♪ Subaru
(Pleiades)

♪ Anata-ni Ayamaritakute - Reggae Version
(I hope to apologize to you)

There were two (2) plays on Sunday.  The first play was titled "Yami-no Torinawa" (Blind Pliceman) which was a warm-hearted story about brothers & sister.  People at the theater sobbed and the actors on stage  shed tears.  while the second play was a comedy titled "Roku Renpatsu" (Six-Shooter) .  Tatsumi played the main cast named Tora role.  Tora was a honest and hard working man.  However he made a sudden change when he drunk sake (Japanese rice wine).  During his being drunker, he made a big happening.  It was a really funny drama.
(Photo: Tatsumi made a speech after the play. )

Today's play was titled "Mishima-to Benten" (Samurai Mishima & Thief Benten).  Tatsumi played a lustful feudal lord role and Dia played Benten Kozo Kikunosuke role.  Benten Kozo is one of the famous Kabuki programs.  Dia's theatrical elocution was impeccable.  At the end of the story Mishima (Tatsumi) changed his mind and helped the thief Benten (Dia).   
To our regret, taking pictures is forbidden during the play.  As Tatsumi normally made a speech after the play, I took a picture of him.  He still put on Mishima's costumes and wig.

Weekly plays & performance as follows:
8th (Tuesday) - Sirius on stage
9th (wednesday) - Same as the above
10th (Thursday) - Guest coming! (Shojiro ASAI from Shoken-za) 
                               ☆ Shamisen Concert
11th (Friday) - "Namakubi Genta" (Genta's Tale)
12th (Saturday) - "Kozakura Fubuki" (Heartful drama)
13th (Sunday) - "Jirocho-Gasa" (Jirocho's Sedge Hat)

Schedule of Tatsumi Engeki Box in 2010 as follows;
January - Yamako / Okayama
February - Suzunari-za / Osaka
March - Meisei-za / Osaka
April - Negoro-za / Wakayama
May - Benten-za / Nara

The last short drama was titled "Kutsukake Tokijiro" (Tokijiro's Tale).  Tatsumi played Tokijiro role and he became a foster father of a small boy (Wakako) who lost his parents.  There was complicated human relations in the story.  However Japanese old tales have warm-hearted aspects.  Even if the child was a son of an enemy, Tokijiro took care of him.

♪ Yozora
(Night Sky)

Okinawa song
♪ Shimanchu-no Takara
(Treasure of Inhabitants)

From opening show
♪ Hitomebore-shite Nanto-yara
(Falling in love at first sight and all that)