For an international fan, the experience of being a "Nanifam" (name of the fans of Naniwa Danshi) can often feel solitary. We follow from afar, sometimes feeling like weโre the only ones who truly "get" it. Walking into the venue for Jounonichijou, I was hit with a wave of mixed feelings. Suddenly, I was surrounded … Continue reading More Than Just a Show: Behind the Chaos of Joichiro Fujiwaraโs One-Man Show, Jounonichijou
Koki Kawasaki, who was a member of and leader of the group Shonen Ninja, leads his very first musical, "2FATE: Two Hearts, One Dream" ("2FATE ~ไบใคใฎๅฟใจไธใคใฎๅคข~"), which will be staged at Theater H in February from the 21st to the 28th. Fellow Juniors Kohei Aoki and Kairu Tamura are also part of the cast in … Continue reading Juniors Koki Kawasaki, Kohei Aoki and Kairu Tamura star in musical play “2FATE: Two Hearts And One Dream”
Nine years ago, a story rooted itself deep in the theater worldโmuddy, loud, unpolished, and painfully sincere. In the summer of 2026, that story breathes again. And this time, it does so through Travis Japanโs Genta Matsuda, stepping into his long-awaited first solo stage lead. When the heart becomes song, and song becomes soul, the … Continue reading Travis Japanโs Genta Matsuda Takes First Solo Stage Lead in Ore Bushi
Joichiro "Joe" Fujiwara of Naniwa Danshi has always been the kind of performer who makes you feel like you know himโlike the moment he steps into a scene, it somehow becomes more alive, more familiar, more yours. Now, for the first time, Joe steps onto the mound alone, gripping the ball of his own story: … Continue reading Naniwa Danshiโs Joichiro Fujiwara Takes a Big Swing With Solo Show โJo no Nichijoโ
Popular youth manga โDouse, Koishite Shimaundaโ (ใฉใใใๆใใฆใใพใใใ ) [English Title: Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You] will be adapted into a stage play starring four AmBitious members Leo Nagaoka, Rikuto Ura, Rion Ouchi, and Taro Yoshikawa. Manami Igarashi also joins the casts as the playโs main female lead. Source: Kansai TV "Douse, Koishite Shimaunda" is … Continue reading AmBitious Members to Star in โDouse, Koishite Shimaundaโ
The iconic Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, now 90, is set to star in the stage adaptation of "Harold and Maude," a charming and unconventional love story. The production will premiere at Tokyoโs EX THEATER ROPPONGI on September 26th and move to Osakaโs Morinomiya Piloti Hall on October 17th. Kuroyanagi will play the 79-year-old Maude, and Sou Matsushima … Continue reading Sou Matsushima Takes on Harold Role in ‘Harold and Maude’ Stage Play
https://twitter.com/jr_official_X/status/1796884569653981672 When TONKATSU ROCK was announced back in January, I felt as if I was the luckiest person in the world. Having just gone to see Act ONE at the Imperial Theatre, I had been charmed by Bishonenโs Taisho Iwasaki and his groupโs performances and wanted to see more of them. TONKATSU ROCK would give … Continue reading Bishonen member’s show off their take on the 20th Century play, TONKATSU ROCK
ARASHI's Jun Matsumoto will appear in the stage production "Love in Action," which will be performed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse from July 11th, then Kitakyushu, Osaka, and later heading to the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London from October 31st ~ to November 2nd. This marks Jun's first stage appearance in 13 years since … Continue reading Jun Matsumoto Returns to Stage After 13 Years in “Love in Action”/”ๆญฃไธ่ง้ขไฟ”
"La Mere" and "Le Fils," starring Mayumi Wakamura, Keito Okamoto, Kenichi Okamoto, and others, will be performed simultaneously from April to June. "La Mere" and "Le Fils" are plays by French playwright Florian Zeller. Together with "Le Pere Father," these two plays form Zeller's "family trilogy." "La Mere" is set to grace the stage for … Continue reading “La Mere” and “Le Fils” by Florian Zeller to be performed simultaneously.
https://twitter.com/Temp_HelloWorld/status/1749344900489855454 4U.'s Yuta Fukuda stars in NIKKATSUรLEGENDSTAGE CINEMATIC STAGE's "Tokyo Drifter" (ๆฑไบฌๆตใ่ ) along with 7 MEN Samurai's Katsuki Motodaka in Kyoto and Tokyo in March and April. CINEMATIC STAGE is a project by Nikkatsu, a film company, and LEGENDSTAGE, a stage production company, to remake and stage classic Showa-era films. This second project, celebrating the … Continue reading “Tokyo Drifter” musical adaption hits 2 cities this March/April!
