放浪記 (Horoki)

9 February 2008 (Sat), Tokyo

Having recently seen Naruse’s masterful if unsettling film version, I was eager to experience it on stage. Mori Mitsuko has apparently been doing this show since it opened in 1961 (she’ll hit her 1,900th performance in this three-month go-round) and is still selling out. They announced that she would not be doing her famous second-act somersault this time, which at age 80-something is understandable. But I sensed that the time is ticking for her and decided I’d better see her before she checks out of the role. Continue reading →