Musical "Tsumi and Batsu" tryouts

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Group B

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2022 3rd Startup Subsidy

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M1 "A hopeless day" Photo by Sachiko Kanno

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Business Overview

It is a musical based on Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, which is set in a modern Japanese city. After a reading performance, this is a tryout at the theater. This work aims to reexamine justice, sin, family, and love depicted in the original novel from contemporary Japan. [Performers] Naoya Kanzawa, Mayu Tsuyuzume, Ai Kikuchi, Yuka Tsutake, Sho Ota, Kyoko Yoshikawa, Yuko Ikeya, Yoo Matsumura [Staff] Script/Lyrics: Esmalda, Composition/Music Director: Kouchi Obe, Direction: Mai Hirado, Piano Performance: Asuka Kuno, Stage Director: Sumika Shimizu, Sound: Mayuko Ushio Lighting: Gosuke Kurota, Costume: Hiroe Tsuruoka, Distribution Photography/Editing: Yuta Kobayashi, Flyer Design: Hiroshi Murakami, Production: Yuta Sanoki (Cuebible), Planning: Group B

implementation period

[Performance] Thursday, May 4, 2023 -6 (Sat)
[Distribution] Monday, May 15, 2023 -31 (Wed)

Place of implementation

Ueno Store House (Taito-ku, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Group B]
Established in 2020. Musical production unit featuring screenwriter Esmralda, composer Obe Kochi and director Hirado Mai.
Contemporary Japanese creators are engaged in the expression business of "Musical with Western music rooted in Japanese" and disseminate it both domestically and internationally.