[NEWS] Jakkotai: The Trailer and Release Date have been Announced for "Jakkotai"
TRAILER
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RELEASE DATE
Movie Release: May 31, 2024
Musical Schedule: August to September 2024
STORY DESCRIPTION
Four death row inmates with unique personalities are given a stay of execution with the condition that they go on a suicide mission as ordered by the Shogun. Their team is called the "Jakkotai".
Dragged into this is a straight-laced samurai from the countryside, who is the complete opposite of them. With this, a motley crew is formed!
This motley crew is tasked by the Shogun to hunt and kill a "man-eating demon". Will they be able to succeed in their mission and restore the peace!?
MAIN CAST
Sato Ryuji as Rinzo
Nichika Akutsu as Mizuno Heima
Hashimoto Shohei as Surume
Koyanagi Shin as Funaemon
Hirose Tomoki as Himeji
Takada Kaho as Otogozen
Teruma as Tademaru Genan
Tamaki Yuuki as Tatara
Ishii Kazuaki as Ajiki Mitsuchika
STAFF
Director (Movie): Kanezaki Ryosuke
Director (Musical): Mouri Nobuhiro
Script: Konishi Mayu
Music: Wada Shunsuke
Lyrics: Fujibayashi Shoko
DESCRIPTION OF RINZO (SATO RYUJI'S CHARACTER)
Rinzo is a pickpocket, and the leader of the Jakkotai.
And this is the only physical fight scene, Rom and Crow not withstanding. Also the only time in any musical as far as this and the Fes 2017(and Bloody Labyrinth now that I've seen it) are concerned where the instruments are used as actual weapons.
fellas is it gay to have a partner you love and care and trust to have your back every day you stand on stage together and yeah sometimes you fight but in the end you wouldn't have anyone else by your side. is it.
I finally watched “Bungou Stray Dogs: BEAST” and it destroyed me emotionally!
Rui Tabuchi and Masashi Taniguchi made me cry three times during the movie; especially during the scene at Lupin’s.
I read the novel two years ago but seeing those scenes in action was devastating.
The action moments between Atsushi and Akutagawa were great, maybe the Rashomon felt a bit off in some parts but I enyojed them nonetheless.
Kyouka and Atsushi’s interactions were adorable; all sugar and honey while Akutagawa was bleeding on the floor ... poor boy-
Last, but not least, Chuuya’s reaction at Dazai’s “ending” during the post credit scene felt like a punch in my stomach, Keisuke Ueda did it wonderfully.
I was a sobbing mess at the end of this film, but it was worth it.
it’s been almost a year since furuba stage last came out, and i was only able to watch it now because i rewatched the anime. do take note that i watched the play without subs and solely relied on my story knowledge to understand the whole thing (they pretty much followed the OG storyline so this isn’t really an issue).
warning: long post ahead!!
ps. all pics are taken from one of the official pvs
the casting
let’s start with the most important aspect of this (or any) play. the casting. and i kid you not, the casting for this is PERFECT.
when i first saw the cast list, i was lowkey in doubt with some characters seeing im somehow familiar with both the story and the actors (and how they play certain roles) but i was proven wrong when i actually watched the whole thing.
ayano christie yoshida (nogizaka46) who played as tohru, did absolutely great! tohru’s formal way of speaking, her gentle and calming vibe, she got it all down. the eye language (is that a thing?) was superb, considering that furuba has a lot of scenes where monologue comes into play.
Next we have hashimoto shohei (akutagawa - bsd stage, nishinoya - haikyuu engeki, leo - enstars stage) who played as kyo. Initially, i wasnt sure what to expect bc he has a versatile way of acting. but after seeing the true form arc (which i’ll get into detail in a separate post) i thought “yep, he’s perfect. he’s literally kyo in the flesh”. maybe the only thing i didnt particularly like was the fact that his voice tends to go up by a pitch when he screams (which is to say, kyo screams A LOT) but i thought it wasnt rlly an issue seeing that shohei’s voice is naturally high-pitched.
yuki .. OH GOD YUKI.. i might be a bit biased here because i rlly like naoya kitagawa, but to say that he’s the real life yuki is an understatement. he portrayed yuki with grace and elegance i cannot explain. so to say, he also portrayed tsukasa suou in enstars stage so i know he has a delicate performance, which suits yuki. his supposed intimate scenes literally had me dying because it was well executed. his fight scenes with kyo was amazing as he moved with grace despite being an intense scene.
i wont be commenting one by one on them as it’ll take forever to finish, so i only talked about the main trio. but here’s some honorable mentions.
kisa’s stage actress, erina kamata (im not so sure abt the name because i can barely find infos about her, correct me if im wrong), did the greatest. despite the young age, she was performing in par with the adults. her scene with hiro which she caught him doing mischief, the emotions whenever she says “hiro-chan”, the voice she did when kisa can barely speak, she did it all perfectly.
upon scrolling on twitter, i see people talking about ayame portrayed by hiroki nakata and he did not disappoint. he was able to exude ayame’s comedic energy and he did it without looking like a cringe. he was obnoxious, loud, outgoing, literally ayame. im not sure if his parts with shigure and hatori was adlib (esp the “yosh” part), but whether that was adlib or not, it still gave me a good laugh. he also had parts in between scenes that wasnt originally in the story (so im assuming those are adlibs that he had to do for some reason), but he did it with ease and it was perfect nonetheless. (i was too lazy to search for other pvs and this was the only steady shot on him. so in-character right haha)
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so for now, that is it for my furuba stage casting review. i feel like if i put my review on how they did significant scenes, and relationship portrayal, it’ll be a whole ass talk. will be putting that in part 2 if there will be one. thanks for coming to my tedtalk!
One! - Long Lead duet translation from the first Aitsu ga Kamite de Shimote ga Boku de character song album
no song links like i normally do unfortunately, but the tl is under the cut
wanno gaku is played by hashimoto shohei, and inukai tasuku by tanaka ryousei
i didn’t do the dog puns i would die dude i tried. an attempt was made but you get the idea. they are little puppy
Wanno
Trying to test what we can do
Hasn’t all been a bed of roses
But you’ve accepted that choice
Inukai
I get my courage from my partner
Smiling next to me,
Always looking ahead
Wanno
I want to prove ourselves through our skits
Show we aren’t just pretty faces
An ambition I’ve hidden in my chest
I won’t hesitate to bite any seniors
Let’s overtake all these old dogs
We are the only ones
with these fairly new routines
That’s right, one step ahead of the rest in comedy
Just pushing our way forward
Our characters are of a different breed
Running ahead, cutting edge
That’s right, we won’t let it end
at just being underdogs,
We’ll show you
So let’s start, today too
We’ll have you burst into laughter
Inukai
When you asked me to come with you
On this path to comedy
I was really so happy
Even when we’re writing our skits,
We’re always together
Wanno
That classmate who could always understand me
Our world view that’s unlike anyone else’s,
That’s the appeal
One day, we’ll change the times
It’s a wonderland of new-ish jokes
We’re sick of just being complimented on our looks
As if we’re idols! We’re sticking to comedy
It’s a wonderland of incomprehensible characters
We aren’t just some purse dogs, we’ll bite ya
We’ll overturn our image with these polished fangs
Wanno
However scratchy the handwriting, it’s fine
One day I’ll write us a skit that’s like no other
I promise on the ocean breeze
Inukai
No matter when
Wanno
No matter the jokes
We’ll always run ahead with all our strength
Not cutting any corners towards our dream
The path is always straight ahead, a one-way road
We are the only ones
with these fairly new routines
That’s right, we won’t let it end
at just being underdogs,
We’ll show you
A one and only comedy duo
Flattery’s gonna get you nowhere with fightin’ dogs
I've made English subtitles for Hakumyu Shinkai Saito-hen! You can find it along with the show itself + the behind the scenes video in the attached Google Drive link. If there are any problems with the link, the files, the subs, or anything in any way, please don't hesitate to contact me! If not, please feel free to hit me up to talk about, I dunno, Hakuouki or something anyway if you want lol.
Enjoy!
Edit: I've removed the video files for fear of copyright. Allow me to direct you to the Fancom Livejournal at https://hakumyu-fancom2.livejournal.com/.
[NEWS] Sato Ryuji will be Starring in the New Movie-Stage Project "Jakkotai"
"Jakkotai" has been announced as the next project the Toei Movie-Stage mix media series. It will also be the first musical in the series.
SCHEDULE
Movie Release: Summer of 2024
Musical: August to September 2024
STORY DESCRIPTION
Four death row inmates with unique personalities are given a stay of execution with the condition that they go on a suicide mission as ordered by the Shogun. Their team is called the "Jakkotai".
Dragged into this is a straight-laced samurai from the countryside, who is the complete opposite of them. With this, a motley crew is formed!
This motley crew is tasked by the Shogun to hunt and kill a "man-eating demon". Will they be able to succeed in their mission and restore the peace!?
CAST
Sato Ryuji as Rinzo
Nichika Akutsu as Mizuno Heima
Hashimoto Shohei as Surume
Koyanagi Shin as Uemon
Hirose Tomoki as Himeji
STAFF
Director (Movie): Kanezaki Ryosuke
Director (Musical): Mouri Nobuhiro
Script: Konishi Mayu
Music: Wada Shunsuke
Lyrics: Fujibayashi Shoko
NOTE:
[1] Hashimoto Shohei and Ryuji have co-starred in the Movie Theatre "Success Sou". They also worked together on the variety show "Rokunin Yoreba Chonaikai".
To watch videos from Rokumachi's official YouTube channel, please refer to this link: HERE
[2] Koyanagi Shin and Ryuji have co-starred with each other in "HiGH&LOW THE WORST" and the "Live Spectacle NARUTO".
They will also be working together in "'Jujutsu Kaisen' The Stage -Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event & The Origin of Obedience-". International ticketing for the stage is available at this link: HERE
[3] Mouri Nobuhiro has also directed "REAL⇔FAKE".
[4] Wada Shunsuke has also composed music for "Itoshi no Hakana", the "Live Spectacle NARUTO" and the "Musical Touken Ranbu".
DESCRIPTION OF RINZO (SATO RYUJI'S CHARACTER)
Rinzo is a pickpocket, and the leader of the Jakkotai.