Ikuta Challenged Kabuki for the first time

▲Toshin Ikuta, who is performing in the Ovaki Kabuki Table, Tanaka Kotaro

The Netflix documentary film "Ikuta Doujin ( Challenge ~ Challenge ~ (tentative)", which filmed the actor Ikuta Doujin (36 years old), who first challenged kabuki," decided on the 13th that it would be broadcast simultaneously in more than 190 countries around the world in the spring of 2022. Ikuta's new Kabuki work "Akatsuki Suzunosuke" was also officially opened on the same day at the Kitazawa Honda Theater in Tokyo, and its cinematic works were decided to be broadcast at the same time as the documentary.

Ikuta will perform "Akatsuki Suzunosuke Akatsuki" with kabuki actor Matsuya Ogami (36), a classmate and friend, on Challenge Vol.10 ~ The End ~ Matsuya's warm invitation led Ikuda to decide to take the stage as a special guest, which also achieved the first concert of the two people's hearts. Matsuya plays the protagonist Akatsuki Suzunosuke, while Ikuda plays the villain Tornado Nobuki.

The film closely records the whole process of Ikuta from the beginning of the audition to the end of the performance, depicting the confusion and hard work of Ikuta's first foray into the new world.

Interviews with Ikuta and Matsuya unearthed the friendship between the two in the past 20 years, until the realization of their desire to perform together, and traced the footsteps of the two who dedicated most of their lives to their acting careers.

Ikuta said, "How to say it?" Netflix really thank you! Charging up as a premium member is the right choice! Humorously expressed his gratitude. He added, "I didn't expect that the agreement made by Matsuya Jun in the corner of the classroom in high school would be realized with such a luxurious plan after such a long time, even if we travel back to tell us at that time, we probably wouldn't believe it." ”

Matsuya also said, "Dou Zhen is one of the few friends who have shared their lives together since the middle school era. My friend and I have a dream that I have been saying since I was a student, and that is to one day stand on stage together and perform a Kabuki work. This dream has finally been realized after decades, and there is nothing more gratifying than being able to present the final work to everyone. "Expressed his gratitude.

In addition, he added, "Although in such a special period, the performance will take some special measures, if everyone can feel and enjoy the enthusiasm of the two of us and other performers, as well as the staff from the inside out, we will feel very happy." (Fisherman's Bread/Translation)