De Paarsim #3 "Lust and Smiles"
Business Overview
This is the third production by the theater group De Parsim.
Based on the story of Da Ji in the Yin Dynasty period of ancient China and the People's Temple Incident in America, this work depicts people who try to hide their eyes from reality and the unsmiling queen who married into a country on the verge of collapse.
Writer/Director: Koo Arai
Performers: Reion Akamatsu, Natsuki Oshima, Shota Shirafuji, Yuta Tanokura, Yorina Fujita, Ichinosuke Wazuka, Yoko Soka
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - Sunday, December 14
- Venues
- Small Theater Rakuen (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[De Paarsim]
A theatrical organization composed of Koo Arai (playwright and director) and Yoko Soka (actor).
In 2023, Kono ARAI established the theater troupe de pearsim at the University of Tokyo. Since February 2024, he has been active as "De Parsim". Based on the theme of "human aesthetics that cannot be averted," it depicts a world depicting "love" and "sex" using only dense dialogue.
Kono Arai received an honorable mention at the 2023 Drama Award for "Japanese Drama" by the Japan Theater Company Association.