This July,ย the third installment of the fantasy reading play The Most Distant Day From You was held at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo. Alongside Tetsuya Bessho, Kii Kitano, and Traditional Kyogen performer Nomura Manojo was one of our favourite faces:ย B&ZAI’s Rinne Sugeta. Rinne portrayed the lead character on July 4th, a character … Continue reading (not done) Report: The Most Distant Day From You feat. Rinne Sugeta (B&ZAI)
B&ZAI members Michiharu Inaba and Taiki Konno have been cast as co-leads in "Boku no Dragon ga Gohan o Tabenai!!" / ใผใใฎใใฉใดใณใใใฏใใ้ฃในใชใ!! ("My Dragon Won't Eat!!"), a new stage production set to run at the Tokyo Globe Theatre from November 5 to November 23, and at Sankei Hall Breeze from November 27 to December 6. … Continue reading B&ZAI’s Michiharu Inaba and Taiki Konno to Star in “Boku no Dragon ga Gohan o Tabenai!!” / ใผใใฎใใฉใดใณใใใฏใใ้ฃในใชใ!!
STARTO artist Tatsuya Ueda will star in the musical "The Three Musketeers: Reborn" (ไธ้ๅฃซ๏ผReborn), which will be performed in January 2027 at the Sky Theater MBS in Osaka and in February at the Shinbashi Enbujo in Tokyo. This marks Tatsuya's first leading role in a musical play, which promises to breathe new life into the … Continue reading Tatsuya Ueda to Tackle First Leading Musical Role in “The Three Musketeers: Reborn”
A two-shot promotional visual, the full cast lineup, and the performance schedule have been unveiled for the stage production "Knockin' on Locked Door THE STAGE," which features Tatsuya Ueda and Travis Japan member Noel Kawashima as double leads. "Knockin' on Locked Door" is a popular mystery novel by Yugo Aosaki, whose works have won numerous … Continue reading Tatsuya Ueda and Travis Japan’s Noel Kawashima to Star in “Knockin’ on Locked Door” Stage Adaptation
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
