The Kabukiza in Ginza is currently presenting three shows, all of which feature 49-year-old Nakamura Kankuro, performing alongside members of his family -- his sons Kantaro and Shichinosuke, as well as brothers-in-law, Fukusuke and Hashinosuke.
Also sharing the stage are his regular co-performers Bando Mitsugoro, Ichikawa Somegoro, Nakamura Senjaku and Bando Yajuro. Kankuro and his troupe are just back from presenting "Natsumatsuri Naniwa Kagami (The Summer Festival in Osaka)" at the Lincoln Center in New York City in July.
The first part of the August program is a selection from the popular kabuki cycle "Genroku Chushingura (The 47 Loyal Retainers of the Genroku Era)." This month's play is "Hama Goten (The Hama Palace)," written by Seika Mayama in 1940.