The Fearless Otojiro's Company

The Fearless Otojiro's Company

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Drama
Runtime
185 mins
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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.

Cast

  • Yusuke Santamaria
  • Takako Tokiwa
  • Kazuyuki Asano
  • Tomohiko Imai
  • Keiko Horiuchi
  • Kenji Anan
  • Keiko Toda
  • Takashi Kobayashi
  • Catherine Seto
  • Shinya Niiro
  • Masato Obara
  • Masato Sakai
  • Masaaki Sakai

Director

  • Koki Mitani

Producers

    Screenwriter

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