It has been announced that Nakamura Tokizo and Ichikawa Chusha (Kagawa Teruyuki) will appear in "Super Kabuki ' Princess Mononoke '," a kabuki adaptation of Studio Ghibli's animated film " Princess Mononoke " (directed by Miyazaki Hayao). Tokizo will play Lady Eboshi, the leader of the Tatara furnace, and Nakasha will play Otokotonushi, the eldest elder of the Inogami clan. It has also been announced that Nakasha's eldest son, Ichikawa Danko, will play Ashitaka, a boy who has been cursed, and Nakamura Ichitaro will play San, a girl who has been raised by a mountain dog.
A specially designed vertically long flyer has been released. Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki wrote a new title for this production, and the flyer uses the vertically long background image used in the final scene of the animated film " Princess Mononoke."
Joe Hisaishi is in charge of the original music, Keiko Niwa and Kazuhisa Tobe are in charge of the script, and Kensuke Yokouchi is in charge of direction. The play will be performed at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theater (Chuo Ward, Tokyo) from July 3rd to August 23rd.
"Princess Mononoke" explores the coexistence of humans and nature. Ashitaka, a young man cursed by a god, and San, a girl raised by an inugami, become embroiled in a battle between humans who seek to destroy nature and the gods who protect it. Matsuda Yoji plays Ashitaka, Ishida Yuriko plays San, and voice actors Tanaka Yuko, Kobayashi Kaoru, Mori Mitsuko, Miwa Akihiro, and Morishige Hisaya appear. The film broke the all-time box office record for a Japanese film when it was released in 1997. A re-release in 2020 drew an audience of approximately 15 million and grossed approximately ¥20.18 billion. A 4K digital remaster, scheduled for release in October 2025, also generated significant buzz.
