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Impressive youth group love story
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UPS THEATER Vol.2
My Dearest Lilac
アップスシアター公演 vol.2
『霞色のライラック』
Presented by United Performers’ Studio, Inc.
An UPS Theater Production
"Kasumi Iro no Lilac (My Dearest Lilac)"
Manchuria, 1943.
A young Japanese woman, Hana, meets Yang, a Chinese man, and
they fall in love. As war rages around them, their hearts are put to
the ultimate test. Can love triumph over hatred and adversity?
Date: August 26 - September 4, 2023
Venue: Sumida Park Theater SOU
Story
Tanabe, a journalist for a modern Japanese newspaper, interviews Hana Kusabe, a
blind woman, for a project commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of the war.
In his hands is an old film reel. Watching the film, Tanabe can’t help but wonder if
there could have been ethnic harmony in the former Manchukuo, home to one of the
darkest periods in Japanese history. He asks Hana about her experience in Manchuria
and she shares her story from 60 years before.
Manchuria, 1943. Having lost sight in both eyes in a car accident, Young Hana is
confined to her home by her overly protective father. One day, Hana, who can no
longer stand being in the dark, secretly ventures out into the city with her friend
Kazue and her helper Shu. There, she meets and falls in love with Yang, a young
Chinese man. Hana begins frequenting Yang's favorite café, where she befriends
young people of different ethnic backgrounds, including Japanese, Chinese,
Mongolian, and Korean. Her father eventually discovers her secret and forbids her
from going out, but Hana ignores him and continues to meet Yang and the friends she
has made.
However, the situation with the war gradually worsens. Hana and her friends are
unable to change the tide of the times. Then an incident involving one of their friends
forces Hana to confront the resentment and hate that exists between their countries.
Meanwhile, Hana and Yang try to hold on to the love they have found.
[Cast]
Hiroko Kamioka
Nanami Kameda
Bokka Kobayashi
Keita Yonamine
and others
Director: Lyena Yonekura
Stageplay: Ryoichiro
Stage Manager：Atsushi Okawara
Producer：Takanobu Kaneko
[Ticket Information]
General admission: 5,000 yen
18 years and under: 3,500 yen
Tickets with same subtitle delivery: 5,000 yen (3,500 yen for 18 years old and under)
(All seats unreserved, tax included)
*If you need subtitles, please choose “同時字幕チケット” (subtitle seating)
*Live subtitles are available in English, Chinese, and Japanese (for the hard of hearing)
[Official Website]
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Event and ticketing information
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Location Sumida Park Theater SO
すみだパークシアター倉
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Date 2023/08/26(Sat) ～ 2023/09/04(Mon)
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Price 3,000 JPY ～ 5,000 JPY(tax included)
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Contact UPS THEATER
TEL: 0000000000 (Only in Japanese.)
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Period of Sale 2023/07/01(Sat) 10:00 ～ 2023/09/04(Mon) 14:30
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Not the period of sale