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When you enter the Kabukiza lobby, you will see a bust of "dan chrysanthemum". The annual Dangiku Festival in May has begun.

As you all know, the Dangiku Festival honors the achievements of Danjuro and Kikugoro Gosei, who promoted the modernization of Kabuki. It was held for the first time in 1936 (1936), the 33rd year after the death. It was at this time that a bust created by Fumio Asakura was installed. After a period of interruption during the war, it revived in 1977 for the first time in 18 years. The bust was restored in 1978, and has since continued as an annual performance in May. "

Usually, the busts of the two installed on the second floor of Kabukiza are moved to the front of the lobby, and the performers are below the seventh generation Kikugoro, Otowaya Ichimon, and Naritaya Ichimon in Danjuro today.

This time, Mr. Matsu Midori will play the first role of Tomizo of "4,000 Ryo", which Kikugoro played many times. The actual scene of Temmacho Daibutsu interviewed by people involved in Temmacho's prison was unknown until then in a work on the theme of Edo Castle Kinzo that actually occurred in 1855, and the characters were also real names. The inside of the prison was drawn in detail and became a huge hit since the premiere.

The prisoner who sits on piles of tatami mats, blames for newcomers, and Kaneko brought in to survive in prison, make you feel the real thing of "hell's story is Kindaidai". Tomizo and Fujioka Fujijuro, who break the money storehouse, are originally a master-slave relationship, but the bold evil party Tomizo is more interesting to compare Fujijuro, who is timid and threatening to the samurai.

There are performances that you can't miss both day and night.