Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa to Star in “Mitsuami no Kamisama” Stage Play

Machiko Kyo’s manga Mitsuami no Kamisama is getting a stage play adaptation. The play is being jointly produced by four companies: Toei Animation, Production I.G, Sammy, and Viracocha. This news was announced on July 9. The series tells the story of a lyrical world in the midst of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

The play is being executive produced by Katsuyuki Motohiro, and both the production staff and cast include a lineup of names familiar to anime fans. Four performances of the play will be held across two days: Oct. 24 and 25, 2015. The venue is Yomiuri Hall. Advance tickets went on sale by lottery on July 9, and general sales will begin Aug. 3. Tickets cost 7,800 yen.

Mitsuami no Kamisama was serialized in Shueisha’s Jump X from 2011–2015. A characteristic of the series is the artwork that has an ample Machiko Kyo feel to it. The series has received high praise and won a number of awards including the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Best New Artist. The stage play will adapt the original series as a “stage recital x animation x music x sand art.” It will be performed as a “theatrical live,” a new type of stage play that fuses a variety of media.

Katsuyuki Motohiro is the executive producer of the stage play. He has fired out hit movies and TV dramas including Bayside Shakedown, as well as anime including Psycho-Pass. There is no doubt that his progression to stage plays will be big news.

Other big names on the staff include Buno Fujisawa as playwright and director, and Yoshimi Itazu, who worked on Denno Coil and others as chief animation director, is the animation director for the play. It seems we can anticipate a stage play with a different form than what has been done previously.

The cast is a lineup of popular voice stars. These include Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Yusuke Kobayashi. Karin Ito is creating the sand art, and Ichiko Aoba is in charge of music. With a show expressed through live reading, anime, music, and sand art, and only a mere four performances planned, this is likely to be a monumental stage play. Keep your eyes on this story to find out what kind of stage play will come from this group of wonderful creators.

Mitsuami no Kamisama Official Site

[Cast]
Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, Yusuke Kobayashi
Karin Ito (Sand Art)
Ichiko Aoba (Music)

Planning/Production: Production I.G
Sponsors: Production I.G / Toei Animation / Sammy, Viracocha
Executive Producer: Katsuyuki Motohiro
Playwright/Director: Buno Fujisawa
Animation Director: Yoshimi Itazu
Stage Director: Daisuke Kuroda
Music: Ichiko Aoba

Mitsuami no Kamisama
© Machiko Kyo / Shueisha Inc., Mitsuami no Kamisama Production Committee

Source: animeanime

© Machiko Kyo 2013
© Machiko Kyo 2013

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