Butai Jyusan Nin no Shikaku

[Machine Translation] A masterpiece period drama with many fans is being adapted for the stage for the first time! Don't miss the new revival of "Thirteen Assassins" with a star-studded cast! --There is only one thing to do. There is only one thing to do: the way of life of the thirteen men, who must fight only once, with no room for failure. Thirteen assassins conspire to assassinate the younger brother of the shogun, the lord of the Akashi clan, and the Akashi clan's samurai block their attempts. The masterpiece period drama depicting the samurai's desperate battle over the tyrannical feudal lord, who is on the verge of promotion to the Shogunate, has been adapted for the stage and is now available on DVD! Based on the screenplay for the 1963 film directed by Eiichi Kudo and starring Chiezo Kataoka. The story of a group of men who risk their lives to fulfill their duty, combined with powerful sword fighting scenes, has gained a reputation as the definitive "group war period drama" and was remade in 2010, directed by Takashi Miike and starring Koji Yakusho. This stage version stars the talented actor Katsunori Takahashi, who makes his first stage appearance in 13 years. He plays Shimada Shinzaemon, the leader of the assassins. His antagonist, Hanbei Kito, will be played by Kenji Sakaguchi, making his stage debut. The play will be directed by Makino Nozomi, who is himself a fan of period dramas and has won many theater awards not only for his direction but also for his scripts. Makino and Tetsuya Suzuki will work together on the script, which is based on an original story by Shoichiro Ikemiya and has been polished to make it even more appealing.

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多くのファンを持つ傑作時代劇が初の舞台化! 豪華キャスト勢ぞろいで新たに甦る「十三人の刺客」を見逃すな!! ――為すべきことは、ただひとつ。失敗の許されない、ただ一度の戦いに懸ける十三人の生きざま。 明石藩主である傍若無人な将軍の弟を暗殺すべく密謀する十三人の刺客と、その企みを阻む明石藩士たち。幕閣への昇進を控えた暴虐な藩主をめぐる、武士たちの死力を尽くした戦いを描いた傑作時代劇が舞台化され、ついにDVDになって甦る! 原作は1963年に公開された工藤栄一監督、片岡千恵蔵主演の映画の脚本。命を賭して任を果たそうとする男たちの戦いは、迫力満点の殺陣シーンとあいまって"集団抗争時代劇の決定版"と評判を呼び、2010年には三池崇史監督、役所広司主演でリメイクもされている。今回の舞台版の主演は、13年ぶりの舞台出演となる実力派俳優・高橋克典。刺客のリーダー・島田新左衛門を演じる。その敵役の鬼頭半兵ヱをつとめるのは、今回が初舞台の坂口憲二。演出は自身も時代劇ファンであり、演出のみならず脚本でも多くの演劇賞を受賞しているマキノノゾミ。脚本は、そのマキノと鈴木哲也が2人で手掛け、池宮彰一郎によるオリジナル原作をもとに、より魅力的な作品に磨き上げる。