11/7-8 Kitazawa Town Hall
●Regional Theater Series
Following last year's success, TIF 2000
showcases the work of up and coming Japanese companies from around
the country.
POP THEATRE
Я［Yamaguchi］:
"Jaguchi" (The Tap)
11/7-8 Kitazawa Town Hall
On the morning of the memorial service of her
husband, a mother and daughter dish out (or suppress) their feelings
and emotions . Written and performed in Yanai-ben, the dialect spoken
in the Yamaguchi district, the Western tip of the Honshu Island.
Written and Directed by Ji-yushita-Boku. With Jun and Satomi
Kunisaki.
Photo by Yukihiro kato
Gekidan
Akaikaze［Morioka］:
"Morioka Hachiman-ro GI
Blues"
(Morioka Hachiman Whore House
GI Blues)
11/11-12 Kitazawa Town Hall
Set soon after the World War II, our protagonists
embark on a search for their identities. Changes within their society
brought about by the post war confusion create rifts and threaten the
stability of traditional family values. Their 1998 premiere, a
critically acclaimed depiction of post-war Morioka, a Northern city,
fused a mix of local folk music and jazz, traditional customs and
western influences.
By Okiango & Mizuiro Izumi, directed by Yuichi Sakata. With
Isejiro, Rumiko Sugawara, Shiho Nagai, Tatsuya Sasaki, Ban Chiba,
Yuko Sato, Yuko Ninuma.
A.G.S (Artists' Guild of
Sapporo)［Sapporo］:
"Goch-kara-no Saigo-no
Tegami"
(The Last Letter From Van Goch
-Together Again-)
11/14-15 Setagaya Public Theatre
For their first appearance in Tokyo, the A.G.S
presents their 1999 award-winning play about the two Impressionistic
painters: Vincent van Goch and Paul Gauguin. The two painters, who
had parted company after their attempt to live together and built a
paradise for painters in Arle, France, only meet again when Gaugin,
convinced to do so by Theo, Van Goch's younger brother, returns to
the ear-less Van Goch at a sanatorium outside Paris...
By Yuzo Utsunomiya, directed by Moriyuki Honma. With Hisaji Yamano,
Ayumu Saito, Shin'ichi Sekine, Osamu Takizawa, Kaoru Nishida, Yasushi
Nagatoshi, Naoko Yoshida, Keiko Miyata and Masaki Donoshita.
Photo by Katsumi Takahashi
Gekidan
Ikokugentousha［Shiga］:
"The Bullpen"
11/18-19 Setagaya Public
Theatre
Former stars of the National High School Baseball
Championship, these four die-hard pitchers still maintain their
passion for their stadium, even though it has now turned into a
housing Center. Gentosha's performance is so passionate they will
have us believing the theater to be a ball field.
Written and directed by Toma Miyazawa. With Souha Nisi, Ginzi
Banbara, Hiromi Adachi, Sarasa Sano, Hatirouta Marusima, Itirou
Maeda, Kazutosi Mituya, Genta Akagi, Jack Ohnogi, Takasi Okamoto,
Hiziri Kanno and Toma Miyazawa.
Photo by Yukihiro kato
PM/Tobukyoshitsu［Osaka］:
"Suzukake-san
Galvan-Bueno-Dori De Utau"
（Suzukake-san Sings on Av.
Galvan Bueno.)
11/21-23 Theatre Tram
At a movie theater in Sao Paulo, Brazil, people
are celebrating the final Christmas of this century. The play
provides us with a window into the lives of Japanese immigrants
against a backdrop of Japanese films and pop music.
Written and directed by Shu Toro. With Reiko Fukui, Takako Yamafuji,
Eiji Yano, Kozo Nakagawa, Tsutomu Tamura, Tomomi Ashikaga, Asako
Tanaka, Tetsuya Shirai, Hitomi Yoshida, Shigeki Yoahikawa and Shu
Toro.
Gekidan
Hachijihan［Kyoto］:
"Suashi-no Nikki" (The Barefoot Diary)
11/25-26 Theatre Tram
Play by award-winning Toshiro Suzue. A working
woman in her 20s falls in love, but isn't so sure what to make of it
when she faces problems both at work and at home: her parents are
about to divorce whilst one of her colleagues at work is losing her
job.
Written and directed by Toshiro Suzue. With Toshiro Suzue, Miho
Nakamura, Yoshiro Hayashi, Keiko Masuno and Tokiko
Yamaoka.
Photo by Masahiko Yako
TIF presents/The 14th Aoyama Engeki (Theatre)
Festival
Hirosaki Gekijo［Aomori］:
"Fuyu-no Iriguchi"
(The Entrance of
Winter)
10/27-29 Aoyama Round
Theatre
Reputed for their portrayal of the family in
contemporary society, the Hirosaki Gekijo depicts the family and
relatives of a dead old man at the public crematorium.
Written and directed by Koji Hasegawa. With Kenji Fukushi, Seigo
Hatasawa, Shinya Goto, Hirohito Nagai, Makoto Sato, Tatsuhiro Yamada,
Tsuyoshi Nakajima, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Terumi Sato, Kazuki Fujimoto,
Aya Ohsaku and Yuki Hamano.
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