Tsuki Gumi Hyogo Kenritsu Geijutsu Bunka Center Hankyu Chu Hall Koen Musical "Inazuma Kaika Tan"

[Machine Translation] "Inazuma Kaikatan" : Meiji 18, the imperial capital of Tokyo. Amid rapid modernization, shadows were cast alongside the light. Ordinary citizens, harboring pent-up frustrations, became obsessed with the scandals surrounding the man in power at the time, Hirobumi Ito, and were captivated by the Lightning Boy," who broke into the mansions of high-ranking government officials and merchants to mete out justice. Meanwhile, even within Ito s inner circle, individuals with various agendas were keeping a close watch on his movements. At a small newspaper office in Myogadani called Shinbun Kaika-han," Its editor-in-chief, Fuma Higase, produced content ranging from the daily lives of ordinary people to political scandals; these articles whose veracity was unclear gained immense popularity among the masses. Meanwhile, Mari Iwaki the daughter of a samurai family who lived next door to Fuma and ran the Iyo Matsuyama Gijuku" was outraged by those sensationalist articles, and the two were constantly at odds, quarreling at every opportunity. One day, after exposing Ito s scandalous romantic affairs as he often did and capturing the public s attention, Fuma was dragged to Ito s residence. There, he was asked to recover a Zieteller" containing a state secret that had been stolen by the Lightning Boy." In fact, Kazuma had a secret identity he was none other than the Lightning Boy." With a past as a member of the Nihonmatsu Boys Corps during the Boshin War, Kazuma was disheartened by the Meiji era and sought to change this unjust world; by day, he worked as a newspaper reporter, and by night, he operated in secret as the enigmatic phantom thief known as the Lightning Boy." Ito, who had long been aware of Kazuma s true identity, was convinced that the crime had been orchestrated by those seeking to bring about his downfall. Threatened with exposure to his father, Soma a police inspector serving as Ito s bodyguard Kazuma reluctantly agreed to the request to recover the Zieteller." Around the same time Shinzo Tamaru, a fellow native of Kazuma s hometown, was released from prison. Shinzo, who had once fought alongside Kazuma in the Nihonmatsu Youth Corps, had been participating in the ongoing battles against government forces still raging across the country to avenge a close friend he had lost in the war against the Imperial Army. Kazama feels uneasy seeing Shinzo, who remains trapped in the past. The paths the two have taken have diverged too greatly. Amid the ever-changing Meiji era, as Kazama s past in his hometown of Nihonmatsu where he lives with inner conflict is gradually revealed, his story is chronicled here, with his unwavering resolve at its core. The bonus footage includes scenes from rehearsals. Main Cast (in the order listed in the program): Yuno Kazama, Riri Shirakawa, Sera Ayami, Masumi Rika, Aoi Kajo *No footage or music has been omitted or replaced.

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『稲妻開化譚―イナズマカイカタン―』: 明治18年、帝都東京。急速な近代化の中では光だけでなく、影も生み出されていた。鬱屈とした思いを抱えた市井の人々は時の権力者・伊藤博文の醜聞に夢中となり、政府高官や商人の邸に侵入し、正義の鉄欄を下す「稲妻小僧」に熱狂している。一方で、伊藤の周りでも、様々な思惑を持った者たちが彼の動向を見張っていた。茗荷谷にある小さな新聞屋「新聞開化反」。主筆を務める東瀬風馬が手掛けるその内容は庶民の日常や政治家の不祥事まで多岐に亘り、嘘か真か分からぬそれらの記事は大衆から人気を集めていた。一方、風馬の隣に住み、「伊予松山義塾」を主催する士族の娘・岩城麻里はその下世話な記事に憤り、二人は事あるごとに喧嘩を繰り返す仲であった。ある日、いつものように伊藤の乱れた女性関係をすっぱ抜き、世間の耳目を集めた風馬は伊藤の邸に連行されてしまう。そこで、「稲妻小僧に盗まれた」というある国家機密が隠された"ツィーアテラー"を奪い返してほしいと持ち掛けられる。実は風馬には裏の顔があった――彼こそが「稲妻小僧」だったのだ。戊辰の戦で二本松少年隊として戦った過去を持つ風馬は、明治の世を憂い、理不尽な世を変えようと、昼は新聞記者として、夜は謎多き怪盗「稲妻小僧」として暗躍していた。風馬の正体に気づいていた伊藤は、犯行は自分の失脚を狙う連中によるものだと確信。風馬は伊藤の護衛官を務める警視である父・想馬への暴露をちらつかされ、"ツィーアテラー"の奪還の依頼に渋々応じる。同じ頃――風馬と故郷を同じくする田丸信造が出所した。かつて風馬と共に二本松少年隊として戦っていた信造は、官軍との戦によって喪った親友の仇を討つため、未だ各地で繰り返されている政府軍との戦に参加していたのだ。風馬は過去に囚われたままの信造の姿に不安を覚える。二人の進む道はあまりに変わってしまっていた。移ろいゆく明治の世で、葛藤を抱き生きる風馬の故郷二本松での過去が少しずつ明らかとなる中、変わらぬ覚悟を胸に風馬の物語がここに綴られる。特典映像には稽古風景を収録。主な出演者 (公演プログラム記載順): 風間柚乃・白河りり・彩海せら・梨花ますみ・佳城葵 ※映像及び音楽の割愛、差し替えはございません。