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Momochi No Sekai #10"Whale On Sunday"

  • Organization : Momochi No Sekai
  • Section : Artistic and creative activity in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Theater

Outline

A fictional Japan. The light of a small signboard on the national highway going along the coast. All that is written on the sign is “MOTEL” in capital letters. The proprietor Kyoko Kirino took over the place from her late husband Kento and leads a modest life there. Kyoko has a son, Hikaru, who she dotes on. Hikaru, a Self-Defense Force officer, was a pilot for the Squadron 11. But one day, Hikaru goes missing during a flight.
Three years later, in the port town where Kyoko lives, rumors begin to fly about a messenger of the gods, a “whale that makes wishes come true.” In order to find the whale, Kyoko calls on three yakuza members she looked after in the past….
“I want you to bring Hikaru back to me.”
At the mercy of God’s miracles, Kyoko eventually becomes unable to hide her own sins.
Performed by: Iori Aomi (Tokyo Tambourine), Ito Aoyagi, Kensuke Uchida, Yuya Kita (Hachidori Airport), Mayumi Sakura, Chihiro Tanimoto, Atsushi Hirabuki, Asuka Miida, Mio Suzuki, Kiyoka Tanigawa
Written and directed by: Pinkchiteijin3

Profile

Momochi No Sekai
Specializes in borderless, bleak dialog-oriented theater where the boundaries between the living and the dead are blurred. In recent years, the troupe has performed signed works quick succession, comprising “Sabakuumi” (2020), “Kashi1832” (2021), the signed court drama “Tero (Terrorism)” (2022), and “Kotei (Emperor) X” (2023).

Contact

Momochi No Sekai
momochinosekai@yahoo.co.jp

Venues

Zatsuyu, Shinjuku City, Tokyo