is a Japanese play written by
Hisashi Inoue
was a leading Japanese playwright and writer of comic fiction. From 1961 to 1986, he used the pen name of Uchiyama Hisashi.
Early life
Inoue was born in what is now part of Kawanishi in Yamagata Prefecture, where his father was a pharmacis ...
.
Plays
* It was performed by
Komatsuza as their 34th Play, from September 3 to 18, 1994, directed by
Hitoshi Uyama, starring by
Masayo Umezawa
Masayo (written: 雅世 or 雅代, 政代, 正世 or 匡代) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese synchronized swimmer and coach
*, Japanese entomologist ...
and
Kei Suma. It has been performed frequently not only all over Japan but also overseas. Paris in 1997, Moscow in 2001, Hong Kong in 2004 and London in 2007.
* Now, the play is performed by Komatsuza and some theatrical companies.
Books
The play ''Chichi to Kuraseba'' ''(Living with my Father)'' is published by
Shinchosha in 2001.
The play was transferred into three languages and published by
Komatsuza.
* ''The Face of
Jizo'' in English by
Roger Pulvers
Roger Pulvers (born 4 May 1944) is an Australian playwright, theatre director and translator. He has published more than 45 books in English and Japanese, from novels to essays, plays, poetry and translations. He has written prolifically for t ...
in 2004.
* ''Die Tage mit Vater'' ''(The Day with Father)'' in German by
Isolde Asai in 2006.
* ''Mio Padre'' ''(My Father)'' in Italian by
Franco Gervasio and
Ai Aoyama in 2006,.
CD
The play is recorded for a CD with starring
Tomoko Saito and
Kei Masu
Kei may refer to:
People
* Kei (given name)
* Kei, Cantonese for Ji(姫)
* Kei, Cantonese for Qi(奇, 祁, 亓)
* Shō Kei (1700–1752), king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
* Kei (singer) (born 1995), stage name of South Korean singer Kim Ji-yeon
* ...
, published by Shinchosha, on April 25, 2003.
Film
The play is adapted for a film ''Chichi to Kuraseba'' directed by
Kazuo Kuroki, starring by
Rie Miyazawa,
Yoshio Harada
was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in ...
and
Tadanobu Asano, in 2004. It was filmed as the 3rd and concluding volume of Kazuo Kuroki's ''Trilogy works for War Requiem''.
See also
*
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the onl ...
References
External links
KomatsuzaThe public reading events in
Toronto and
Vancouver, 2004–2006
''The Face of Jizo''at
Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre is an Off West End theatre in the London Borough of Hackney. It presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists.
The theatre building, in the former Colourworks paint factory on Ashwin Street, Dalst ...
in London, 2007
''The Face of Jizo''Play of the Month of The
Japan Foundation
The was established in 1972 by an Act of the National Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an Independent Administrative Institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry o ...
, in August 2007
Performing Father–Daughter Love "Inoue Hisashi's Face of Jizo"by
Tomoko Aoyama
''Chichi to Kuraseba''-
TV Tokyo Medianet - rerun the film at
Iwanami hall in 2005
''Chichi to Kuraseba''
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Japanese plays
1994 plays
Japanese books
2001 non-fiction books
Plays about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japanese plays adapted into films
Shinchosha books