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Areno, staged in 2017, was commissioned by Hirata Mitsuru, Arts and Culture Advisor at Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT in Aichi Prefecture. It was written and directed by Kuwabara Yuko, head of theater company KAKUTA which specializes in ensemble plays with skillful foreshadowing. She took over PLAT’s Advisor from Hirata in April 2018.
Kuboi Tetsuo, his wife Aiko and his daughter Yuki have evacuated their house from a fire at a shopping center nearby. They have asked their childhood friend Kago Michiko to let them stay for the night at her place in an old and sparsely populated public housing complex. They find that Michiko is living with an elderly, Ishikawa Hiromitsu and a young man, Kenichi.
The Kuboi family is restless due to the fear of losing their home and concerns over Michiko’s current situation. As they talk and eat together, each one’s true feelings and worries gradually emerge. Will they be able to put an end to what has been and what will be? This is an overnight fable about lonely adults, spiced up by the lyrics of the repeatedly sung “What Would You Do?” Areno is the winner of the Fifth Hayakawa Tragicomedy Award and 70th Yomiuri Literary Award for Best Drama Scenario.
This production is the 2019 revival.

2019
Shimokitazawa The Suzunari

Presented by: The Japan Foundation (JF) (https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/)
In cooperation with EPAD (https://epad.terrada.co.jp/)

＜Performance Credits＞
Written and Directed by: KUWABARA Yuko
Performers: HIRATA Mitsuru, INOUE Kanako, MASUKO Shizue, NAKAO Yusuke, TADA Kaori, KOBAYASHI Katsuya
Scenic Design by: TANAKA Toshie
Lighting Design by: SAGARA Kouji
Sound Design by: FUJITA Akame
Costume Design by: ISHIKAWA Shunichi
Stage Manager: KANEYASU Ryohei

Reference：FUJIWARA Shinya,1982, ”Zen Toyo Kaido”, Shueisha

＜Subtitling Credits＞
Multilingual subtitling：
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Goverment of Japan through the Japan Arts Council

Chinese Translation (Simplified): Shu LIN
Chinese Translation (Traditional): Zhenzhen WU
English Translation: Gary PERLMAN
French Translation: Noah Hinschberger
Spanish Translation: José Antonio AMBRIZ

＜Promotional Text＞
ONOUE Sora

End date of distribution: 25/1/2027