The 8th Papurika Performance "A Moment in Life"

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The 8th Performance of Papurika "Moment in the Life"

The group's leader, Riho Fukuna, wrote and performed a new work on the theme of the ongoing difficulty of "balancing artistic activities and child-rearing.".

▪︎ Production/Direction
Riho Fukuna

▪︎ Cast Members
Risa Asanuma
Masahiro Oishi (Mamagoto/Nylon 100°C)
Takeshi Ogura (Modern Swimmers)
Yoko Imado
Kazuto Tomikawa
Rina Hoshino
Yui Okamoto

▪︎ Staff
Stage Art: Izumima
Lighting: Yuta Yamauchi
Sound: Koji Sato (Sugar Sound)
Stage Director: Chinatsu Iwatani
Assistant Stage Directors: Mamiko Hosaka (Kijo no koron), Itto Horai (Nakiwasure), Rin Nagano
Illustrations: Ai Miyoshi
Advertising Art: Ryusuke Nakakita
Votes: Saya Fujino (Lawson Ticket)
Production: Saya Hayashi
Planning/Sponsor: Papurika

▪︎ Cooperation
Ankat Co., Ltd., G-STAR.PRO, Yoshizumi Motors

Period of Activity / Project

Sunday, November 2, 2025 to Sunday, November 9

Venues

The Suzunari (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

Profile

[Papurika]
Launched in 2014.
Riho Fukuna's theater group.
It mainly focuses on dialogue using the Hiroshima dialect, and depicts the sense of emptiness created by human connections.

He paints "People who feel lonely but are not really alone, or who are unable to mature as they age" and strives to create a work that makes you feel human warmth after watching it.

2014: Start-up performance "Chiisana Himawari" at Shinjuku Golden Gai Theater
2018: The 4th performance "Kippo" at Mitaka City Arts and Culture Center [selected as MITAKA "Next" Selection 19 th]
2021: The 5th performance "Softly Swinging" at Komaba Agora Theater [won the 66 th Kishida Kunio Drama Award]
2023: The 7th performance "Softly Swinging" three-city tour [won the 1st Japan Green Yubi Performing Arts Award, HOPE Award]