To mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China and the 45th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China, a special play will be held.
A Japan-China co-production of the musical play 「李香蘭-花と華-」 (Ri Kōran -Flowers and Flowers-), which depicts the life of the legendary diva Yoshiko Yamaguchi, also known as Li Xianglan and rendered in Japanese as Ri Kōran (李香蘭), who survived World War II, will be performed in January 2023 with a script by Takaya Okamoto and directed by Shinji Rachi!
Nami Tamaki will be cast in two roles: Yoshiko Kawashima and Lyubatika. She will be playing one of the roles depending on the performance and day.
🔶 Performance Information
A Japan-China joint production of the musical play 「李香蘭-花と華-」 (Ri Kōran -Flowers and Flowers-)
🔶 Cast
Ri Kōran: Mariya Nishiuchi
Yoshiko Kawashima: Tsukasa Hiryu, Nami Tamaki (W CAST)
Lyubatika: Nami Tamaki, Maon Kurosaki (W CAST)
Kodama Eisui: Taro Nakamura
Nagamasa Kawakita: Hirotaka Ise
Toru Yamaya: Daisuke Yanase
Masahiko Amakasu: Shinji Rachi
Ai Yamaguchi: Rika Matsumoto
Fumio Yamaguchi: Kentaro Hayami
General Li: Yasuhisa Kato
Pan Yuehua: Aya Akane
Kazuo Hasegawa: Shusuke Saito
Yoshiko Yamaguchi: Mira Yasutoshi (special appearance)
etc.
🔶 Performance Schedule
January 13, 2023 ~ January 22, 2023
@ Kinokuniya Southern Theater TAKASHIMAYA
(https://store.kinokuniya.co.jp/store/kinokuniya-southern-theatre-takashimaya/)
1/13 – 18:30 (Nami as Lyubatika)
1/14 – 13:00, 17:30 (Nami as Lyubatika)
1/15 – 13:00, 17:30 (Nami as Yoshiko Kawashima)
1/16 – 14:00 (Nami as Yoshiko Kawashima)
1/17 – OFF
1/18 – 14:00 (Nami as Lyubatika), 18:30 (Nami as Yoshiko Kawashima)
1/19 – 14:00 (Nami as Yoshiko Kawashima), 18:30 (Nami as Lyubatika)
1/20 – 18:30 (Nami as Yoshiko Kawashima)
1/21 – 13:00, 17:30 (Nami as Lyubatika)
1/22 – 13:00, 17:30 (Nami as Lyubatika)
Script and Lyrics: Takaya Okamoto
Direction and Choreography: Shinji Rachi
Composer: Masato Kamata
Choreography: Kayoko Nakura
General Direction: Kensuke Yokouchi
▼ Introduction
Li Xianglan. Her real name is Yoshiko Yamaguchi.
She was born in 1920 in Fengtian Province, Republic of China to a Japanese father, Fumio Yamaguchi, and a mother, Ai Yamaguchi.
She was a Japanese born and raised in China.
At the age of 13, she was related to General Li, a friend of her parents, as his daughter-in-law, and received the Chinese name “Li Xianglan”.
Later, she made an unexpected debut as the singing Chinese actress Li Xianglan, and during the Sino-Japanese War, she appeared in many Japanese films as an exclusive actress for Man-ei (Manchuria Film Association), including “Song of the White Orchid,” “A Night in China,” and “The Vow of Hot Sand”.
Her songs such as “Yorai Shang” and “Suzhou Night Song” were big hits in Asia.
In 1941, just before the outbreak of World War II, she appeared in “Utafu Li Xianglan” at the Japan Theatre (Nichigeki).
The show was so popular that a large number of Japanese fans flocked to see it, and the audience of seven and a half surrounded the Nichigeki Theater, causing a great commotion.
Li Xianglan was a star that enthralled both China and Japan during the war.
However, as the war intensified, China and Japan deepened their conflict.
The motherland and the motherland. Caught between two countries she loved, her popularity was used for war, and she struggled to keep her identity as a Japanese secret.
This is the story of a diva who has always wished for peace.
Cooperation by Mulan Promotion
Supported by (in alphabetical order):
China Culture and Arts Center
Japan-China Film Festival Executive Committee
Japan-China Society
Japan-China Friendship Hall Foundation
Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association
Japan-China Friendship Association
Beijing Language and Culture University Tokyo
Special Cooperation: Makiko Yamazaki, Ichiro Samukawa
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