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About the most beautiful Chikamatsu work,
a very ugly dispute!!
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A great playwright, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, also known as the "Shakespeare of Japan."
A well-made comedy representing Tsurumaki Gakudan, based on his masterpiece!

Since its premiere in 2006, it has won numerous awards, including the Grand Prize at the "TGR Sapporo Theater Festival," the Best Award at the "Yugisai 06," and the Grand Prize at the "9th Kamiya Theater Awards."
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the theater company's activities, it will tour four cities nationwide: Naha, Sapporo, Tokyo, and Obihiro.

Although it's a 20-year-old work, it is still a signature piece that symbolizes the company. Whether you haven't seen it yet or have seen it in the past, let's have a great laugh together at the theater.

【Synopsis】
On a pleasant afternoon, friends and acquaintances of Takemoto Nobumori, a researcher of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, gather to remember him.
As they reminisce, a lawyer appears, claiming to have Nobumori's "will," and announces that he is searching for the "mistress" who should inherit the estate. The shocked wife is defended by everyone who denies the existence of a mistress, but upon hearing the amount of the inheritance left behind...
"Actually, it's me!"
Who is the mistress that can inherit the will!?

【Writer/Director】
Keita Tsurumaki

【Cast】
Gen Nukumizu (Manten Hanten)
Naomi Tsukamoto
Ryohei Miyashita (Gekidan Naizo Tengoku)
Outou Miyawaki
Hina Soma (Tsurumaki Gakudan)
Akane Kimura (Tsurumaki Gakudan)
Yu Furukawa (Tsurumaki Gakudan)

【Staff】
Music: Ayumi Kato
Lighting: Hiroyuki Soma (Naha, Tokyo, Obihiro)
Sound: Ayumi Yamaguchi
Set Design: Yukiko Takamura
Stage Manager: Yukiko Sakamoto
Publicity Design: Nao Murakami
Puppet Photography Cooperation: Sapporo Ningyo Joruri Ashiri-za
Production: Izuma Sakuma (Tsurumaki Gakudan), Yumi Yanagida (Tsurumaki Gakudan)

Organizer: General Incorporated Association Theater Company Tsurumaki Gakudan
Supported by: Obihiro City, Obihiro City Board of Education, Obihiro City Foundation for the Promotion of Culture and Sports

【*Free admission for those 18 and under (accompanying person half price)】
This performance is part of the "FY2026 Agency for Cultural Affairs Support Program for Children's Performing Arts Appreciation Experiences in Theaters and Concert Halls." We would love for you to experience live theater, so we are offering free admission to customers aged 18 and under. (Accompanying persons are half price at 1,500 yen)
Please check the information page below for details and apply using the dedicated form.