Performance Date

Saturday, November 2 – Sunday, November 24, 2024　※No performance on Tuesday, November 12

Performance Time

Part1 11:00 - 15:20
Part2 16:00 - 20:30
*End times are estimates and could vary.

Program

【Part1】11:00
 -Kanadehon Chūshingura (from Act 1 to Act 4) (The Treasury of 47 Loyal Retainers)
 [Act 1](Daijo)
  •Tsurugaoka Kabuto Aratame (The Warrior’s Helmet Inspection at Tsurugaoka)
  •Koika (The Love Letter)
 [Act 2](Nidanme)
  •Momonoi Yakata Rikiya Shisha (Messenger Rikiya Arriving at Momonoi's Mansion)
  •Honzō Matsukiri (Honzō Cutting Down the Pine Tree)
 [Act 3](Sandanme)
  •Gebasaki Shinmotsu (The Bribery at the Horse Dismounting Point)
  •Koshimoto Okaru Fumitsukai (Lady’s Maid Okaru Serving as a Messenger)
  •Denchū Ninjō (The Bloodshed Inside the Palace)
  •Uramon (At the Back Gate)
 [Act 4](Yodanme)
  •Hanakago (The Flower Basket)
  •Enya Hangan Seppuku (Enya Hangan’s Seppuku)
  •Shiro Akewatashi (Surrendering the Mansion)

 【Part2】16:00
 -Utsubo Zaru (Monkey Skin for a Quiver) 

 -Kanadehon Chūshingura (from Act 5 to Act 7) (The Treasury of 47 Loyal Retainers)
 [Act 5] (Godanme)
  •Yamazaki Kaido Deai (Encounter at Yamazaki Highway)
  •Futatsudama (Shooting in the Dark)
 [Act 6] (Rokudanme)
  •Miuri （The Selling of Okaru)
  •Hayano Kanpei Harakiri (Hayano Kanpei’s Suicide)
 [Act 7] (Shichidanme)
  •Gion Ichirikijaya (At Ichiriki Teahouse in Gion)


[Program introduction]
◆『Kanadehon Chūshingura』（Cultural Digital Library by Japan Arts Council）

Venue

National Bunraku Theatre
  1-12-10 Nippombashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0073
  Tel. +81-6-6212-2531

How To Get Here?

By Trains
 - 1min. walk from Nippombashi Station
   (Exit 7, Osaka Metro Sakaisuji and Sennichimae Lines)
 - 1min. walk from Kintetsu-Nippombashi Station
   (Exit 7, Kintetsu Nara Line)
*You can find a lift at Exit 10.

Ticket Prices (tax included)

【Part1】,【Part2】
1st grade 8,000yen (Student 5,600yen) / 2nd grade 6,000yen (Student 4,200yen)
※Set discount for Part１＆２=1st grade 14,000yen

Seating Plan
*Subtitles: Available only in Japanese. Displayed on screen above the stage.
*English synopsis is available. It is included in the paid Japanese program.

Booking Opens

Online & Telephone : 10:00 Tuseday, Octorber 8, 2024
Box Office : 10:00 Wednesday, Octorber 9, 2024

Box Office
0570-07-9900
(From overseas: +81-3-3230-3000)
in Japanese and English
(10:00AM - 6:00PM)

Click here to find the details about how to buy tickets.

(updated July 20, 2024)

What's BUNRAKU?

BUNRAKU is one of the representative traditional performing arts in Japan, designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003.
Please see An Introduction to Bunraku to learn more about BUNRAKU.