Gatô, Kataoka Hidetarô, Bandô Hikosaburô, Kataoka Shinnosuke, Nakamura Baishi, Nakamura Mantarô

The first kaomise of the year and the 44th kaomise at the Misonoza. It celebrates the shûmei of Nakamura Kinnosuke, who plays the roles of Konoshita Tôkichi, Minamoto no Yoriie and Lord Matsue in "Kinkakuji", "Shuzenji Monogatari" and "Kôchiyama".

Bandô Tamasaburô, Onoe Kikugorô, Nakamura Shikan, Ichikawa Sadanji, Nakamura Fukusuke, Ichikawa Danzô, Onoe Kikunosuke, Sawamura Tanosuke, Ichimura Kakitsu, Onoe Shôroku, Ichimura Manjirô, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô, Onoe Matsuya, Onoe Ukon, Bandô Kokichi, Kataoka Aoi

Shigenoi no Kowakare:
(Shigenoi's Parting from her Son)
This play was adapted from the Bunraku puppet theater and was written by its greatest playwright, Chikamatsu Monzaemon. A young horse driver is invited to help cheer up a little princess. But the boy happens to be the son of the princess's nurse, Shigenoi (Nakamura Fukusuke). She was forced to abandon him since he was the result of a forbidden relationship. Now she must turn her back on him again to keep any shame from falling on the princess.

Yakko Dôjôji: "Musume Dôjôji" is based on a legend about a woman transformed into a serpent out of jealousy and who destroys a temple bell keeping her from the object of her love. The original dance shows the spirit of the woman who appears at Dôjôji temple as a dancer who wants to celebrate the dedication of a new bell and does a series of dances showing the many faces of femininity. In this version the dancer is revealed to be a man in disguise and, in the highlight of the dance, transforms the romantic highpoint of the original piece into a comic scene by using masks. Starring Onoe Shôroku.

Sakanaya Sôgorô: Sôgorô (Onoe Kikugorô), 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.

Fuji Musume: the spirit of wisteria blossoms dances of love in the form of a beautiful young maiden. One of Kabuki's most famous and colorful dances, it will feature the dancing skills of Living National Treasure Nakamura Shikan.

Jusshukô: Princess Yaegaki is mourning the death of his fiance Katsuyori, but as she burns incense in his memory, she notices the resemblance between the new gardener and her fiance's portrait. The gardener is in fact Katsuyori, who has entered the household of Yaegaki's father to regain the possession of a stolen family treasure, a famous helmet, with the help of Nureginu, a woman who also mourns for the man that died in the place of the real Katsuyori. Unfortunately, Yaegaki's father has also seen through the disguise and plans to kill Katsuyori. The role of Princess Yaegaki, one of the most important onnagata roles, is played by Bandô Tamasaburô, supported by Onoe Kikunosuke and Nakamura Fukusuke in the roles of Katsuyori and Nureginu.

Kitsunebi: magical foxes possess Princess Yaegaki (Bandô Tamasaburô) to help her stealing a precious helmet, the treasure of the Shingen clan, and to allow her to save the life of her beloved Katsuyori.

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Source: Earphone Guide website

Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Shibajaku, Nakamura Kaishun, Nakamura Karoku, Nakamura Kashô, Nakamura Tôzô

This program commemorates the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the late playwright Hôjô Hideji (1902~1996).

Nakamura Kanzaburô, Kataoka Nizaemon, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Kataoka Takatarô, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Nakamura Kantarô, Nakamura Shichinosuke, Bandô Shingo

New edition of the Heisei Nakamuraza, which is built in the precincts of the Sensôji Temple in the popular district of Asakusa. Nakamura Kanzaburô and his troupe will stage for the first time the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", in four different programs with the very rare production of the second act of this drama in Program C (the "Rikiya Jôshi" and "Matsukiri" scenes). The Heisei Nakamuraza stars for the very first time Kataoka Nizaemon!

Arashi Keishi, Kawarazaki Kunitarô, Segawa Kikunojô, Fujikawa Yanosuke, Arashi Hironari, Yamazaki Tatsusaburô, Anegawa Shinnosuke

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Arashi Keishi, Kawarazaki Kunitarô, Segawa Kikunojô, Fujikawa Yanosuke, Arashi Hironari, Yamazaki Tatsusaburô, Anegawa Shinnosuke

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35th edition of a yearly performance produced by the National TV network NHK. The program includes one kyôgen, one Kabuki play, one traditional dance and traditional music.