Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. Ltd.
The Brand-New Kabuki Production, LUPIN III, which has attracted a lot of attention for its miraculous fusion of the manga and TV anime series LUPIN III with the traditional Japanese Kabuki theater, will be streamed live with English subtitles on Sunday August 11 at 9:00 pm JST, on KABUKI ON DEMAND, the official streaming service for Kabuki. During the archive streaming period, you can enjoy the production as often as you like. The essence of the play’s original story is interwoven with Kabuki-style staging, creating a new world that is the Kabuki version of LUPIN III.
A special 500 yen discount promotion code for members of The Japan-America Society of Houston (JASH).
When purchasing tickets, you will need to register and log in to the video streaming website 'MIRAIL' with your e-mail address, etc.
Following the live stream performance, a recoding will be available until 10:00 AM on August 18.
NOTE: If you are not watching the stream in Japan, use of smartphones and tablets is not available. To watch from overseas, you must use a web browser on a computer that meets the system recommendations. Visit the “KABUKI ON DEMAND” to learn more.
To purchase tickets, click the button below, using JASH discount code Geh2H4Fe:
About Lupin III:
This original story is set in the Azuchi-Momoyama period (the last third of the 16th century), in which the great and infamous thief, Ishikawa Goemon, lives. Lupin III is engaged in a fierce struggle for the gold seal of Himiko, a national treasure. To break that seal, two treasured swords are needed, and if the swords and the seal are together, it is said that one gains the power to rule the world. However, one of the swords was in the hands of Ishikawa Goemon, and he, too, was searching for Himiko’s gold seal. Mashiba Hisayoshi, the ruler of Japan, also seems to be looking for the gold seal, and Lupin’s arch-rival, Inspector Zenigata, is in pursuit of Lupin, Goemon and the others…
About the Cast:
Lupin III ・・・Kataoka Ainosuke
Ishikawa Goemon・・・Onoe Matsuya
Jigen Daisuke・・・Ichikawa Emisaburō
Mine Fujiko・・・Ichikawa Emiya
Inspector Zenigata・・・Ichikawa Chūsha
Itohoshi, a courtesan / the Great King of Ito・・・Onoe Ukon
Nagasu Tomiemon・・・Nakamura Takanosuke
Kujūsaburō , the head of a prisoner’s group・・・Ichikawa Juen
Karakuriya Kanezaemon・・・Ichikawa En’ya
Mashiba Hisayoshi・・・Bandō Yajūrō
About Kabuki On Demand:
Experience the best performances of kabuki on “KABUKI ON DEMAND”, Shochiku’s official video streaming service provided on MIRAIL! Each performance may be rented separately at an affordable price. All performances are provided with English explanation. During the rental period, the streaming can be viewed for multiple times.