Tatoeba Nonisaku Hananoyouni (Like Wild Flowers) was first directed by the former artistic director, UYAMA Hitoshi, in 2007 as a second offering of the staging of Three Tragedies from Greece in the first year of his appointment. CHONG Wishing, the playwright, found new inspiration in the experience of creating "Plays that Record History" and, owing to it, set himself to writing the sequels, Parmaya Sumire (Sumire's Hair Salon) and Yakiniku Dragon.
The setting is a port town in Kyushu at the time of the Korean War, and depicted here is the love relationship--extreme to the point of suffocation--between four people, girls and boys. This is the second in the trilogy of works by CHONG Wishing that ran from the first staging in October 2007 for eight years running. It is presented here with a new cast.
Staff
Book and Direction CHONG Wishing 1
Director SUZUKI Yumi 2
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TOMOSAKA Rie 3
YAMAGUCHI Makiya 4
MURAKAWA Eri 5
ISHIDA Takuya 6
OISHI Keita 7
IKETANI Nobue 8
KIKAWADA Masaya 9
INO Manabu 10
KOIIDUKA Kiyoe 11
YOSHII Hajime 12
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Synopsis
The scene is a run-down dancehall in the summer of 1951 in F prefecture, Kyushu. Maki is working, recalling memories of what was her husband-to-be, fallen in war. Yasuo, who runs a newly opened rival establishment, and his younger buddy, Naoya, turns up.
Yasuo feels somewhat ill at ease about using his experiences on the battlefield he has returned from in order to lead his life, a feeling shared by Maki. He falls head over heels in love with Maki, but she stubbornly refuses his advances. Akane, who is engaged to Yasuo, notices a change in him towards her. While resentful of him, she cannot stem the love that he has awakened in her. Naoya has also set his heart on winning over Akane.
This one-way love quadrangle finds no resolution, getting only more and more tangled.
Booking Opens
Sunday, 14th February 2016
The New National Theatre,
Tokyo Box Office:
+81-(0)3-5352-9999
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Ticket are sold via the website of PIA Corporation.
- Concession Prices (students, Over 65s, Under15s, groups)
- Discount tickets are not available online.
- (Under 15s discounts are now available online)
- Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone. (+81-(0)3-5352-9999 10:00am - 6:00pm)
- Booking Z seats (1,620 yen)
- Z seats are available at the Box Office from 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance. One ticket is available per person. Telephone bookings are not accepted.
Please Note
- No admittance to pre-school children. Each child older than this age requires a ticket for entry, even when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Tickets may not be changed or refunded except in the case of a cancelled performance.
- A special discount price is available for disabled guests. Please inquire at the Box Office for details.
- Users of wheelchairs are requested to contact the Box Office before coming to the theatre.
- Preferred seats may not be available on the first day of ticket sales or times when the operators are busy.