From left to right: Toichi Kobayashi/Akaji Maro/Takeshi Wakamatsu/Hana Kino/Tomohiko Imai From the left in the middle row: Tamaki Kenmochi/Kei Kato/Koru Tomosato/Tokio Emoto/Kiriko Kure From the bottom left: Rin Shioda/Yoji Izumi/Eriko Aso/Naohiro Ariyama

Additional performances decided due to popularity!
11/18 (Tue) 19:00
November 11 (Sun/Holiday) 23:19
Tomonokai member advance reservation October 10 (Tue) ~
Setagaya Ward Residents / General Sale October 10th (Wednesday) ~

thrilling encounter
Toshiki Okada x Kobo Abe "Friends"　

Toshiki Okada is not only active in the theater world, receiving the Kishida Kunio Drama Award in 2005, but also receiving the Oe Kenzaburo Award in April of this year, and his talent is highly evaluated.
As a playwright and director, he leads "chelfitsch" and continues to create unprecedented and fresh works by using words that realistically capture the mental image of today's youth and unique movements that amplify everyday movements. .
For this production, Toshiki Okada, who has high hopes for the future as a standard-bearer of the new generation, will leave his own theater company and challenge Kobo Abe's representative play "Friends" with an original cast. is.A 21st-century "friend" created by Toshiki Okada, an up-and-coming director who is attracting attention not only in Japan but around the world. 2008 is a notable production.

A peculiar human relationship played by unique performers.

Kobo Abe's "Friends" premiered in 1967 and won the Junichiro Tanizaki Prize.
"A strange family of 9 people broke into an ordinary man's room.What are their true intentions as they continue to advocate love for their neighbors with a smile full of good intentions?A story that exposes relationships with others through dark laughter and illuminates the relationships between people in this unique era of modern times...”, performed by a former principal of the Béjart Ballet. Toichi Kobayashi, butoh giant Akaji Maro who presides over "Dairakudakan", Takeshi Wakamatsu who was the central figure of "Tenjo Sajiki", founding member of "Aoi Tori" which represents the small theater, Kono Hana, A unique cast with a variety of performers with a unique presence, including Tomohiko Imai, a talented new theater.

A production that can only be realized at the Setagaya Public Theatre, with highly anticipated performances by Toshiki Okada's original interpretation, featuring performers with a strong presence.
This autumn, we will deliver it to everyone with confidence.

"Friends" official blog

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[Written by] Kobo Abe
[Director] Toshiki Okada

[Cast] Toichi Kobayashi/Akaji Maro/Takeshi Wakamatsu/Hana Kino/Tomohiko Imai/Tamaki Tsurugi/Kei Kato/Satoshi Tomo/Tokio Emoto/Kiriko Go/Rin Shioda/Yoji Izumi/Eriko Aso/Naohiro Ariyama

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