Stage play “Spirited Away” Chihiro role = Mone Kamishiraishi, Kaonashi role = Kenta Koji
Stage play “Spirited Away” Chihiro role = Momoko Fukuchi, Haku role = Atsushi Masuko (GENIC)
stage“Spirited Away”The 2024 performance opened on the evening of Monday, March 11, 2024 at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo. On this day, Kanna Hashimoto played the role of the main character, Chihiro. In the same episode, the role of Haku = Daigo Kotarou, the role of Kaonashi = Kaiji Moriyama, the role of Rin and Chihiro’s mother = Kaze Hikami, the role of Kamaji = Tomorowo Taguchi, the role of Yubaba / Zeniba = Rumi Park, older brother Chihiro’s father played by Kenya Osumi, father played by Nao Yoshimura, and Aotoga played by Obata’s older brother.
Also, on the night of the next day, March 12th (Tuesday), Mone Kamishiraishi will appear as the main character, Chihiro. The role of Haku = Atsushi Masuko (GENIC), the role of Kaonashi = Kenta Koji, the role of Rin and Chihiro’s mother = Yuki Hana, the role of Kamaji = Tomu Miyazaki, the role of Yubaba and Zeniba = Akinori Hano, the role of older brother Chihiro Keisuke Horibe (the father), Toshihiko Ito (the father), and Seiya Motoki (the blue frog) co-starred. I have received special curtain call videos from both days, so I would like to introduce them to you.
[Video]Kanna Hashimoto’s first day special curtain call video ~ March 11, 2024 (Monday) evening episode
[Video]Mone Kamishiraishi’s first day special curtain call video ~ March 12, 2024 (Tuesday) night episode
The stage play “Spirited Away” depicts the story of a 10-year-old girl, Chihiro, who works hard to save her parents, who have wandered into the world of the gods and been turned into pigs, and awakens her will to live. This work, based on the animated film by Hayao Miyazaki, will be made into a stage play for the first time in 2022 to commemorate Toho’s 90th anniversary.
Stage play “Spirited Away” Chihiro role = Kanna Hashimoto, Haku role = Daigo Kotaro
It was adapted and directed by John Caird, honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In addition to being responsible for embellishing and directing the original version of the monumental musical “Les Misérables,” he is a master stage maker who has created masterpieces that will remain in theater history such as “A Knight’s Tale” and “Daddy Long Legs.” .
Stage play “Spirited Away” Role of Chihiro = Mone Kamishiraishi
The characters, who seem to have stepped out of the world of movies, and the stage, which is so realistic that you can feel their passionate breathing, received high praise, with all involved in the performance achieving the feat of winning the Kazuo Kikuta Drama Award. In August 2023, a re-performance was held at Misonoza in Nagoya, ahead of the current 2024 performance.
Stage play “Spirited Away” Role of Chihiro = Momoko Fukuchi
This time, Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi, who have been playing the role of the main character Chihiro since the premiere in 2022, will be joined by Rina Kawaei and Momoko Fukuchi, who won the role in the audition. will begin a national tour in Japan starting with the Imperial Theater performance in March 2024 (April at Misonoza in Nagoya, April to May at Fukuoka and Hakataza, May to June at Osaka’s Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall, and June at the Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall). Hokkaido/Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater Hitaru) will be held.
Stage play “Spirited Away” Chihiro role = Kanna Hashimoto
Stage play “Spirited Away” Role of Chihiro = Mone Kamishiraishi
Stage play “Spirited Away” Chihiro role = Momoko Fukuchi, Haku role = Atsushi Masuko (GENIC)
Furthermore, this year, in parallel with the national tour in Japan, the first overseas performance “Spirited Away” will be held in London from April to August. The London Coliseum is the largest theater in the West End with 2,358 seats. Approximately 300,000 people are expected to attend the four-month performance here. The London performance will be a co-production between Toho and PW Productions, which has produced numerous hits such as “The Woman in Black” and “Inspector Call.”
London Coliseum (Photographer: Guy de Laubier)
London Coliseum (Photographer: Guy de Laubier)
London performance visual
Furthermore, to commemorate the opening, a comment video by the four Chihiro characters (Kanna Hashimoto, Mone Kamishiraishi, Rina Kawaei, and Momoko Fukuchi) has also been released. Coincidentally, on March 11th, the first day of the play, it was reported that the animated film “How Do You Live?” directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the original author of the play, had won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. All of Japan was filled with excitement. This video also includes congratulatory comments.
[Video]Comments from the four Chihiro actors (Kanna Hashimoto, Mone Kamishiraishi, Rina Kawaei, Momoko Fukuchi) – Highlights of the work and words of congratulations to director Hayao Miyazaki
In addition, SPICE has a theater report on the General Pro (all-round rehearsal) of Momoko Fukuchi, who played Chihiro, on the 10th (Sunday), and a report on Mone Kamishiraishi, who played Chihiro, on the 12th (Tuesday). will also be delivered separately.
Performance information
Stage play “Spirited Away”
[Schedule/Venue]
March 11, 2024 (Month) ~ 30 (Saturday)[Tokyo]Imperial Theater
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – Saturday, August 24, 2024[London]London Coliseum
April 7th (Sunday) – April 20th (Saturday), 2024[Nagoya]Misonoza
April 27th (Sat) – May 19th (Sun), 2024[Fukuoka]Hakataza
Monday, May 27, 2024 – Thursday, June 6, 2024[Osaka]Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall
Saturday, June 15, 2024 – Thursday, June 20, 2024[Hokkaido]Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru
【cast】
Chihiro Kanna Hashimoto/Mone Kamishiraishi/Rina Kawaei/Momoko Fukuchi
Haku Daigo Torataro / Hiroki Miura / Atsushi Masuko (GENIC)
Kaonashi Kaiji Moriyama / Kenta Koji / Hikaru Yamano / Ken Nakagawa
Rin and Chihiro’s mother Kaze Hikami/Yuki Hana/Rinne Misaki
Kamaji Tomorowo Taguchi/Satoshi Hashimoto/Tomu Miyazaki
Yubaba/Zenaba Mari Natsuki/Rumi Park/Akinori Hano/Hitomi Harukaze
Older brother/Chihiro’s father Kenya Osumi/Keisuke Horibe
Father: Nao Yoshimura/Toshihiko Ito
Blue frog Obata’s brother/Seiya Motoki
Head Yuya Igarashi/Baraba Okuyama
Mayu Musha/Anna Sakaguchi
【staff】
Original work: Shun Miyazaki
Adaptation: John Caird
Co-adaptation: Maoko Imai
Original score: Joe Hisaishi
Music Supervisor/Orchestration/Arrangement: Brad Hark
Assistant Music Supervisor/Orchestration/Ableton Programming: Connor Kieran
Art: John Bowser
Puppet design and direction: Toby Orier
Choreography/Staging: Shigeta Ide
Lighting: Jiro Katsushiba
Sound: Koichi Yamamoto
Costume: Sachiko Nakahara
Hair and makeup: Hiroaki Miyauchi
Video: Satoshi Kuriyama
Music director: Erika Fukasawa
Stage director: Takashi Hojo
Assistant director: Maoko Imai
Assistant director: Makoto Nagai
Performance Assistant: Ryusei Kouki
Producer: Haruka Ogi
Directed by: John Caird
Cooperation: Studio Ghibli
Produced by: Toho Co., Ltd.