“Whale Clouds”(2024) Photo：Nishimura
“Whale Clouds”(2024) Photo：Nishimura
“Whale Clouds”(2024) Photo：Nishimura
Theater unit choseki lock#1 “Whale Clouds”
Story
Engineer Lye, a resident of the flying “Kuzira,” is requested to search for an android that got stranded during a ground survey.
None of the data brought back from the ground has any merit, and the android is gradually erased from Kuzira’s memory banks.
With a time limit approaching, a mysterious message arrives from above the clouds.
“Mayday, mayday…”
It is the last attempt at communication from a dying Earth.
Script/direction: Shin Tanishi
Performed by: Taiki Uchiyama, Nahoko Ozawa, Sora Kurata, Maria Sakai, Kanoko Segawa, Karin Moriya, Yoshikai
Shin Tanishi
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1998. Besides working as an SE in Tokyo, Tanishi continues with theatrical activities as a scriptwriter and director. He occasionally performs with Theater unit choseki lock, the theater troupe he leads.
Theater unit choseki lock
Launched in 2021 at TOKYO STUDENT THEATER FESTIVAL.
Based on the concept of “communication and resonance with someone who is not present,” the unit’s productions have straddled different genres including science fiction, fantasy and contemporary drama.
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tidalock2021@gmail.com
Studio Actre. Nakano City. Tokyo
