The Fearless Otojiro's Company
07/11/2007
In 1897, actor, director, producer and theatre company leader Kawakami Otojiro set off on a tour of the USA with his wife Sadayakko and theatre company members, but in a foreign country where he could not speak the language, he had to struggle against a succession of adversities, including lawyers absconding with the proceeds and actors going on strike. One day, however, Otojiro arrives in Boston on his arduous tour and sees a packed house for a performance of The Merchant of Venice by the famous British actor Henry Irving. In just one night of rehearsals, they concoct a Japanese version of The Merchant of Venice, and perform the play to a foreign audience with bullshit dialogue and a reckless performance that can be cut short by "Sucharaka poko poko" when they get stuck on a word.
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Yusuke Santamaria
as
Takako Tokiwa
as
Kazuyuki Asano
as
Tomohiko Imai
as
Keiko Horiuchi
as
Kenji Anan
as
Keiko Toda
as
Takashi Kobayashi
as
Catherine Seto
as
Shinya Niiro
as
Masato Obara
as
Masato Sakai
as Minoru Date
Masaaki Sakai
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