It has been announced that SixTONES‘ Juri Tanaka will star in the stage play called “Bokura no nanoka kan Sensou 2025” (Seven Days War), which will be performed from 24 August to 2 September at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL and in five other venues across Japan, including Osaka, Aichi and Kumamoto. This will be Juri‘s first lead role on stage play.
“Bokura no nanoka kan Sensou 2025”, originally written by Osamu Soda in 1985, was made into a live-action film in 1988 and an anime film in 2019, marking 40 years since its publication this year. The Bokura series has sold more than 20 million copies, making it a masterpiece and long-selling work that continues to be read across generations.
The story is about first-year junior high school students that rebel against the adults’ unreasonable management and impositions, and suddenly disappear on the first day of summer holiday. What they have holed up in is an abandoned factory. There, they begin a seven-day period of freedom under the banner of “Rebellion Against Adults”. Soon after, the school and their parents start to make a fuss, and the media and police get involved. The children grow through bonds with their friends, their own beliefs and conflicts with adults… A coming-of-age ensemble drama with a poignant message to adult society and the adventurous spirit of boys and girls.
The stage play will be written and directed by Naohiro Ise, who has worked on a wide range of stage productions based on manga and anime, including the Blue Lock stage series and the Tokyo Revengers stage series, as well as music theatre. Details of the performance and the cast will be announced at a later date.
COMMENT BY JURI TANAKA
I am very happy to be playing the lead role on stage play for the first time.
I am nervous that my first work on the stage in a long time will be in this wonderful production with a long history, but I will do my best to make sure that everyone who comes to see the show enjoys it, and I will do my best to enjoy myself as well.
I hope you can feel the atmosphere of the live performance at the theatre.
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