This special performance will be held during the period of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai.

Kataoka Ainosuke, who is the ambassador for the "Come to Osaka! Campaign," Kabuki actors representing the Kamigata region, including Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Ganjiro, Nakamura Senjaku, and Ichikawa Chuguruma, as well as young kabuki actors of the Hanagata generation, will perform to convey the appeal of kabuki from Osaka to the world.

Nakamura Ganjiro, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Ainosuke, Ichikawa Chuguruma, Nakamura Ichitaro, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Fukunosuke, Nakamura Toranosuke, Nakamura Utanosuke and others

(1) "Konjaku Kabuki Zoshi" (1) "Kisho Ibun Yumemado Saiyuki
[Part 2] "One Thousand and One Nights, Aragami-no-Maki" (A Thousand and One Nights, Aragami-no-Maki)
[Part 3] "Yongsongsui Koi Falls: Catching Koi

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first part

I. Konjaku Kabuki Zoshi

　This new dance performance dynamically presents the essence of Kabuki, a traditional Japanese performing art.

　The program will celebrate the opening of the Expo in a lively and festive manner, featuring Japanese dancers who will trace the transition from the "Kabuki Dance" started by Izumo no Akuni, and the charms of Edo Kabuki and Kamigata Wagoto, which are also performed in a spectacular manner.

2, Yumemado Saiyuki (The Journey to the West by Dream Window)

　This is a new Kabuki production that transfers the world of the well-known "Saiyuki" to Kyoto and Osaka in the Momoyama period (1573-1600). Goku, Inoha-ki, Sa-go-jyo, and others battle with various Kabuki antagonists and monsters. What is Goku's plan to unite this world not through warfare but through bonds?

second division

One Thousand and One Nights (Senya Ichiya Monogatari)

　The "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of tales compiled by the wives of Persian kings in the form of nightly tales told to the king during the period of Sasanid Persia, which flourished from the 3rd to the 5th century. This new Kabuki performance is based on the original story of "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp," one of the most popular of these tales. Please enjoy the world of the Kabuki version of Arabian Nights.

Part III.

Carp catching

　Yushozui Koitaki," also known as "Koi Tsurugi," was first performed at the Hongoza Theater in Tokyo in 1914. The main character fights against a carp spirit that reveals its true nature in a series of dramatic highlights, such as a large tachimawari, a somersault, and a swimmers' six methods. Please look forward to an exhilarating and spectacular performance that is perfect for early summer.

date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)

Sunday, May 11, 2025 - Sunday, May 25, 2025

*Closed: Monday, 19th

Opening Hours

[Part 1] 11:00 [Part 2] 14:30 [Part 3] 18:00

Location

Osaka Shochikuza Theater (1-9-19 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka)

Osaka Metro Midosuji Line/Yotsubashi Line/Sennichimae Line Namba Station (1 minute walk from Exit 15B)

Charge

[First class seats] 13,000 yen [Second class seats] 7,000 yen [Third class seats] 4,000 yen
All seats reserved, both at the door and in advance
*One ticket is required for each preschooler from the age of 4.
The tickets will be on sale at the following playguides and other outlets from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2012.

[Ticket Phone Shochiku] Phone: 0570-000-489 or 06-6530- 0333 (10:00-17:00)
*Tickets can be picked up at the Shochiku Co. website (https://www.shochiku.co.jp/play/ticket-p#phonePlease check with the following

*Tickets will be available for pickup from Friday, March 7.

[Ticket Web Shochiku]https://www1.ticket-web-shochiku.com/t/
[Ticket Pia]https://w.pia.jp/t/shochikuza/(P code: 532-147)
[E-plus]https://eplus.jp/shochikuza
[Lawson Ticket]https://l-tike.com/shochikuza/(L code: 54326)
[Theater Box Office] Osaka Shochikuza, Minamiza, Kabuki-za, Shinbashi Enbujo
*Sales at the theater box office will begin on Friday, March 7.
*For information on the hours of operation of each window, please refer to the website of Shochiku Co.https://www.shochiku.co.jp/news/20200408_01/Please check with the following

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