Riku Yamakawa | Hyakkeisya Tour 2026 "Urikotoba" (Part 1)
Summary
This article is a critique of the theater company Hyakkeisya's production of Hideki Noda's play "Urikotoba," which is based on Kotaro Takamura's "Chieko-sho." The play explores the perspective of Chieko, a figure often depicted in Takamura's work. The author discusses how the play's structure—originally a solo performance—is reinterpreted through a three-person cast, while questioning whether the narrative inadvertently confines Chieko to a tragic role defined by Takamura's text, potentially replicating the same patterns of social and literary oppression.
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