The theatrical work “The Dark Master” was adapted and directed by talented playwright/ director Kuro Tanino, recipient of the 60th Kishida Kunio Drama Award (2016) for “Avidya: No Lights Inn,” who was deeply impressed by the original manga. Since the theatrical version of “The Dark Master” premiered in 2003, it has been performed to great acclaim at home and overseas in Tokyo, Osaka, Miyagi and Toyama, in Gennevilliers in France in 2018 as an official part of the Japonismes 2018 season, and on invitation from OzAsia Festival in 2019 in Australia’s Adelaide. A new theatrical adaptation of the work using VR was staged in two US cities.

Staff
Written and directed by: Kuro Tanino
Design: Takuya Kamiike
Director’s assistant: Haruka Kikuchi
VR system by: Takashi Nomura
Stage direction: Masaya Natsume
Lighting: Masayuki Abe
Video: Nobuhiro Matsuzawa
Sound: Kouji Sato
Local technical coordinator: Futoshi Miyai
Local video technician: Takaaki Ando
Production: Chika Onozuka
Performers: Koichiro F.O Pereira, Kiyobumi Kaneko, Bobumi Hidaka / Katsuya Tanabe, Saika Ouchi, Masafumi Uchida, Manami Hirokawa, Hironari Miyachi, Takehito Terui, Kazuya Inoue