Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ – the 2nd Japanese stage play production based on the 2007 Mononoke TV anime – has revealed a new visual (above) featuring actor Hirofumi Araki in full costume and makeup as the Medicine Seller. The production is based on the “Zashiki-warashi” Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ runs from March 21 – 24 and April 4 – 7, 2024, at the Imm Theater venue in Tokyo and from March 29 – 31 at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall venue in Osaka. Jun Yoriko directs the Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ stage play, while Ikuko Takahashi writes the script. The play stars Hirofumi Araki as the Medicine Seller, and the cast also includes Shun Nishime / Atsushi Shiramata (double cast in the same role), Shunya Ohira, Mei Okada, Minami Shimbaru, Rihona Kato, Tetsuto Nakamura, Yosuke Nishi, and Takehisa Takayama. Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ stage play visual Related: Mononoke Stage Play Unveils Digest Video and More Crunchyroll describes Mononoke : In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague the countryside,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Mononoke ~Zashiki-warishi~ – the 2nd Japanese stage play production based on the 2007 Mononoke TV anime – has revealed a new visual (above), a new preview video that uses footage from the TV series for the upcoming production, and a digest video for the previous stage play production that was staged in 2023 and that adapted the “Bakeneko” story line. Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ runs from March 21 – 24 and April 4 – 7, 2024, at the Imm Theater venue in Tokyo and from March 29 – 31 at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall venue in Osaka. Jun Yoriko directs the Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ stage play, while Ikuko Takahashi writes the script. The play stars Hirofumi Araki as the Medicine Seller, and the cast also includes Shun Nishime / Atsushi Shiramata (double cast in the same role), Shunya Ohira, Mei Okada, Minami Shimbaru, Rihona Kato, Tetsuto Nakamura, Yosuke Nishi, and Takehisa Takayama. Mononoke ~Zashiki-warashi~ visual Related: Mononoke Returns to the Japanese Stage in March 2024 Crunchyroll...
- 2/14/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Asura
Directed by Keiichi Sato
Written by Ikuko Takahashi
Japan, 2012
Who has not heard or read about the story of the man or woman who thought it was a neat idea to own as a pet, not a dog, cat, or some fish, but rather some wild beast they believed they could somehow tame and, in the process, form an inseparable bond with? A tiger, a lion or any other range of intuitively ferocious animal belonging in its natural habitat, that is, the wildlife. The story ends with mention of how the so-called pet turned on its its master, causing dreadful injury or even death. What propels people to engage themselves in as risky an endeavour as taming something that belongs in the wild is anybody’s guess. In Asura, the latest Japanese animated film, this one based on a 40 year old manga book from George Akiyama, screenwriter Ikuko Takahashi...
Directed by Keiichi Sato
Written by Ikuko Takahashi
Japan, 2012
Who has not heard or read about the story of the man or woman who thought it was a neat idea to own as a pet, not a dog, cat, or some fish, but rather some wild beast they believed they could somehow tame and, in the process, form an inseparable bond with? A tiger, a lion or any other range of intuitively ferocious animal belonging in its natural habitat, that is, the wildlife. The story ends with mention of how the so-called pet turned on its its master, causing dreadful injury or even death. What propels people to engage themselves in as risky an endeavour as taming something that belongs in the wild is anybody’s guess. In Asura, the latest Japanese animated film, this one based on a 40 year old manga book from George Akiyama, screenwriter Ikuko Takahashi...
- 8/6/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
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