I'm glad Tamasaburo san continues to play major roles like akoya, but it's sad to think that every performance could be the last time he plays these roles in his career. I also think its good he is taking more time off and doing shorter more independent programs. A lot of Kabuki actors keep going with a super busy schedule until their body gives out and they become too sick to continue.
Brother, I've been following Nizaemon XV and Tamasaburo V for years and really, whenever the two are acting together, there seems to be a kind of magic that only Kabuki fans can understand. By the way, speaking of Nizaemon XV, Shochiku has released the roles that the actors from the commemorative cast of Kanadehon Chūshingura will play in March at Kabuki-za. And the actors who will play Oboshi Yuranosuke, the protagonist of the play, have been confirmed. They are: Nizaemon XV himself and two actors that you and I were talking about weeks ago, Kataoka Ainosuke VI and Onoe Shōroku IV. I tried to see the other roles of the other actors in the cast, but the official website wasn't very helpful. But the most important thing is that Nizaemon XV and Ainosuke VI will play Yuranosuke interchangeably, mainly in act 11, in which Yuranosuke and his men attack Ko no Moranao's mansion and kill him to avenge Enya Hangan. So I don't know if you saw the announcement on the website, but do you know who will play the other important roles in March, such as Rikiya (Yuranosuke's son) and Enya Hangan?
Yes, pretty impressive cast, isn't it? As we thought, they are using a dual cast system. I think it is wonderful news for Ainosuke. I'd have to double check, but I think he is the first actor from his generation to play Yuranosuke in the prestigious seventh act. Rikiya will be played by Onoe Sakon III, Shōroku's son, in both the A and B programs, Hangan and Kanpei by Kankurō and Kikunosuke, and Moronō by Shōroku IV and Shikan VIII.
I'm glad Tamasaburo san continues to play major roles like akoya, but it's sad to think that every performance could be the last time he plays these roles in his career. I also think its good he is taking more time off and doing shorter more independent programs. A lot of Kabuki actors keep going with a super busy schedule until their body gives out and they become too sick to continue.
Brother, I've been following Nizaemon XV and Tamasaburo V for years and really, whenever the two are acting together, there seems to be a kind of magic that only Kabuki fans can understand.
By the way, speaking of Nizaemon XV, Shochiku has released the roles that the actors from the commemorative cast of Kanadehon Chūshingura will play in March at Kabuki-za. And the actors who will play Oboshi Yuranosuke, the protagonist of the play, have been confirmed. They are: Nizaemon XV himself and two actors that you and I were talking about weeks ago, Kataoka Ainosuke VI and Onoe Shōroku IV. I tried to see the other roles of the other actors in the cast, but the official website wasn't very helpful. But the most important thing is that Nizaemon XV and Ainosuke VI will play Yuranosuke interchangeably, mainly in act 11, in which Yuranosuke and his men attack Ko no Moranao's mansion and kill him to avenge Enya Hangan. So I don't know if you saw the announcement on the website, but do you know who will play the other important roles in March, such as Rikiya (Yuranosuke's son) and Enya Hangan?
Yes, pretty impressive cast, isn't it? As we thought, they are using a dual cast system. I think it is wonderful news for Ainosuke. I'd have to double check, but I think he is the first actor from his generation to play Yuranosuke in the prestigious seventh act.
Rikiya will be played by Onoe Sakon III, Shōroku's son, in both the A and B programs, Hangan and Kanpei by Kankurō and Kikunosuke, and Moronō by Shōroku IV and Shikan VIII.
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