Butai Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau)

[Machine Translation] The much-talked-about anime adaptation of "Laughing in the Clouded Sky" will be adapted for the stage with a splendid cast! Cloudy Sky Laughs" dynamically and delicately depicts a world where the world of myth and reality are interwoven, centering on three unique brothers. The cast also includes Kei Hosogai, Ryota Ozawa, and Soichi Hirama, along with seasonal cast members Ryosuke Yamamoto and Yoshihiko Aramaki, and veteran cast members Masato Kono, Hiroaki Fukui, and Takashi Fujiki. The production will be directed by Chobi Natsuki ("The Deer Killer"), who has garnered attention for his energetic performances and fast-paced direction that make maximum use of the stage, and will be directing his first production! --The year is 1878. With the rapid westernization of Japan, the number of people dissatisfied with the government increased, prisons were filled with prisoners, and there was no end to the number of prison escapes. The government therefore established a prison on Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, Japan's largest and most inescapable lake prison, a jail for serious criminals. The curtain rises on the great adventure of the three brothers of the Cloudy Family, who are contracted to act as a bridge to the prison...! The play will be held at the Tennozu Ginga Theatre from February 19 (Thu) to March 1 (Sun), 2015.

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アニメ化で話題の『曇天に笑う』が豪華キャストで早くも舞台化! 個性的な三兄弟を中心に、神話の世界と現実とが織りなす世界がダイナミックにかつ繊細に描かれている『曇天に笑う』を、様々なジャンルの舞台での活躍めざましい玉城裕規を始め、『仮面ライダー鎧武』での活躍も記憶に新しい佐野岳、百瀬朔、そのほかにも、細貝圭、小澤亮太、平間壮一らの実力派キャストに、山本涼介、荒牧慶彦らの旬なキャスト、河野まさと、福井博章、藤木孝のベテラン勢を加えた豪華キャスティングでお届け! 演出は、ステージを最大限に使い、エネルギッシュなパフォーマンスと疾走感あふれる演出で注目の菜月チョビ (劇団鹿殺し)が初プロデュース作品の演出に挑む! ――時は明治十一年。急速な欧米化に伴い、政府に不満を持つ人々が増え、監獄は囚人で埋まり、脱獄も後を絶たなかった。そこで政府は、滋賀県琵琶湖に重犯罪者専用の檻、日本最大・脱出不可能な湖の監獄、獄門処を設ける。その監獄への橋渡し人を請け負う曇家の三兄弟が織り成す大冒険活劇の幕が上がる・・・! ※この舞台は2015年2月19日(木)から3月1日(日)まで天王洲 銀河劇場にて開催。