Hailed by London’s Guardian as “one of the great image-makers of modern theater,” director Yukio Ninagawa brings his graceful momentum to this tragic fable of love, lust, and revenge. Making its western debut, Shintoku-Maru is a coming-of-age story about a young man portrayed by Tatsuya Fujiwara, haunted by the memory of his departed mother and strangely drawn to his new stepmother. A blend of drama, music, and spectacle, this mesmerizing tale, based on a noh play, introduces ancient Japanese culture to the contemporary stage.

Shintoku-Maru 身毒丸

Main Character:

Shintoku (身毒) played by Tatsuya Fujiwara

Writers:

Shuuji Terayama and Rio Kishida

Director:

Yukio Ninagawa

Also Starring:

Noboru Mitsuya

Kayoko Shiraishi

Youko Ran

Senichi Ishii

Performed Dates:

Barbican Theatre, London (Oct 15th – 18th 1997)

Japan (June 26th – Aug 25th 1998)

‘Final’, Japan (DVD FILMED) (Jan 26th – March 31st 2002)

‘Revival’, Washington DC, USA (Feb 7th – Feb 9th 2008)

‘Revival’, Nagoya, Japan (Feb 20th – Feb 24th 2008)

‘Revival’, Osaka, Japan (Feb 27th – Mar 4th 2008)

‘Revival’, Saitama, Japan (Mar 7th – Apr 10th 2008)

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