The Winged Man of Fugoppe Cave

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Stokes/Park

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

The 2nd Startup Subsidy in FY 2021

The Winged Man of the Fugoppe Cave (2022) Photo by Hiromi Kaneko

The Winged Man of the Fugoppe Cave (2022) Photo by Hiromi Kaneko

The Winged Man of the Fugoppe Cave (2022) Photo by Hiromi Kaneko

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Business Overview

Kozuka Seita, a young man who has given up on life after becoming tired of caring for his mother, visits the actual Post-Jomon period archaeological site called the Fugoppe Cave in Yoichi Town, Hokkaido. The young man meets the ghost of Yoshipa, who painted "engravings" in the cave 1500 years ago. Even after his death, Josipa continued to pray for peace and prosperity in this world. When Yoshipa hears about Seita's care worries, he remembers being cared for when he was alive. Seita gave up on life alone because he couldn't talk to anyone. In a world that is more civilized than when he was alive, Yoshipa encourages Seita by telling him, "Why don't you hold hands with anyone?". Seita emphatically leaves the cave to connect with people and try to live positively. [Main performers] Kyo Yamada, Sayaka Hize, Aoko Kitamura [Script/direction] Yusuke Shiratori [Music] Naoki Endo [Jomon drum performance] Takenobu Moro [Stage art] Kazunobu Uozumi [Stage director] Kazuhiro Hayashi [Lighting] Mayu Suzuki [Sound] Yukihiro Shimamura [Assistant director] Ahiru Hasegawa [Production] Momoko Handa/Maiko Iwama

implementation period

Performance: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - Sunday, July 17
Distribution: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - Friday, August 12

Place of implementation

Sho-Gekijo Rakuen (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
archive distribution

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Profile

[Stokes/Park]
It aims to give many people the vitality to live through theater. The film features a script that incorporates the director's experience of severe bullying, the complexity of his family environment, and the pedagogical knowledge he acquired during his college days, and a story that mixes laughter with sadness and a sense of self-affirmation at the end.