THE WINDS OF GOD 2011Koen DVD

[Machine Translation] Masayuki Imai's lifework, THE WINDS OF GOD, has been shown in Japan and abroad since its first performance on stage in 1988, and has received numerous artistic awards. However, he was outraged by the U.S. media's characterization of the terrorist attacks as a "kamikaze attack" and decided to perform it again. THE WINDS OF GOD" has been performed not only on stage, but also in movies, TV shows, novels, and other media, and continues to convey to people around the world the wonder of adolescence, the love for family, and the hope for the future. (STORY) August 1, 2011: Kinta and Aniki, comic actors who dream of winning the Tokyo Comedy Grand Prize. They are fired from the stage of a strip theater because they can't get their heads above water, but when they regain consciousness, they find themselves in the Japanese Navy at the end of the Pacific War on August 1, 1945. The reality that confronts them is their previous life as kamikaze suicide attackers. Caught in the vortex of time and space, they wander through time, bewildered and in denial of reality. In the face of the cause of war, these young men are forced to give their lives in order to accomplish their mission. In the midst of this situation, they are suddenly confronted with the reality of "death. Some pray to God, while others question the billions in their hearts, but they still fly into the sky to fight. Tossed by fate between the past and the future, they feel frustrated at their own powerlessness. Finally, the day comes for the two of them to board the Zero fighter. Their destiny...

今井雅之のライフワークとも言える「THE WINDS OF GOD」。1988年、舞台での初公演以来、国内外で上映し続け、数々の芸術賞を受賞。2001年9月、全国ツアーを沖縄で終え、この作品は一時封印したが、アメリカ同時多発テロ事件を米メディアが「神風アタック」と表現したことに憤りを感じ、再演を決意。「THE WINDS OF GOD」は舞台だけでなく、映画、テレビ、小説と様々なメディアを通し、世界中の人達に家族を想い、恋に憧れ、将来に希望を託す青春の素晴らしさを伝え続ける作品です。【STORY】2011年8月1日 東京 「お笑い名人大賞」を夢見る漫才師、アニキ、キンタ。うだつが上がらずストリップ劇場のステージをクビになった二人は交通事故に・・・意識を取り戻すとそこは1945月8月1日太平洋戦争末期の日本海軍。彼らに突きつけられた現実は、神風特攻隊員としての前世の姿。時空の渦に巻き込まれた彼らは戸惑い、現実を否定しながらも時を彷徨っていく。戦争という大義の前、任務遂行のため命を差し出すことを余儀なくされた若者達。その中で突然突きつけられる「死」という現実。ある者は神に祈り、ある者は心の億に疑問を抱きつつ、それでも戦いの空に飛び立っていく。過去と未来の狭間で運命に翻弄され、己の無力さに歯がゆさを感じる。ついに二人にも零戦に乗る日がやってきた。彼らの運命は・・・