The official announcement for LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO 「ライブ・スペクタクル『NARUTO-ナルト-』」, the stage musical to one of the most popular manga of this generation has finally been released. #ナルト #NARUTO #我愛羅 #松岡広大 AMUSE artist MATSUOKA KOUDAI is going to take on the iconic role of NARUTO UZUMAKI in this much anticipated stage musical adaptation! The globally acclaimed Manga/Anime Naruto is getting a stage musical adaptation in 2015. Naruto (the Manga) ended its run this year on November 10. The manga, which was first released in 1997 and officially kicked off in 1999 is the creative masterpiece of Masashi Kishimoto-sensei. The Naruto stage musical is going to be the opening project for the new AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo in the capital’s Shibuya Ward in March. It is now known that Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association and AiiA Corp. will jointly run the theater that will focus on musicals based on manga, anime and video game titles. As the opening piece, LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO is set to run first in Japan starting March 2015 it will tour around Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Miyagi and back to Tokyo. Here is the schedule for the Japan Tour performance: 3/21 - 4/5 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo 4/10 - 4/12 at Canal City Theater Fukuoka 4/17- 4/19 at Umeda Arts Theater Osaka 4/23- 4/25 at Tagajo Shimin Kaikan Miyagi 4/29 - 4/10 at AiiA Theater Tokyo There is more! Here’s the list of the confirmed actors and actresses,with their respective characters: Koudai (Kōdai) Matsuoka as Naruto Ryūji Satō as Sasuke Yui Itō as Sakura Kenta Suga as Gaara Yuuki Kimisawa as Kakashi Kazuhiro Hirakawa as the Third Hokage Hidekazu Ichinose as Iruka Tatsunari Kimura as Kabuto Asahi Uchida as ZabuzaMiho Imamura as Haku Other characters that will appear in the musical include Ino, Shikamaru, Chōji, Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. According to the official site of Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association (j25musical.jp/) as of writing this article, LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO 「ライブ・スペクタクル『NARUTO-ナルト-』」 will also be performed in Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. That’s right, there is a WORLD TOUR for it! Nelke Production (https://twitter/NelkePlanning), one of the most popular Japanese production house, will handle the planning for the stage musical while Akiko Kodama will direct the play. The collaborative groups behind this move is now moving toward looking for venues, creating subsidiary companies, forming subtitle committees and other relevant task to ensure that the project will have a successful run in and out the country. The Naruto Stage Musical entitled LIVE SPECTACLE NARUTO 「ライブ・スペクタクル『NARUTO-ナルト-』」is believe to acquire enough attention around Asia and the rest of the world. The move to bring out Japan’s stage musical in other parts of Asia was actually inspired by the successful run of Prince of Tennis Musical in other countries before. In addition, industry experts have seen the potential of this industry for internationalization because of the number of foreigners who come to watch Japanese Stage Musicals have increased in the past few years. Let us get to know more about Matsuoka, Koudai next! Official Site: naruto-stage.jp/ Official Twitter: https://twitter/naruto_stage Info Source: ajw.asahi/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201411050059 j25musical.jp/ natalie.mu/comic/news/133789
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:06:06 +0000
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