Wakaki Hi no Uta wa Wasureji / Narcisse Noir II
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English Title: I Won't Forget the Young Day's Song / Narcisse Noir II
Japanese Title: 若き日の唄は忘れじ / ナルシス・ノアールII
Romanized Title: Wakaki Hi no Uta wa Wasureji / Narushisu Noaaru II
Troupe: Snow
Year: 2013
Performances: National Tour, 08/23 - 09/16
I Won't Forget the Young Day's Song:
Based On: Fujisawa Shuuhei's "Semishigure (A Chorus of Cicadas)"
Author: Oozeki Hiromasa
Director: Oono Takuji
Composer:
Choreographer: Nishizaki Mine
Narcisse Noir II:
Author/Director: Okada Keiji
Composer:
Choreographer:
Available on DVD: Yes (release date 11/30/13)
DVD Scene/Music Cuts: Yes
The following scenes from Narcisse Noir were changed:
Scenes 10 and 12; song: Jelousie (Sou Kazuho, Misuzu Aki, all members) - vocal cut
Scene 18; song: Ride the Wild Wind (Misuzu Aki) - music replacement
Role | Cast | ||
Maki Bunshirou (a young samurai, dishonored by his father's failed rebellion attempt) | Sou Kazuho | ||
Fuku (Bunshiro's former love, later the concubine of the lord of the fief) | Manaka Ayu | ||
Takebe Haruki (Rui's husband) | Misuzu Aki | ||
Owada Ippei (Bunshirou's close friend) | Yumeno Seika | ||
Maki Sukezaemon (Bunshirou's father) | Natsumi You | ||
Toyo (Bunshirou's foster mother, actually his aunt) | Rika Masumi | ||
Masu | Asaki Yumemi | ||
Ishiguri Yazaemon (master of Ishiguri dojo) | Souno Haruto | ||
Fune (the lord's concubine) | Sahana Mako | ||
Chief Retainer Satomura Sanai | Renjou Makoto | ||
Toujirou (village official) | Kaon Yuuki | ||
Kaji Oribe-no-Kami (uncle of the lord, younger brother and chief retainer of the former lord) | Karyou Shizuru | ||
Isogai Kazue (warrior accompanying Fuku) | Asakaze Rei | ||
Mio | Konohana Inori | ||
The Lord | Touma Kazuki | ||
Koyanagi Jinbei (Fuku's father) | Ouga Mitsuki | ||
Rui (Bunshirou's older sister) | Toumi Sarasa | ||
Tsune (nurse) | Momohana Hina | ||
Kotoyo | Shouno Chio | ||
Shimazaki Yonosuke (Bunshirou's close friend) | Ayakaze Sakina | ||
Emori | Asei Itsuki | ||
Kitamura/Ishimoku Shirota | Kiraha Reo | ||
Mitsu (Fuku's younger sister) | Amane Sara | ||
O-Yo | Subaru Hanaka | ||
Toujirou's wife | Ai Sumire | ||
Yamane Seijirou (a young man antagonistic to Bunshirou) | Tsukishiro Kanato | ||
Hagi | Hoshino Anri | ||
Shinkawa Matsusaburou | Kazushiro Runa | ||
Setsu (Bunshirou's wife) | Yumeka Ami | ||
Nakayama Moujuurou | Kanou Yuuri |
Other Cast: Shiramine Yuri, Hizakura Honori, Karen Emiri, Seina Nozomi, Houka Haruna
WARNING!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
I Won't Forget the Young Day's Song
At 16, the young samurai Maki Bunshirou is in love with Fuku, a daughter of another good family. He spends his year working in the court as a page, and also training in sword-work in the dojo. Then one day his father is caught up in a failed rebellion against the lord and disgraced. After his father commits ritual suicide to atone, Bunshirou's life becomes much darker as his family lives in shame. He is separated from Fuku, who is sent to the capital, Edo. Slowly, Bunshirou begins to regain an honorable position. Then he begins to hear rumors that Fuku has become a concubine of a lord in Edo...
Narcisse Noir II
Summary Information here.
- Previously performed earlier in the year by Sou Kazuho and Manaka Ayu with a different revue, Shining Rhythm at Chunichi Theater.
- Wakaki Hi no Uta wa Wasureji was first performed by Star Troupe as a Grand Theater performance in 1994 with Shion Yuu and Shiraki Ayaka in the leads and again in 1995 with Asaji Saki at Chuunichi.
- Narcisse Noir was first preformed by Star Troupe in 1991 with Hyuuga Kaoru and Marimo Eri in the leads.
Date | Venue | ||
8/23~8/25 | Umeda Arts Theater (Osaka) | ||
8/28 | The Kanazawa Theater (Ishikawa) | ||
8/29 | Aubade Hall (Toyama) | ||
8/31~9/1 | Ichikawa City Cultural Hall (Chiba) | ||
9/3 | Matsudo Mori Hall (Chiba) | ||
9/4 | Sun Azalea Wako City Cultural Center (Saitama) | ||
9/6 | Isesaki City Cultural Center (Gunma) | ||
9/7~9/8 | Nitori Cultural Center Old Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall (Hokkaido) | ||
9/10 | Hachinohe public hall (Aomori) | ||
9/12 | Kitakami Sakura Hall (Iwate) | ||
9/14 | Natori Cultural Center (Miyagi) | ||
9/15 | Izumiti 21 (Miyagi) |
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