Details

Inspired by 'The Knock at the Manor Gate'. It is modern Japan not too long ago. Writers in a slump and having trouble making ends meet have pawned themselves as products. In the courtyard of this pawnshop an absurd battle of creativity unfolds amongst the writers struggling to make their ultimate masterpiece.

Cast/Performers

Hiroyoshi Ohno (Masuji Ibuse), Yoshiharu Masuda (Ryunosuke Akutagawa), Akiko Matuki (Akiko Yosano), Yosuke Miyazaki (Yasunari Kawabata), Makoto Saito (Osamu Dazai), Masaki Takahashi (Yukio Mishima), Akiyo Yokokawa (Tiyo Uno), Masako Koshino (Sue Sumil), Hiromi Kasuga (Byakuren Yanagihara), Nao Kusumi (Asawo Hara), Junichi Kajioka (Ghostl Japan Via London), Yui Terada (Ghostll - only voice)

Creatives/Company

Producer: Jamil Jivanjee (London)
Company: Mugensha Theatre Company
Director: So-un Kotakebayashi
Lighting: A-pro
Sound: Masahito Yoshitake
Costume: Chieko Ikarashi