After it opened on Broadway in 2007, "August: Osage County" scooped a Tony for best play and earned a Pulitzer Prize for U.S. playwright Tracy Letts.

Then in 2013's film of the play, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts were nominated for Academy Awards for their roles as the matriarch and eldest daughter, respectively, who spend most of their screen time savagely arguing with each other.

However, audiences in Japan can expect something different from acclaimed director Keralino Sandrovich in the play's Japan premiere in Tokyo this month.