The 151 performance of the Komatsuza Theater "Basho Tsuyabune"

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Name of the organization or individual

Komatsuza Co., Ltd.

subsidy category

Tokyo Art and Culture Appreciation Support Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 Tokyo Arts and Culture Appreciation Support Grant (newly established in FY 2024)

Basho Tsuyabune (2024): Support set up for viewing Photo by Wataru Matsuoka

Basho Tsuyabune (2024) viewing support announcement Photo by Wataru Matsuoka

Basho Tsuyabune (2024) Stage photo by Maiko Miyagawa

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Business Overview

Written by Hisashi Inoue, directed by Hitoshi UYAMA, performed by Seiyo UCHINO, etc. Matsuo Basho broke away from haikai in Edo, went on a journey, and became a legend. It is an almost one-man play by Seiyo Uchino, with a total of 36 scenes, designed as a poet. Date: October 14, 2024 to Saturday, October 26 Venue: Kinokuniya Southern Theater TAKASHIMAYA (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) Content of support: Voice guide (FM radio available, free of charge for up to one caregiver), lending of script tablet, wheelchair seat support Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Lunch and evening performances, Voice guide (up to 1 helper is free) Tuesday, October 15, 2024 to 25th (Fri), lending of script tablet all performances, wheelchair seat

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Profile

[Komatsuza]
Inoue Hisashi, an author and playwright, established Komatsuza in 1983 as a member of the troupe, and the following year he launched the troupe with "Headache and Shoulder Sickness Higuchi Ichiyo." Since then, he has specialized in making plays related to Hisashi INOUE.
His recent works include the 2003 Yomiuri Engeki Taisho Award for Best Film (Taiko Tatakete Fuite), the 2010 Yomiuri Engeki Taisho Award for Artistic Honor (Hisashi INOUE), the 2012 Kinokuniya Engeki Taisho Award for Group Award (Stage achievement of the 77 Festival of the Birth of Hisashi INOUE 2012), the 2016 Yomiuri Engeki Taisho Award for Best Film ("Manzana, my city"), and many others.