What we do

Back to nowhere

  • Organization : Hasuka Kozue
  • Section : Artistic and creative activity in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single Individual
  • Art Forms : Theater

Outline

A portrayal of the transition of time from late at night to dawn using multiple short plays linked together like a playlist, this play focuses on feelings of awkwardness, discomfort, and having no place to turn to; feelings shared by everyone from time to time. It softly follows the lonely protagonist or cadges a walk in a manner reminiscent of the dog in the Aki Kaurismäki film.

Written by: Hasuka Kozue, Daichi Nakamura (Yaneura Heights)
Directed by: Hasuka Kozue
Performed by: Rio Arawaka (Tetrou/MOYU), Omomo, Canon Kobayashi, Wataru Naganuma (Nuthmique/ Sansakusya)
Music: setta
Lighting/stage direction: studio hiari
PR model: morgen
Illustrations: Kentaro Iijima
Publicity art: Canon Kobayashi
Planning cooperation: Naoya Tsukuda (Kamado kitchen)

Profile

Hasuka Kozue
Playwright, born in 1993. Yusei D leader. Planned and staged “Lower paradise” in 2023, and “Back to nowhere” in 2024. Highly-rated by a variety of minority groups, Kozue has a conceptual production style revolving around the seamless connection of short theatrical works as well as a nuanced approach which conveys the influence of independent movies. His favorite writer is Edward Gorey.

Contact

Yusei D
yusei.d.2019@gmail.com

Venues

Paperback Studio, Toshima City, Tokyo