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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki 2026 Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Japan Foundation In association with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto  CINEMA KABUKI: In High Definition on the Big Screen ‒ Direct from Japan ‒ English subtitled. Kabuki Theatre filmed with high-resolution cameras for cinemas in High-Definition digital projection and six-channel sound. A twisted comedy set in the tenements in Rakuda: Party with a Dead Man\, the further developments of the scandalous secret love and downfall in Princess Sakurahime Part II\, and a romantic yet domestic dance-comedy in The Zen Substitute.   \n \nOn-Line at Ticketmaster.comTelephone: 416-599-2033 (TIFF Lightbox box office)Tickets can also be purchased In-Person at the TIFF Lightbox box office.Admission for each screening: $24.80 including Tax and handling charge.All seats are assigned. \n\n\n \nTIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Cinema 2 \n\n\n \nCinema Kabuki 2026 Toronto Time Table:Sunday\, January 25 at 1:00 p.m. Rakuda: Party with a Dead Man    52 minutesSunday\, January 25 at 3:00 p.m. Princess Sakurahime Part II        138 minutesSunday\, January 25 at 6:25 p.m. The Zen Substitute                         62 minutes \n \nPurchase Tickets \n\n Rakuda\, Party with a Dead Man A twisted comedy set in the tenements  \nSunday\, January 25 at 1:00 p.m. 【らくだ 眠駱駝物語 ねむる、が、らくだ、ものがたり】 \nBased on Rakugo comic storytellingPremiered in 1928Written by Onitarō Oka based on a Rakugo storyDirected for the stage by Shigetami EnomotoDirected for Cinema Kabuki by Hiroyuki NakataniRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 200852 minutes\, English subtitled© 2008 Shochiku Co.\, Ltd. \nSynopsis \nUma\, an unpopular tenant\, dies\, his only friend Hanji cooks up a scheme to make some money. He sends Kyūroku\, the junk collector\, to demand support for the funeral celebrations from Uma’s miserly landlord – or else the dead Uma will come to his house and dance. Kabuki’s most powerful acting duo\, Kanzaburo and Mitsugoro\, light a fire under this twisted comedy\, which turns to hilarious farce with the aid of copious amounts of sake. \n落語原作の、江戸下町長屋の笑劇。フグの毒で急死した長屋の嫌われ者の屍を引っ提げて、葬式を口実に酒と肴の強請り放題、さて大家さんは応じるか？ \n  \n\n Princess Sakurahime Part II \nSunday\, January 25 at 3:00 p.m.  【桜姫東文章 下の巻　さくらひめ　あずまぶんしょう げのまき】 \nPremiered in Bunka 14 (1817) at Kawarazaki-za Theatre\, Edo\, TokyoWritten by TSURUYA NanbokuRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2021138 minutes\, English subtitled© 2022 Shochiku Co.\, Ltd. \nSynopsis | Trailer \nA sweet child and a monk\, an esteemed princess and a thief— two unusual couples whose fates are linked by karma. A high-ranking monk is convinced that Princess Sakurahime is the reincarnation of his dead male lover and falls madly for her. Sakurahime\, however\, is obsessed with finding the unknown villain who raped her and left her pregnant. Described by critics and historians as one of the most scandalous Kabuki plays ever written\, this story of the secret love and downfall of Princess Sakurahime still has the power to shock contemporary audiences. The playwright TSURUYA Nanboku was at the apex of the overripe culture of Edo in the Bunka-Bunsei period (1804-1830). Nanboku’s masterpiece has been brought to the live stage in the most ideal manner by Kabuki’s golden pair\, Nizaemon and Tamasaburo\, who started their collaboration in their twenties. This Cinema Kabuki presentation is a precious record of their reunion in their most successful repertoire for the first time in 36 years. Following last year’s Part I screening\, Part II starts with a summary of Part I to refresh your memory\, or to enable you to enjoy Part II by itself. \n桜姫―玉三郎―と、清玄/権助―仁左衛門二役―との因縁愛憎はさらに渦を巻き、愛欲と尊厳が激しく交錯衝突する。いよいよ大詰めに迫り、南北独特の奇想のどんでん返しが次々に炸裂。 \n  \n    \n\n The Zen Substitute  \nSunday\, January 25 at 6:25 p.m.  【身替座禅 みがわり ざぜん】 \nPremiered in 1910Written by Okamura ShikōDirected for Cinema Kabuki by Sekine KiyoshiRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 200962 minutes\, English subtitled© 2010 Shochiku Co.\, Ltd.  \nSynopsis Lord Ukyō announces to his wife that he intends to isolate himself in Zen meditation by locking himself in a remote pavilion overnight. The truth\, however\, is that he is planning to sneak out to see a woman he had met on a recent trip. As a decoy\, a hapless servant is forced to stay in the prayer pavilion in a place of the lord. Although the lord’s wife is supposed to refrain from visiting her husband out of respect for his religious isolation\, she is so monstrously affectionate that she breaks her vow and goes looking for him. This simple domestic farce is elevated to an expression of the joyful energy of life by two of the best dancers of the Kabuki world\, Kanzaburo and Mitsugoro. 狂言を基にした歌舞伎舞踊の最高傑作のひとつ。今は共に亡き十八世勘三郎と十世三津五郎の舞踊コンビの、最も充実した時期の、豊かにおおらかに、そして洒落た、あの幻の舞台の記録、今よみがえる。 \n            \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n\nRelated Programming: \n \n\nFrom Stage to Screen to Page:  JFT Library Items to Enhance Your Cinema Kabuki Experience! \n\n\n\nPlanning to attend Cinema Kabuki? Whether you are discovering kabuki for the first time or returning as a seasoned theatre lover\, this curated selection from the JFT Library invites you to extend your journey into the rich world of kabuki theatre—before and after the event! Discover how kabuki has evolved through the centuries\, explore actors’ lives on and off stage\, enjoy beautifully illustrated guides to its aesthetics\, and watch DVDs/Blu-rays of renowned plays with English soundtracks. Highlights include Kabuki: Five Classic Plays\, featuring a full English translation of Princess Sakurahime—perfect for revisiting the drama after the screening or preparing in advance. The library items are available in English and Japanese\, across print\, DVD/Blu-ray\, and ebook formats.   \n\n The curated library items are currently on display at JFT library. \n\n Apply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. \n\nLibrary Item List       \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nIn conjunction with Kabuki Talks Series \nJanuary 10\, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm @ JFT Event Hall January 14\, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm @ JFT Event Hall January 20\, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm @ JFT Event Hall Join us for a special three-part talk series\, where we explore various aspects of Kabuki theatre in depth.  
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LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki 2025 Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Japan Foundation In association with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCINEMA KABUKI: In High Definition on the Big Screen ‒ Direct from Japan ‒ English subtitled. Kabuki Theatre filmed with high-resolution cameras for cinemas in High-Definition digital projection and six-channel sound. A handsome love couple at the pleasure quarters in Kuruwabunshō\, the scandalous secret love and downfall of Princess Sakurahime \, and a ferocious Shishi and a court maiden both conveyed by a single dancer in Lion Dance.  https://tr.jpf.go.jp/cinema-kabuki-2025-toronto/ \n\n\n\nAdvanced tickets on sale now. Telephone: 416-599-2033 (TIFF Lightbox box office) Tickets can also be purchased in-person at the TIFF Lightbox box office. Admission Fee for each screening: $24.80 including Tax and handling charge. All seats are assigned. \n\n\n\nTIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Cinema 3 Piers Handling Cinema \n\n\n\nCinema Kabuki 2025 Toronto Time Table: Sunday\, February 23 at 1:00 p.m. Kuruwa Bunshō Sunday\, February 23 at 3:45 p.m. Princess Sakurahime Part I Sunday\, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. Lion Dance\, Kagamjishi \n\n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKuruwa Bunshō\, Yoshida-ya\n\n\n\nLove Letters from the Pleasure Quarters Sunday\, February 23 at 1:00 p.m. 吉田屋『廓文章』 【くるわ ぶんしょう】 Premiered in 1793 as a puppet theatre play Premiered as Kabuki in 1808 Recorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, April 2009 97 minutes\, includes an introductory 23-minute documentary\, English subtitled © 2020 Shochiku Co.\, Ltd. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-chzGpNJY&t=2s \n\n\n\nIzaemon and Yugiri are an idealized couple originating in CHIKAMATSU Monzaemon’s puppet play in 1712\, from which a huge number of variations were created. Kuruwa Bunshō was one of these. A young\, sophisticated\, sensitive man going through hardship has been a tradition in traditional narratives since medieval times in Japan. This “abandoned-prince” tradition was mixed with an abundance of urban culture in the Edo period. The character of Izaemon is a typical urban consumer in the middle of Osaka\, the economic capital. Although neither physically nor financially powerful\, Izaemon is such a charmer and one of the most popular visitors to the pleasure quarter\, being sensitive\, childlike\, funny\, and handsome. Nizaemon\, a Living National Treasure\, realizes this character through his specialty\, the Kamigata Kyoto/Osaka Kabuki acting style. To complete the beauty of Kabuki’s most beautiful couple\, Tamasaburo\, who has been the collaborator of Nizaemon for more than half a century\, and another Living National Treasure of Japan\, joins him as Yugiri\, his gorgeous courtesan lover. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrincess Sakurahime Part I \n\n\n\nSunday\, February 23 at 3:45 p.m. 桜姫東文章 【さくらひめ あずまぶんしょう】 \n\n\n\nPremiered in Bunka 14 (1817) at Kawarazaki-za Theatre\, Edo\, Tokyo Written by TSURUYA Nanboku Recorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2021 124 minutes\, English subtitled © 2022 Shochiku Co.\, Ltd. Sakurahime Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381-GX_0GN8&t=2s \n\n\n\nSweet child and monk\, esteemed princess and thief— two unusual couples whose fates are linked by karma. A high-ranking monk is convinced that Princess Sakura is the reincarnation of his dead male lover and falls madly for her. Sakura\, however\, is obsessed with finding the unknown villain who raped her and left her pregnant. Described by critics and historians describe as one of the most scandalous Kabuki plays ever written\, this story of the secret love and downfall of Princess Sakurahime still has the power to shock contemporary audience. The playwright TSURUYA Nanboku was at the apex of the overripe culture of Edo in the Bunka-Bunsei period (1804-1830). Nanboku’s masterpiece has been brought to the live stage in the most ideal manner by Kabuki’s golden pair Nizaemon and Tamasaburo who started their collaboration in their twenties. This Cinema Kabuki presentation is a precious record of their reunion in their most successful repertoire first time in 36 years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLion Dance\, Kagamijishi \n\n\n\nSunday\, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. 春興鏡獅子【しゅんきょう かがみじし】 Premiered in 1893 at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo Written by FUKUCHI Ōchi Recorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2009 70 minutes\, includes an introductory 10-minute documentary\, English subtitled © 2013 Shochiku Co.\, Ltd. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdPjLAYMbzI \n\n\n\nFor the late Kanzaburo XVIII (1955-2012) “Lion Dance” was the most precious gem of his family tradition. Danjuro XI\, who created the piece\, was the mentor of Knazaburo’s grandfather\, Kikugoro XI. Four generations of the best Kabuki actors of their eras nurtured “Kagamijishi” and developed it into one of the best examples of the dance repertoire in Kabuki theatre. A single dancer conjures up a stunning contrast of two images: A young maiden in the Shogun’s castle is transformed by the spirit of the majestic Shishi\, a mythical animal. The healthy\, sophisticated eroticism of a young woman is conveyed by the dancer in the first part. Shi is noble\, sensitive\, yet coquetosh at times. But when the spirit of the ferocious Shishi takes over her body\, the animal stamps the earth\, and swings his mane in the air\, celebrating the prosperity and glory of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Programming: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nKabuki Talk Series 2025\n\n\n\nFebruary 10\, 15 & 19 \n\n\n\nJoin us for a special three-part talk series in conjunction with Cinema Kabuki 2025 Toronto\, where we will dive deep into different aspects of Kabuki Theatre. Whether you’re a long-time enthusiast or just curious to learn more\, these sessions promise to offer fascinating insights. \n\n\n\n\nDetails & Registration
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-2025-toronto/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki 2022 Toronto
DESCRIPTION:  \nCinema Kabuki 2022 Toronto\nJuly 16 & 17 ● TIFF Bell Lightbox\nIn High Definition on the Big Screen | Direct from Japan | Presented with English subtitles\nIncluding Canadian premieres of Kuruwa Bunshō and a new version of Murder in a Hell of Oil\nTicketed Admission: $25.71 per screening\, including tax and handling fees. \nKabuki Theatre\, with origins dating back to the 1600s\, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions\, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars\, are now being filmed with high resolution cameras for screening in cinemas on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound. \nIn association with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto. Presented by The Japan Foundation. \n\nCinema Kabuki Schedule\n♦ Saturday\, July 16\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 三人吉三 Three Thieves Named Kichisa ] 136 min. \n4:45 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 廓文章 Kuruwa Bunshō ] 97 min. \n  \n♦ Sunday\, July 17\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 阿古屋 Akoya ] 93 min. \n4:00 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 女殺油地獄 Murder in a Hell of Oil ] 103 min. \n  \nTo Buy Tickets:\nOnline: Tickets Available Here \nTelephone: 416-599-2033 (TIFF Bell Lightbox box office)\nTickets can also be purchased in-person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox box office\nTicketed Admission. All seats are assigned.\n$25.71 per screening\, including tax and handling fees. \n \n\n \nThree Thieves Named Kichisa\n(an urban outlaw story) \nSan’nin Kichisa\n三人吉三 \nKankuro\, Shichinosuke\, Matsuya 勘九郎、七之助、松也\nPremiered in 1860\nWritten by Kawatake Mokuami\nDirected for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi\nRecorded live at Theater Cocoon\, Shibuya\, Tokyo\, 2014\n136 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikN3jxiLxU \nTrailer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \nEarly 19th-century Edo (the former name of Tokyo) had juvenile delinquents and outlaws everywhere. Urban culture was overripe. Three thieves happen to meet on a dark New Year’s night. They feel compassion for each other instantly and vow brotherhood. But they do not know that this encounter is only one milestone of their fate. Long before the three meet\, their lives have already been entangled. An intricate web of destiny eventually drives them to their deaths. Kankuro\, Shichinosuke\, and Matsuya are three of the most promising young Kabuki actors. This classic play is given new life by these young talents in an unconventional production by Kushida at a contemporary venue\, Theater Cocoon\, located in the Shibuya district of Tokyo\, known as the Street of Youth. \n\n \n\n \nKuruwa Bunshō – Yoshidaya (Love Letters in Pleasure Quarters)\n(A rendezvous in pleasure quarter) \nKuruwa Bunshō – Yoshidaya\n廓文章 吉田屋 くるわ ぶんしょう よしだや \nNizaemon\, Tamasaburo 仁左衛門、玉三郎\nPremiered in 1793 as a puppet theatre play\nPremiered as a Kabuki play in 1808\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, April 2009\n97 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/r8-chzGpNJY\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/kuruwa_bunsho.php \nThe role of Izaemon is performed in the style of wagoto\, one of Kabuki’s stock characters. Although these wagoto-type men are not powerful physically and financially\, Izaemon is such a charmer and the most popular one in the pleasure quarter\, who is sensitive\, childlike\, funny\, and handsome. After a long absence Izaemon tries to reconnect with his lover\, the courtesan Yūgiri\, for a rendezvous. She has been missing him so much that she is lovesick\, yet he accuses her of being unfaithful. This teasing is part of a flirtation\, and the emotional exchanges of the love scene unfold in choreographed movements to the sensuous accompaniment of two groups of music ensembles\, Gidayū and Tokiwazu. These idealized beautiful lovers\, like a fairy-tale prince and princess\, are performed by Kabuki’s golden couple Nizaemon and Tamasaburo.\n\n \n\n \nAkoya\n(a historical epic with Gidayū music accompaniment) \nDannoura Kabuto Gunki\n壇浦兜軍記 だんのうら かぶと ぐんき \nTamasaburo\, Kikunosuke\, Kanzaburo 玉三郎、菊之助、勘三郎\nPremiered in 1732 as a puppet theatre play\nWritten by Bunkōdō and Hasegawa Senshi\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, October 2015\n93 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjSwZYxL2bU\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php \nDefeated Samurai commander Kagekiyo vanishes and is searched for by the victorious Genji clan. Courtesan Akoya\, Kagekiyo’s lover\, is arrested and interrogated to learn the hideout of Kagekiyo. The interrogator confronts Akoya with an emotionally\, sophisticatedly elevated way of torture to pull out the truth from this dedicated lover; instead of violence or pain\, three music instruments are used to hear the clarity in tones as a reflection of the honesty of her mind. Actually playing three instruments onstage\, plus singing\, Tamasaburo realizes magnificently one of the most challenging Kabuki female roles.\n \n\n \nMurder in a Hell of Oil\n(a murder story) \nOnna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku\n女殺油地獄　おんなごろし あぶらの じごく \nKoshiro\, Ennosuke 幸四郎、猿之助\nPremiered as a Bunraku puppet play in 1721\nWritten by CHIKAMATSU Monzaemon\nPremiered as a Kabuki play in 1909\nRecorded live at Shochiku-za Theatre\, Osaka\, July 2018\n103 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WP1hOZjwTU\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/abura_no_jigoku.php \nIn Osaka\, the centre of commerce in 18th-century Japan\, Yohei is the prodigal son of an oil merchant who consumes the family fortune pursuing “pleasures of the night”. In spite of the heartfelt concern of his mother and stepfather\, Yohei will not give up. Finally cornered by loan sharks\, Yohei begs Okichi\, the wife of a fellow oil merchant\, for money. Upon her refusal\, Yohei turns into a cruel murderer. Blood and oil gush in Kabuki’s most spectacular murder scene. Koshirō and Ennosuke\, members of the younger generations of Kabuki actors\, face the challenge of this masterpiece under the supervision of Nizaemon\, a Living National Treasure.\n \n\nシネマ歌舞伎\nハイ・デフィニションの大画面で観る歌舞伎\nHDカメラ8台が捉え、高画質シネマ・プロジェクターで映写、６チャンネル音響で再生される、歌舞伎の醍醐味。\n映画館いっぱいの、生の臨場感と華麗な舞台の魅力。\n全作品英語字幕付 \n♦ Saturday\, July 16\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 三人吉三 Three Thieves Named Kichisa] 136 min. \n4:45 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 廓文章 Kuruwa Bunshō] 97 min. \n  \n♦ Sunday\, July 17\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 阿古屋 Akoya] 93 min. \n4:00 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 女殺油地獄 Murder in a Hell of Oil] 103 min. \n  \nオンラインチケット購入 \n電話416-599-2033　または対人で、ライトボツクス入場券販売窓口まで\n入場券料各上映　$25.71税手数料込　全席指定 \n\n\n三人吉三 \n世話物串田和美新演出版\n英題 Three Thieves Named Kichisa\n河竹黙阿弥作\n1860年初演\n劇場舞台新演出: 串田和美\n2014年東京渋谷シアター・コクーンでライヴ収録\nシネマ歌舞伎監督: 串田和美\n136分\n予告編 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikN3jxiLxU\n予告編 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/662/ \n19世紀初めの江戸、大都市の爛熟した文化の最下部には、不良や無法者が蠢いていた。三人の盗人が新年の夜の闇の中で出会い、不思議な共感に導かれて義兄弟の契りを結ぶ。その時三人の誰もが、この出会いは、連綿と続く彼らの運命の糸の皮肉なもつれの、ほんの一部でしかなかった事に気づく術もなかった。三人が顔を合わせるはるか以前に、彼らの人生はもつれ合っていた。運命の網は三人をからめ捕り、ついには死に至らしめる。三人の頼もしい若手歌舞伎俳優、勘九郎・七之助・松也が大暴れ、串田和美の革新的な演出で、古典作品に新たな息吹が与えられる。若者の街、東京渋谷のシアター・コクーンでの実況録画をもとに、串田和美が新たなシネマ歌舞伎版を監督。 \n\n\n廓文章 吉田屋\nくるわ ぶんしょう よしだや \n上方歌舞伎恋模様\n英題 Love Letters in Pleasure Quarters\n近松門左衛門作\n1732年人形浄瑠璃初演\n2015年10月東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録\n93分\n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-chzGpNJY\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/kuruwa_bunsho.php\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/514/ \nはんなりとした演技に代表される歌舞伎和事芸の神髄を、仁左衛門が伊左衛門役で見せる。腕力も財力もなく、頼りないにもかかわらず、モテモテで、誰からも好かれ、楽しく明るく、繊細でやくしく、無邪気なほどに純粋無垢な色男が、大阪新町の絶世の花魁夕霧と恋仲。しばらく仁左衛門の足が遠のいている間に、夕霧は恋煩いでやつれてしまう。久しぶりの再会に、仁左衛門はすねるは愚痴るはの悪態づく、しかしこれもすべては恋の駆け引き。歌舞伎の黄金コンビ仁左衛門玉三郎の美男美女の邂逅が、義太夫と常磐津の二つの楽曲の掛け合いに乗り、ほとんど舞踊劇化した官能的かつ寓話的な場面に描かれていく。 \n\n \n阿古屋\nだんのうら かぶと ぐんき \n壇浦兜軍記 だんのうら かぶと ぐんき\n時代物義太夫狂言\n英題　Dannoura Kabuto Gunki\n近松門左衛門作\n1732年人形浄瑠璃初演\n2015年10月東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録\n93分\n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GPDeY3nNmSM\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php\n英語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/2134/ \n源平合戦の最中、敗軍の将平景清の逃走先が、景清の愛人、京都五条坂の遊女阿古屋に問いただされる。拷問で口を割らせようとする岩永を押さえ、秩父庄司重忠は、阿古屋に三種類の楽器の演奏を求める。心にやましいものがあれば、楽の音に自ずと乱れが生じるとて、景清の行方を知らないと言い張る阿古屋の言葉の真偽が音楽で問われる。琴・三味線・胡弓を役者自身で演奏し、唄も歌う阿古屋は、女形最大の難役。現代歌舞伎女形の最高峰、人間国宝の坂東玉三郎の代表作、絢爛豪華な舞台。 \n\n\n女殺油地獄\nおんなごろし あぶらの じごく \n世話物殺人ドラマ\n英題　Murder in a Hell of Oil\n出演　幸四郎、猿之助\n近松門左衛門作\n1721年人形浄瑠璃初演\n1909年歌舞伎初演\n2018年7月大阪松竹座でライヴ収録\n103分\n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WP1hOZjwTU\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/abura_no_jigoku.php\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/1450/ \n元禄文化咲き誇る商都大阪で現実の事件を基に、日本のシェイクスピア、近松門左衛門が描く、ある都会的な消費生活者の破綻。商家の道楽息子が借金返済に窮して陥る、家庭内暴力と金目当ての殺人の濃密な世界に、若手歌舞伎俳優幸四郎・猿之助が、人間国宝仁左衛門の監修を受けて挑戦。油の大桶を次々に引き倒しながらの、血まみれ油まみれの殺し場が、圧巻。
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinemakabuki2022/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Performance
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6466182;-79.3902373
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191111
DTSTAMP:20260801T110826
CREATED:20190922T203907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T173634Z
UID:41219-1573344000-1573430399@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki 2019 Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Cinema Kabuki 2019 Toronto\nNovember 9 & 10\nAt TIFF Bell Lightbox \nin High Definition on the Big Screen \nDirect from Japan \nSubtitled in English \nincluding Canadian premiere of Akoya \n  \n  \nKabuki Theatre\, with origins dating back to the 1600s\, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions\, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars\, are now being filmed with high resolution cameras for screening in cinemas on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound. \n________________________________________ \nCinema Kabuki\nTIFF Bell Lightbox \n350 King Street West\, Toronto \n  \nSaturday\, November 9\, 2019 \n11:30 am Kumagai’s Camp \n2:00 pm Dōjōji – A Lover’s Duet  \n  \nSunday\, November 10\, 2019 \n11:00 am Akoya NEW \n1:30 pm Three Thieves Named Kichisa \n  \nAdvanced tickets on sale on October 9\, 2019 \nOnline at https://am.ticketmaster.com/tiff3/#/ \nand in person at the Lightbox box office \nPer screening\, each program $24.80\, including tax and handling charge \n  \nFor more information: www.jftor.org \n416.966.1600 ex.229 \n\nKumagai’s Camp \n(a samurai tragedy) \nKumagai Jin’ya \n  \nPremiered in 1751 as a puppet theatre play \nWritten by Namika Sōsuke \nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2010 \n104 min. \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsXQXWbDjU \nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php \n  \nA samurai hero struggles on the battlefield. But on his day of triumph\, Kumagai\, one of the commanding officers\, suffers in agony trying to fulfill his duty and devotion to his lord Yoshitsune. This play was originally written for the puppet theatre and\, through its formal structure\, achieves the passion and solemnity of classic drama. A powerful warrior is transformed from a statuesque figure to a pure victim of the inhumanity of war. This character development is depicted stylistically through the sung narration of Gidayū music. Three Living National Treasures—Kichiemon\, Tomijuro\, and Tojuro—create a splendid tableau of historical grandeur. \n\nDōjōji – A Lover’s Duet \n(a dance performance) \nKyokanoko Musume Ninin Dōjōji \n二人道成寺　京鹿子娘二人道成寺　きょうかのこ むすめににん どうじょうじ \n \nPremiered in 1753 \nDirected for Cinema Kabuki by Naoya Hasumi \nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2006 \n71 minutes \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GPDeY3nNmSM \nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/ninin_dojoji.php \n  \nTamasaburo\, one of Japan’s most renowned dancers\, and rising star Kikunosuke create elegant mirror images to underscore the beauty and eroticism of one soul divided by the sacred and the profane in Dōjōji – A Lover’s Duet.  Abandoning the sacred path has transformed a beautiful young woman into a serpent. Dancing at a dedication ceremony for a temple bell\, the woman/serpent rediscovers her higher self. \n\nAkoya \n(a historical epic with Gidayū music accompaniment) \nDannoura Kabuto Gunki \n壇浦兜軍記 だんのうら かぶと ぐんき \n \nPremiered in 1732 as a puppet theatre play \nWritten by Bunkōdō and Hasegawa Senshi \nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2015 \n93 minutes \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GPDeY3nNmSM \nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php \n  \nDefeated Samurai commander Kagekiyo vanishes and is searched for by the victorious Genji clan. Courtesan Akoya\, Kagekiyo’s lover\, is arrested and interrogated to learn the hideout of Kagekiyo. The interrogator confronts Akoya with an emotionally\, sophisticatedly elevated way of torture to pull out the truth from this dedicated lover; instead of violence or pain\, three music instruments are used to hear the clarity in tones as a reflection of the honesty of her mind. Actually playing three instruments onstage\, plus singing\, Tamasaburo realizes magnificently one of the most challenging Kabuki female roles. \n\nThree Thieves Named Kichisa \n(an urban outlaw story) \nSan’nin Kichisa \n三人吉三 \n \nPremiered in 1860 \nWritten by Kawatake Mokuami \nDirected for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi \nRecorded live at Theater Cocoon\, Shibuya\, Tokyo\, 2014 \n136 min. \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=oBtmU5KSkmQ \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg \nSynopsis and background: \nhttp://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \n  \nEarly 19th-century Edo (the former name of Tokyo) had juvenile delinquents and outlaws everywhere. Urban culture was overripe. Three thieves happen to meet on a dark New Year’s night. They feel compassion for each other instantly and vow brotherhood. But they do not know that this encounter is only one milestone of their fate. Long before the three meet\, their lives have already been entangled. An intricate web of destiny eventually drives them to their deaths. Kankuro\, Shichinosuke\, and Matsuya are three of the most promising young Kabuki actors. This classic play is given new life by these young talents in an unconventional production by Kushida at a contemporary venue\, Theater Cocoon\, located in the Shibuya district of Tokyo\, known as the Street of Youth. \n  \nIn association with Consulate General of Japan in Toronto \nPresented by The Japan Foundation \nFor more information: 416.966.1600 ext.229 \nwww.jftor.org \n\nシネマ歌舞伎2019トロント \n2019年11月9日・10日 \nトロント上映十周年、3年ぶり8回目となるシネマ歌舞伎上映 \nHDハイ・デフィニションの大画面で観る歌舞伎 \n全作品英語字幕付 \n  \nTIFF Bellライトボックス \nTIFF Bell Lightbox \n350 King Street West\, Toronto \n日加修好90周年記念 \n入場料: 各上映$20＋税・手数料 \n前売り:　オンラインで販売中　tiff.net/specialevents \n当日売り:　上映館にて \n在トロント日本国総領事館、国際交流基金共催 \n問い合わせ: 416.966.1600 x.229 \n  \n【上映日程・上映作品】\n11月9日（土曜）午前11時30分　『熊谷陣屋』 \n『一谷嫩軍記』【いちのたに、ふたば、 ぐんき】時代物義太夫狂言（武家の戦の悲劇） \n英題Kumagai’s Camp \n2010年東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録　104分　英語字幕 \n武将の戦いは心身の奥深くにまで及ぶ。勝利の日にも、主君義経への忠義と献身を全うするため、熊谷直実は苦衷の底にある。もともと人形浄瑠璃のために書かれた本作では、その様式的な構造が、古典的なドラマの格式を高めている。無双の武人が、彫刻的に佇立するような存在から、無情な戦争の哀れな犠牲者へと急転落する。こうした人物像の変化は、義太夫節の声と三味線によって骨太に描かれ、舞台上には、吉衛門・富十郎・藤十郎の三人の人間国宝が、華麗な歴史絵巻を繰り広げる。 \n  \n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsXQXWbDjU \n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php \n  \n11月9日（土曜）午後2時　『二人道成寺』 \n  \n『京鹿子娘二人道成寺』【きょうかのこ、むすめ、 ににん 、どうじょうじ】所作事（舞踊作品） \n英題Dojoji – A Lover’s Duet \n71分　2006年東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録　英語字幕 \n長唄舞踊の最高峰であり、女形芸の究極とも言われるのが『京鹿子娘道成寺』。その二人版改作である『二人娘道成寺』を、玉三郎が一人の女性の執念が二人の肉体で表現される作品として新解釈、歌舞伎界の若きホープ菊之助を得て、めくるめく美の世界が花開く。二人は時に寸分違わぬ密度で息を合わせ、時には鏡に映る姿のように対称を守り、またある時は身振りと目線で対話し心を通わせ合う。江戸の女性美は、華やかに、悩ましく官能的に、そしてあどけなく、観る者の心を掴んで離さない。桜花爛漫の舞台に、春を迎える色鮮やかな演目。 \n  \n  \n  \n11月10日（日曜）午前11時　『阿古屋琴責め』　 \n『壇浦兜軍記』【だんのうら、かぶと、ぐんき】時代物義太夫狂言 \n英題 Akoya \n人形浄瑠璃として初演1732年　文耕堂・長谷川千四作 \n歌舞伎初演1738年 \n93分　2015年10月東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録 \n       英語字幕 \n戦い敗れた平家の将景清は、源氏に追われる身。その景清の愛人、京都五条坂の遊女阿古屋が詮議の場へ引き出され、恋人の行方を尋問される。詮議に当たる重忠は、肉体の苦痛に訴える拷問を敢えて避け、三種類の楽器を阿古屋に奏でさせる。奏者に心やましきものがあれば、おのずと楽の音が濁り乱れるはず。舞台上で琴・三味線・胡弓を実際に演奏し、歌い、かつ恋人への情熱と身の潔白を吐露する難役中の難役に、現代歌舞伎女形の最高峰玉三郎が挑む。 \n  \n  \n三種の楽器の音色に現れるか、恋の真と敗軍の将の行方 \n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=LjSwZYxL2bU \n日本語あらすじ: http://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/2134 \n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php \n  \n11月10日（日曜）午後1時30分　『三人吉三』 \n『三人吉三廓初買』【さんにん きちさ くるわの はつかい】世話物（裏街の無法者達の物語） \n　　　英題 Three Thieves Named Kichisa \n1860年初演　河竹黙阿弥作 \n舞台演出・シネマ歌舞伎監督　串田和美 \n136分　2014年東京渋谷シアター・コクーンでライヴ収録 \n英語字幕 \n  \n  \n19世紀初めの江戸、大都市の爛熟した文化の最下部には、不良や無法者が蠢いていた。三人の盗人が新年の夜の闇の中で出会い、不思議な共感に導かれて義兄弟の契りを結ぶ。その時三人の誰もが、この出会いは、連綿と続く彼らの運命の糸の皮肉なもつれの、ほんの一部でしかなかった事に気づく術もなかった。三人が顔を合わせるはるか以前に、彼らの人生はもつれ合っていた。運命の網は三人をからめ捕り、ついには死に至らしめる。三人の頼もしい若手歌舞伎俳優、勘九郎・七之助・松也が大暴れ、串田和美の革新的な演出で、古典作品に新たな息吹が与えられる。若者の街、東京渋谷のシアター・コクーンでの実況録画。 \n  \n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikN3jxiLxU \n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \n \n[END]
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-2019-nov-10/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Performance
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6466182;-79.3902373
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191110
DTSTAMP:20260801T110826
CREATED:20190922T203632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T140939Z
UID:41217-1573257600-1573343999@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki 2019 TORONTO
DESCRIPTION:Cinema Kabuki 2019 Toronto\nNovember 9 & 10\nAt TIFF Bell Lightbox \nin High Definition on the Big Screen \nDirect from Japan \nSubtitled in English \nincluding Canadian premiere of Akoya \n  \n  \nKabuki Theatre\, with origins dating back to the 1600s\, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions\, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars\, are now being filmed with high resolution cameras for screening in cinemas on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound. \n________________________________________ \nCinema Kabuki\nTIFF Bell Lightbox \n350 King Street West\, Toronto \n  \nSaturday\, November 9\, 2019 \n11:30 am Kumagai’s Camp \n2:00 pm Dōjōji – A Lover’s Duet  \n  \nSunday\, November 10\, 2019 \n11:00 am Akoya NEW \n1:30 pm Three Thieves Named Kichisa \n  \nAdvanced tickets on sale on October 9\, 2019 \nOnline at https://am.ticketmaster.com/tiff3/#/ \nand in person at the Lightbox box office \nPer screening\, each program $24.80\, including tax and handling charge \n  \nFor more information: www.jftor.org \n416.966.1600 ex.229 \n\nKumagai’s Camp \n(a samurai tragedy) \nKumagai Jin’ya \n  \nPremiered in 1751 as a puppet theatre play \nWritten by Namika Sōsuke \nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2010 \n104 min. \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsXQXWbDjU \nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php \n  \nA samurai hero struggles on the battlefield. But on his day of triumph\, Kumagai\, one of the commanding officers\, suffers in agony trying to fulfill his duty and devotion to his lord Yoshitsune. This play was originally written for the puppet theatre and\, through its formal structure\, achieves the passion and solemnity of classic drama. A powerful warrior is transformed from a statuesque figure to a pure victim of the inhumanity of war. This character development is depicted stylistically through the sung narration of Gidayū music. Three Living National Treasures—Kichiemon\, Tomijuro\, and Tojuro—create a splendid tableau of historical grandeur. \n\nDōjōji – A Lover’s Duet \n(a dance performance) \nKyokanoko Musume Ninin Dōjōji \n二人道成寺　京鹿子娘二人道成寺　きょうかのこ むすめににん どうじょうじ \n \nPremiered in 1753 \nDirected for Cinema Kabuki by Naoya Hasumi \nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2006 \n71 minutes \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GPDeY3nNmSM \nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/ninin_dojoji.php \n  \nTamasaburo\, one of Japan’s most renowned dancers\, and rising star Kikunosuke create elegant mirror images to underscore the beauty and eroticism of one soul divided by the sacred and the profane in Dōjōji – A Lover’s Duet.  Abandoning the sacred path has transformed a beautiful young woman into a serpent. Dancing at a dedication ceremony for a temple bell\, the woman/serpent rediscovers her higher self. \n\nAkoya \n(a historical epic with Gidayū music accompaniment) \nDannoura Kabuto Gunki \n壇浦兜軍記 だんのうら かぶと ぐんき \n \nPremiered in 1732 as a puppet theatre play \nWritten by Bunkōdō and Hasegawa Senshi \nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2015 \n93 minutes \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GPDeY3nNmSM \nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php \n  \nDefeated Samurai commander Kagekiyo vanishes and is searched for by the victorious Genji clan. Courtesan Akoya\, Kagekiyo’s lover\, is arrested and interrogated to learn the hideout of Kagekiyo. The interrogator confronts Akoya with an emotionally\, sophisticatedly elevated way of torture to pull out the truth from this dedicated lover; instead of violence or pain\, three music instruments are used to hear the clarity in tones as a reflection of the honesty of her mind. Actually playing three instruments onstage\, plus singing\, Tamasaburo realizes magnificently one of the most challenging Kabuki female roles. \n\nThree Thieves Named Kichisa \n(an urban outlaw story) \nSan’nin Kichisa \n三人吉三 \n \nPremiered in 1860 \nWritten by Kawatake Mokuami \nDirected for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi \nRecorded live at Theater Cocoon\, Shibuya\, Tokyo\, 2014 \n136 min. \nSubtitled in English \nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=oBtmU5KSkmQ \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg \nSynopsis and background: \nhttp://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \n  \nEarly 19th-century Edo (the former name of Tokyo) had juvenile delinquents and outlaws everywhere. Urban culture was overripe. Three thieves happen to meet on a dark New Year’s night. They feel compassion for each other instantly and vow brotherhood. But they do not know that this encounter is only one milestone of their fate. Long before the three meet\, their lives have already been entangled. An intricate web of destiny eventually drives them to their deaths. Kankuro\, Shichinosuke\, and Matsuya are three of the most promising young Kabuki actors. This classic play is given new life by these young talents in an unconventional production by Kushida at a contemporary venue\, Theater Cocoon\, located in the Shibuya district of Tokyo\, known as the Street of Youth. \n  \nIn association with Consulate General of Japan in Toronto \nPresented by The Japan Foundation \nFor more information: 416.966.1600 ext.229 \nwww.jftor.org \n\nシネマ歌舞伎2019トロント \n2019年11月9日・10日 \nトロント上映十周年、3年ぶり8回目となるシネマ歌舞伎上映 \nHDハイ・デフィニションの大画面で観る歌舞伎 \n全作品英語字幕付 \n  \nTIFF Bellライトボックス \nTIFF Bell Lightbox \n350 King Street West\, Toronto \n日加修好90周年記念 \n入場料: 各上映$20＋税・手数料 \n前売り:　オンラインで販売中　tiff.net/specialevents \n当日売り:　上映館にて \n在トロント日本国総領事館、国際交流基金共催 \n問い合わせ: 416.966.1600 x.229 \n  \n【上映日程・上映作品】\n11月9日（土曜）午前11時30分　『熊谷陣屋』 \n『一谷嫩軍記』【いちのたに、ふたば、 ぐんき】時代物義太夫狂言（武家の戦の悲劇） \n英題Kumagai’s Camp \n2010年東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録　104分　英語字幕 \n武将の戦いは心身の奥深くにまで及ぶ。勝利の日にも、主君義経への忠義と献身を全うするため、熊谷直実は苦衷の底にある。もともと人形浄瑠璃のために書かれた本作では、その様式的な構造が、古典的なドラマの格式を高めている。無双の武人が、彫刻的に佇立するような存在から、無情な戦争の哀れな犠牲者へと急転落する。こうした人物像の変化は、義太夫節の声と三味線によって骨太に描かれ、舞台上には、吉衛門・富十郎・藤十郎の三人の人間国宝が、華麗な歴史絵巻を繰り広げる。 \n  \n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsXQXWbDjU \n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php \n  \n11月9日（土曜）午後2時　『二人道成寺』 \n  \n『京鹿子娘二人道成寺』【きょうかのこ、むすめ、 ににん 、どうじょうじ】所作事（舞踊作品） \n英題Dojoji – A Lover’s Duet \n71分　2006年東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録　英語字幕 \n長唄舞踊の最高峰であり、女形芸の究極とも言われるのが『京鹿子娘道成寺』。その二人版改作である『二人娘道成寺』を、玉三郎が一人の女性の執念が二人の肉体で表現される作品として新解釈、歌舞伎界の若きホープ菊之助を得て、めくるめく美の世界が花開く。二人は時に寸分違わぬ密度で息を合わせ、時には鏡に映る姿のように対称を守り、またある時は身振りと目線で対話し心を通わせ合う。江戸の女性美は、華やかに、悩ましく官能的に、そしてあどけなく、観る者の心を掴んで離さない。桜花爛漫の舞台に、春を迎える色鮮やかな演目。 \n  \n  \n  \n11月10日（日曜）午前11時　『阿古屋琴責め』　 \n『壇浦兜軍記』【だんのうら、かぶと、ぐんき】時代物義太夫狂言 \n英題 Akoya \n人形浄瑠璃として初演1732年　文耕堂・長谷川千四作 \n歌舞伎初演1738年 \n93分　2015年10月東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録 \n       英語字幕 \n戦い敗れた平家の将景清は、源氏に追われる身。その景清の愛人、京都五条坂の遊女阿古屋が詮議の場へ引き出され、恋人の行方を尋問される。詮議に当たる重忠は、肉体の苦痛に訴える拷問を敢えて避け、三種類の楽器を阿古屋に奏でさせる。奏者に心やましきものがあれば、おのずと楽の音が濁り乱れるはず。舞台上で琴・三味線・胡弓を実際に演奏し、歌い、かつ恋人への情熱と身の潔白を吐露する難役中の難役に、現代歌舞伎女形の最高峰玉三郎が挑む。 \n  \n  \n三種の楽器の音色に現れるか、恋の真と敗軍の将の行方 \n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=LjSwZYxL2bU \n日本語あらすじ: http://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/2134 \n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php \n  \n11月10日（日曜）午後1時30分　『三人吉三』 \n『三人吉三廓初買』【さんにん きちさ くるわの はつかい】世話物（裏街の無法者達の物語） \n　　　英題 Three Thieves Named Kichisa \n1860年初演　河竹黙阿弥作 \n舞台演出・シネマ歌舞伎監督　串田和美 \n136分　2014年東京渋谷シアター・コクーンでライヴ収録 \n英語字幕 \n  \n  \n19世紀初めの江戸、大都市の爛熟した文化の最下部には、不良や無法者が蠢いていた。三人の盗人が新年の夜の闇の中で出会い、不思議な共感に導かれて義兄弟の契りを結ぶ。その時三人の誰もが、この出会いは、連綿と続く彼らの運命の糸の皮肉なもつれの、ほんの一部でしかなかった事に気づく術もなかった。三人が顔を合わせるはるか以前に、彼らの人生はもつれ合っていた。運命の網は三人をからめ捕り、ついには死に至らしめる。三人の頼もしい若手歌舞伎俳優、勘九郎・七之助・松也が大暴れ、串田和美の革新的な演出で、古典作品に新たな息吹が与えられる。若者の街、東京渋谷のシアター・コクーンでの実況録画。 \n  \n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikN3jxiLxU \n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \n \n[END]
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-2019-nov-9/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Performance
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SUMMARY:TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: Kagotsurube\, the Haunted Sword
DESCRIPTION:Kagotsurube\, The Haunted Sword/Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame\n(a story of the pleasure quarter) \nWritten by Shinshichi Kawatake\nPremiered in 1888\nDirected for Cinema Kabuki by Hiroyuki Nakatani\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2010\n113 minutes\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oScGR-qCAyU \nOn the main street of the Yoshiwara pleasure district the top courtesan Yatsuhashi makes a luxurious procession through the fully blooming cherry trees. Miraculously\, she happens to smile at Jirozaemon\, a country merchant in the crowd. Who would have ever imagined that this momentary encounter could be the cause of mass murder? A love triangle forces the courtesan to reject her best customer in the middle of a banquet — the most dishonourable humiliation of all. Jirozaemon seizes the haunted sword Kagotsurube\, which inevitably invites bloodshed once it is drawn. Kanzaburo and Tamasaburo are joined by Nizaemon to form a dream cast for this Kabuki classic. \nTickets: $22 link\nOn sale: TIFF Members January 13; General public January 20 \nCinema Kabuki is presented by TIFF in partnership with The Japan Foundation\, Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-kagotsurube-the-haunted-sword/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: Kumagai's Camp
DESCRIPTION:Kumagai’s Camp/Kumagai Jin’ya\n(a samurai tragedy) \nPremiered in 1751 as a puppet theatre play\nWritten by Namiki Sosuke\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2010\n104 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsXQXWbDjU\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php \nA samurai hero struggles on the battlefield. But on his day of triumph\, Kumagai\, one of the commanding officers\, suffers in agony trying to fulfill his duty and devotion to his Lord Yoshitsune. This play was originally written for the puppet theatre and through its formal structure achieves the passion and solemnity of classic drama. A powerful warrior is transformed from a statuesque figure to a pure victim of the inhumanity of war. This character development is depicted stylistically through the sung narration of Gidayu music. Three Living National Treasures—Kichiemon\, Tomijuro\, and Tojuro—create a splendid tableau of historical grandeur. \nTickets: $22 link\nOn sale: TIFF Members January 13; General public January 20 \nCinema Kabuki is presented by TIFF in partnership with The Japan Foundation\, Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-kumagais-camp/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: 3 Thieves Named Kichisa
DESCRIPTION:Three Thieves Named Kichisa/San’nin Kichisa\n(an urban outlaw story) \nPremiered in 1860\nWritten by Kawatake Mokuami\nDirected for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi\nRecorded live at Theater Cocoon\, Shibuya\, Tokyo\, 2014\n136 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=oBtmU5KSkmQ\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \nEarly 19th-century Edo (the former name of Tokyo) had juvenile delinquents and outlaws everywhere. Urban culture was overripe. Three thieves happen to meet on a dark New Year’s night. They feel compassion for each other instantly and vow brotherhood. But they do not know that this encounter is only one milestone of their fate. Long before the three meet\, their lives have already been entangled. An intricate web of destiny eventually drives them to their deaths. Kankuro\, Shichinosuke\, and Matsuya are three of the most promising young Kabuki actors. This classic play is given new life by these young talents in an unconventional production by Kushida at a contemporary venue\, Theater Cocoon\, located in the Shibuya district of Tokyo\, known as the Street of Youth. \nTickets: $22 link\nOn sale: TIFF Members January 13; General public January 20 \nCinema Kabuki is presented by TIFF in partnership with The Japan Foundation\, Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-3-thieves-named-kichisa/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: Lion Dance
DESCRIPTION:Premiered in 1893\nWritten by Ochi Fukuchi\nComposed by Shojiro Kineya III\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2009\n70 min. (Introduction 10 min. + dance 60 min. )\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdPjLAYMbzI \nFor the late Kanzaburo XVIII “Lion Dance” was the most precious gem of his family tradition. Danjuro XI\, who created the piece\, was the mentor of Kanzaburo’s grandfather\, Kikugoro XI. Four generations of the best Kabuki actors of their eras nurtured “Kagami Jishi” and developed it into one of the best examples of the dance repertoire in Kabuki theatre. A single dancer conjures up a stunning contrast of two images: A young maiden in the Shogun’s castle is transformed by the spirit of the majestic Shishi\, a mythical animal. The healthy\, sophisticated eroticism of a young woman is conveyed by the dancer in the first part. She is noble\, sensitive\, yet coquettish at times. But\, when the spirit of the ferocious Shishi takes over her body\, the animal stamps the earth\, and swings his mane in the air\, celebrating the prosperity and glory of life. \nTickets: $22 link\nOn sale: TIFF Members January 13; General public January 20 \nCinema Kabuki is presented by TIFF in partnership with The Japan Foundation\, Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-lion-dance/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Wenders in Japan
DESCRIPTION:GOETHE FILMS:\nRetrospective: Wenders in the Cities\n6-part film series\nOn the occasion of his 70th birthday\, GOETHE FILMS travels to the places that feature large in the oeuvre of Wim Wenders\, who was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear at this year’s Berlinale. Follow him from his homeland Germany with the road movies Alice in the Cities and The Wrong Move\, to the US to discover his Los Angeles with The State of Things and Land of Plenty and on to Japan in Tokyo-Ga and Notebook on Cities and Clothes. \nTokyo-Ga\nOctober 6\, 2015\, 6:30 pm\nTIFF Bell Lightbox\, Cinema 4\, 350 King St W\, Toronto\nwith English subtitles\nTickets $10\, day-of sales only at the TIFF Bell Lightbox\, open at 10am\, in person or by phone 1-888-599-8433 \nNotebook on Cities and Clothes\nOctober 6\, 2015\, 9 pm\nTIFF Bell Lightbox\, Cinema 4\, 350 King St W\, Toronto\nwith English subtitles\nTickets $10\, day-of sales only at the TIFF Bell Lightbox\, open at 10am\, in person or by phone 1-888-599-8433
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/wenders-in-japan/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki
DESCRIPTION:Cinema Kabuki\nin high definition on the big screen\nFebruary 28 & March 1\, 2015 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox\, Toronto\nDirect from Japan/Subtitled in English\nKabuki Theatre\, with origins dating back to the 1600s\, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating. Live productions\, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars\, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound. \n\nCalendar of screenings\nTIFF Bell Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\nSaturday\, February 28\, 2015\n1:00 pm The Zen Substitute\n3:00 pm The Revenge on Togitatsu \nSunday\, March 1\, 2015\n1:00 pm Lion Dance\, Kagamijishi\n3:30 pm Kagotsurube\, The Haunted Sword \nAdditional Events\nTalk Series at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto (Details TBA \nTicket sales open January 14 for TIFF members\, January 22 for non-members\nwebsite\n416.599.TIFF (8433) or in person at the Steve & Rashmi Gupta Box Office at TIFF Bell Lightbox\n$22.75 (includes HST but not service fees) (TIFF member discounts apply)\nFor more information: 416.966.1600 ex.229 \n \n  \n  \n\n(c) Shochiku Pictures  \n \nThe Zen Substitute\n(a dance comedy)\nMigawari Zazen\nPremiere: 1910\nWritten by Shiko Okamura/Directed for Cinema Kabuki by Kiyoshi Sekine\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2009\n62 minutes\, subtitled in English \nLord Ukyo announces to his wife that he will hold a Zen-prayer session\, locking himself in a pavilion overnight. But the truth is that he wants to sneak out to see a woman he encountered on his recent trip. A love affair is fun\, and a little cheating would not cause too much harm. As a substitute\, a poor servant is forced to stay in the prayer pavilion in place of the lord. Although the lord’s wife is not supposed to visit her husband out of respect for his isolation\, she is so monstrously affectionate that she breaks her promise… A simple domestic farce is elevated to an expression of the joyful energy of life by two of the best dancers of the Kabuki world\, Kanzaburo and Mitsugoro.\nreturn to top \n\n(c) Shochiku Pictures  \n \nThe Revenge on Togitatsu\n(a satiric comedy)\nTogitatsu no Utare\nPremiere: 2001\nWritten and directed for stage by Hideki Noda/directed for Cinema Kabuki by Hiroyuki Nakatani\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2005\nKanzaburo\, Fukusuke\, Somegoro\, Kantaro\, Mitsugoro\n97 minutes\, subtitled in English \nContemporary playwright/director Hideki Noda updated this Kabuki play by loading it with irony and criticism of today’s society. Tatsuji is a sword-sharpener from the commoner class who was recently accepted to samurai rank. His “successful” rise in the hierarchy was merely the result of his clever verbal tactics and materialistic values. He blames his own failures on others\, shows no respect for the noble philosophy of the samurai\, and impertinently flatters the lady of the house. Somehow\, he happens to become caught in a situation in which he is hunted by two brothers avenging their father’s death. The gigantic revolving stage represents the hilarious chase across Japan. In the play\, the common people display their hunger for an honourable hero who will amuse them. The avengers are as reluctant as Tatsuji\, who is entirely exhausted by continually escaping from them. Isn’t the revenge simply a murder? What is all this killing for? Visual quotations from global culture\, such as baseball and West Side Story\, sparklingly decorate the piece on the surface\, yet dark questions still lie just underneath.\nreturn to top \n\n(c) Shochiku Pictures  \n \nLion Dance\n(a dance performance)\nKagamijishi\nPremiered in 1893\nWritten by Ochi Fukuchi/Composed by Shojiro Kineya III/Directed for Cinema Kabuki by Sokichi Sagawa\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2009\n70 min. (Introduction 10 min. + 59 min )\, subtitled in English \nFor the late Kanzaburo XVIII “Lion Dance” was the most precious gem of his family tradition. Danjuro IX\, who created the piece\, was the mentor of Kanzaburo’s grandfather\, Kikugoro VI. Four generations of the best Kabuki actors of their eras nurtured “Kagami Jishi” and developed it into one of the best examples of the dance repertoire in Kabuki theatre. A single dancer conjures up a stunning contrast of two images: A young maiden in the Shogun’s castle is transformed by the spirit of the majestic Shishi\, a mythical animal. The healthy\, sophisticated eroticism of a young woman is described by the dancer in the first part. She is noble\, sensitive\, yet coquettish at times. But\, when the spirit of the ferocious Shishi takes over her body\, the animal stamps the earth\, and swings his mane in the air\, celebrating the prosperity and glory of life. \nPreceded by: \nKikugoro VI Dances Kagamijishi\n(Documentary)\nKikugoro no Kagamijishi\n1936\nDirected by Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963)\nSpecial screening of the archival footage in association with the Cinema Kabuki “Lion Dance” \nThe Japan Cultural Association commissioned this theatrical documentary to introduce Japanese culture abroad. The scenes were shot in 1935 and 1936. Two masters crowned this precious cultural legacy: Kabuki actor Kikugoro VI and filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. The genius of the dancing talent of Kikugoro was captured by Ozu\, so free in form and full of spontaneity. Kagamijishi is Mt. Everest for Kabuki actors to challenge\, and all contemporary performers study this film so closely when they are assigned to dance this piece. So did Kanzaburo XVIII\, the only grandson of Kikugoro VI.\nreturn to top \n\n(c) Shochiku Pictures  \n \nKagotsurube\, The Haunted Sword\n(a story of the pleasure quarter)\nKagotsurube Sato no Eizame\nPremiere: 1888\nWritten by Shinshichi Kawatake/Directed for Cinema Kabuki by Hiroyuki Nakatani\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2010\n113 minutes\, subtitled in English \nOn the main street of the Yoshiwara pleasure district the top courtesan Yatsuhashi makes a luxurious procession through the fully blooming cherry trees. Miraculously\, she happens to smile at Jirozaemon\, a country merchant in the crowd. Who would have ever imagined that this momentary encounter could be the cause of a mass murder? A love triangle forces the courtesan to reject her best customer in the middle of a banquet — the most dishonourable humiliation of all. Jirozaemon seizes the haunted sword Kagotsurube\, which inevitably invites bloodshed once it is drawn. Kanzaburo and Tamasaburo are joined by Nizaemon to form a dream cast for this Kabuki classic.\nreturn to top
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LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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