Grand Lament "Sogetsusho"-Heike Shuen no Chigiri- Spicy Show "El Deseo"

[Machine Translation] Sougetsu Shou" : The late Heian period (794-1185). Taira no Kiyomori, the leader of the Heike clan, became the first samurai to reach the pinnacle of government, the position of Grand Minister of State, on the strength of his victory in the Heiji Rebellion. The Heike clan seized power and enjoyed the springtime of their reign. In the shadow of this prosperity, the court and the warriors in various parts of Japan were growing dissatisfied. Tomomori, the most gifted of Kiyomori's sons, was said to be the most beloved son of Kiyomori, as he excelled in both knowledge and military prowess. Kiyomori's great trust and expectation of Tomomori gradually instilled in him a strong sense of mission to support his elder brother Munemori, who was too kind-hearted to be a warrior, and to lead the Heike clan, as well as a fear that he must not betray his father. Tomomori, his younger brother Shigebune, who understood the customs, his cousin Kyotune, who was said to be the fiercest Heike warrior, and other young warriors who would lead the next generation never imagined the day would come when the prestige of the Heike clan would be destroyed. Tomomori took Akiko, a daughter of the Fujiwara family of Hanayama-in, as his wife at the order of his father. At their first meeting, Akiko suddenly predicts the downfall of the Heike clan. Tomomori is surprised by Akiko's unflappability in the face of the powerful man of the time, Kiyomori, and is attracted to her strength. Akiko, too, senses in Tomomori a talent unlike any other in the family and decides to walk with him. Soon after, their first son was born, and the happiest period for Tomomori and Akiko passed. As the years passed, the resentment of those who felt antagonism toward the tyranny of the Heike clan grew. A decree was issued to overthrow the Heike clan, and at last Minamoto no Yoritomo, Kiso no Yoshinaka, and other clans and clansmen of the Minamoto clan rose up. Kiyomori was stricken with a severe fever and died of his illness. The Heike clan was shaken by the loss of their absolute leader, Kiyomori. Munemori, now the leader of the Heike clan, wondered how he should lead the clan. Meanwhile, Kiso Yoshinaka, who had risen to power in Shinano, took control of the Hokuriku region at breakneck speed, and the Heike forces, which had set out to crush him, suffered a crushing defeat at Kutsukaratoge. Shigehira insisted that peace with the Minamoto clan was the only way for the Heike to survive. Chimori, however, refusing to let go of the world that his father had built, proposes that the Heike retire to the west with the three sacred treasures and the emperor at their side. Kyotsune, who loved Tomomori like an elder brother, was prepared to fight to the bitter end and share his fate with Tomomori. Akiko, too, could think of no other course than to follow him, and bids farewell to her father. The Heike clans, each with their own desire to protect the Heike, fall into the western lands. Like the waning moon, the Heike clan, which had reached unprecedented prosperity as a warrior clan, is driven westward toward its end... EL DESEO (EL DESEO) : The burning sun, the roaring tide, the tropical plants that never stop talking... Set in a Latin country where people keep dancing and singing, this is a Latin show filled with energy and bewitching, where men and women never stop desiring (EL DESEO) for love, honor, and life. The special features include rehearsal scenes, a star Includes a 16-page color booklet. Main performers (in the order of the performance program): Sea Eiki, Misaki Hoshizora, Asuka Seino, Shin Kyokubi, Maira Mifu, Yuriya Shimon, Naoki Hidemasa (special program) (appears only in "Aozukisho") *The performance video, bonus video and booklet are the same on the Blu-ray and DVD. There will be no omissions or replacements of images or music.

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■『蒼月抄 (そうげつしょう)』: 平安時代末期。平家の棟梁・平清盛は、平治の乱に勝利したことを足掛かりに、武士として初めて政の頂点たる太政大臣にまで上り詰めた。権力を掌握し、我が世の春を謳歌する平家一門。その栄華の影で、朝廷や各地の武士たちは不満を募らせていた――。清盛の息子たちの中で最もその才覚を受け継いだ知盛は、知にも武にも長け、清盛最愛の息子と言われていた。清盛の絶大なる信頼と期待は、いつしか知盛に、武人には心優しすぎる兄・宗盛を支え、己が平家を導くという強い使命感と、父を裏切ってはならぬという恐れを根づかせていく。知盛をはじめ、風流を解する弟の重衝、平家随一の猛者と謳われる従兄弟の教経ら次代を担う若武者たちも、平家の威光が潰える日が訪れようとは想像だにしていなかった。知盛は、父の命で花山院藤原家の娘・明子を妻に迎える。顔合わせの折、突如「平家の没落」を予言する明子。知盛は、時の権力者である清盛を前にしても動じない明子に驚きつつも、彼女の強さに惹かれる。明子もまた、知盛に一門の他の誰とも違う才気を感じ、共に歩む決意をする。ほどなく二人の間には長男が生まれ、知盛と明子にとって最も幸せな時期が過ぎていった。平家の専横に反感を持つ者たちの怨嗟の声は、歳月を経るごとに高まっていく。平家打倒の令旨が出され、遂に源頼朝、木曽義仲を筆頭に、諸国の源氏の一族郎党が立ち上がった。清盛は激しい熱病に侵され、苦しみの末に命果てる。清盛という絶対的な支柱を失い、不安に揺らぐ平家――。棟梁となった宗盛は、一門を如何に率いてゆくべきか思い悩む。そんな中、信濃で挙兵した木曽義仲は破竹の勢いで北陸を配下に収め、鎮圧に向かった平家軍は倶利伽羅峠で大敗を喫する。源氏との和睦こそが平家の生き残る道だと主張する重衡。しかし知盛は、父の築いた世を手放すわけにはいかないと、三種の神器と帝を奉じて一旦西国へ退くことを提案する。知盛を兄のように慕う教経は、どこまでも戦い、知盛と命運を共にする覚悟であった。明子もまた、知盛に付き従うよりほかの道は考えられず、実家の父に今生の別れを告げる。各々に平家を守りたいという想いを抱きながら、西国へと落ちてゆく一門。蒼く満ちた月が欠けゆくように、武家としてかつてない隆盛を極めた平家一門は、終焉に向かい西へ西へと追われてゆく・・・。■『EL DESEO (エル・デセーオ)』: 燃える太陽、止まぬ潮騒、おしゃべりを止めない熱帯植物・・・踊り歌い続ける人々が集うラテンの国を舞台に、愛するため、名誉のため、そして生きるため、欲望 (EL DESEO)を止めない男と女が繰り広げる、妖しくもエネルギーに満ち溢れたラテンショー。特典映像には稽古風景、スターアングル (別アングル映像)を収録。16ページカラーブックレット付き。主な出演者 (公演プログラム記載順): 永久輝せあ・星空美咲・聖乃あすか・極美慎・美風舞良・紫門ゆりや・ (専科)英真なおき (『蒼月抄』のみ出演) ※公演映像、特典映像、ブックレットは、ブルーレイとDVD同じ内容です。※映像及び音楽の割愛、差し替えはございません。