Kabuki actors, including "Osaka Come and See Ambassador" Ainosuke Kataoka, will perform at the "Kaorufu Kabuki Special Performance" in May to commemorate the Osaka-Kansai World Exposition! Special Kabuki-Performance" to Commemorate Osaka-Kansai Expo to be held in May

On March 28, a press conference was held for the "Osaka Come and See! Campaign," a press conference was held on March 28 for the "Kaorukaze Kabuki Special Performance.

This special performance will be held at the Osaka Shochikuza Theater from Sunday, May 11 to Sunday, May 25.

The press conference was attended by leading Kamigata kabuki actors such as Kataoka Ainosuke, who serves as the ambassador for the "Come to Osaka! Campaign" ambassadors, including Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Ganjiro, and other leading Kamigata kabuki actors, as well as young Hanagata actors such as Nakamura Ichitaro and Nakamura Hashinosuke, participated in the press conference, expressing their willingness to promote the appeal of kabuki from Osaka to the world during the Osaka-Kansai World Exposition.

Also present this time were Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama, who spoke about the significance and expectations of the performance.

Governor Yoshimura began by thanking the participating actors and actresses, saying, "I hope that we will be able to showcase the wonderful appeal of Kabuki and Osaka's culture to people in Japan and abroad," while hoping for synergy with the Osaka-Kansai Expo. I hope that we can convey to people in Japan and abroad the wonderful charm of Kabuki and the appeal of Osaka culture," he said, hoping for synergy with the Osaka-Kansai Expo.

Mayor Yokoyama was similarly pleased to be able to hold the event on the occasion of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is sure to attract attention, and said, "I hope that many people will feel Kabuki close to their hearts." I hope that many people will feel Kabuki close to their hearts.

The performance will be in three parts, each lasting approximately two to three hours, and will feature a familiar program designed to attract audiences from Japan and abroad to Osaka.

The first part, "Konjaku Kabuki Soshi", "Vegetative Kisho Ibun Yumemado Saiyuki", and the second part, "One Thousand and One Nights, Aragami no Maki" are new pieces, and the third part, "Yushozui Koi Taki: Koi Catching", includes many tricks such as the Tachimari of the main water and the midair ride.

Each is a special performance that will showcase the wonder and potential of Kabuki to the world.

Nakamura T.Karino then said, "This is a performance for everyone to enjoy Kabuki, a Japanese culture.

On the other hand, in "One Thousand and One Nights, Aragami-no-Maki," he said, "I thought for sure I would play the role of the lamp god, but it was taken by Saruya Ichikawa. It's a shame." He joked, inviting laughter.

　This will be Kataoka Ainosuke's first performance in the Kansai region since recovering from his injury! Campaign," this will be Ainosuke Kataoka's first performance in Kansai since his return from injury.

He plays Sanzo Houshi in "Vein Kisho Ibun Yumemado Saiyuki" and 11 roles in "Yongshosui Koi Taki: Carp Catching".

In the "Yusoshozui Koi Taki (Koi Catching)," Ainosuke went wild, and the audience was also splashed with water, a dynamic performance, and he declared emphatically, "I will fly to the back! he declared emphatically.

We will do our best until we finish the show. I will do my best until we reach the end of the show," he said.

Nakamura Ichitaro, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Fukunosuke, Nakamura Toranosuke, and Nakamura Utanosuke talked about their performances and roles.

Fukunosuke said, "I believe that the Expo is an event where people can dream about the future.

I will do my best to make this Kabuki performance as well, so that people can dream about the future of Kabuki," he said, to cheers of anticipation from the audience around him.

In closing, Governor Yoshimura once again delivered his encouragement, saying, "I hope you enjoy the event to the fullest," and that both the Osaka-Kansai Expo and Kabuki will spread new challenges to the world.

This performance will be enjoyable for both frequent Kabuki viewers and first-timers.

Please take this opportunity to experience the culture and charm of Osaka by seeing a special Kabuki performance that can only be experienced here.