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Handsomely embracing his role of working-class icon, Toma Ikuta gazes into the audience for the opening of the Japanese adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's #DieDreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera).
"I practiced singing a lot to make it a really fun stage!"
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Actor Bunichi Hamanaka takes a photo following the final show of his stage play #TEBASLAND!
"This story moves thanks to a chain of very small events, which helped me grow as a performer. I feel I understand the importance of minute details better than before."
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Yuki Wada of #JrSP (R) and Taiga Suzuki of #IMPACTors (L), welcoming audiences to the opening of Julian Mitchell's #AnotherCountry!
Said Wada, "I put 120% in the final rehearsal so the opening show wouldn't feel so hard. I grew so much from this experience."
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Actor Bunichi Hamanaka took to the stage Wednesday for the opening of his new play "Tomio & Yuriko," a reimagining of "Romeo & Juliet" set in mid-1900s Osaka!
"My co-star and I are both pretty shy, which is a challenge for a love story. But we made it work!"
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Actor Junichi Okada, getting ready for the release of his new movie #HELLDOGS!
"Everyone keeps talking about how scary I am in this, but I promise I'm actually quite nice!"
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Fresh-faced Riku Koshiba of #AmBitious, excited for the opening of his new dramatic reading "Ichi Fuji Nasu Ushi Kogerugii!"
"The story is so pure and sweet, I quickly found a kinship with my fellow actors. It's like we became a real family!"
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The members of #4U., backstage at yesterday's opening of their newest stage show #ENTA4!
"We were nervous as this was looking to be the most subdued 10th anniversary in Johnny's history, but we are so happy that everything has turned out so busy and fun!"
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Atsuhiro Sato with co-star Koichi Goseki of #ABCZ, posing for a photo following yesterday's production kick-off press conference for their new stage play "Ikisaki Fumei!" This original comedy from the writer of the Rurouni Kenshin films comes to life this March! #JohnnysUpClose
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Actor Toma Ikuta, standing in for the iconic @netflix logo at an event celebrating the release of his original documentary #SingDanceActKabuki.
"I'm so glad that viewers around the world get to experience this!"
🎬Watch now!
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Dapper in his costume suit, actor Shunsuke Kazama gets ready to open his new stage play, Jean-Paul Sartre's #LaPutainRespectueuse!
"In preparing for this I spoke often with my friend Masaki Aiba, who's also in a show! I hope we get to see each other's work!"
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Ryosuke Hashimoto of #ABCZ opened on stage in a new production of Brian Yorkey's 2008 rock musical #nexttonormal! The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning show sees Hashimoto as the romantic musician and suburban slacker stoner "Henry." #JohnnysUpClose
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Official event supporter Shunsuke Kazama and everyone's favorite magic mouse open the @Disney Animation Immersive Experience!
"It's like nothing I've ever seen! I really felt like I had stepped into a Disney movie."
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#SixTONES pose backstage for an amazing pic rocking the coolest outfits after their 1st concert of their hugely awaited #2023KANSEInoHOUSOKU tour!📸✨🌟🎉🎊💎💎💎 💎 💎 💎 ❤️💗🖤💛💚💙
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Kairu Tamura (L) with fellow #ShonenNinja member Hoshiki Kawasaki (R) at the opening of his new starring stage play "Genso no Film!"
"In the show, our characters' friendship is all in my head, but our hard work in rehearsals was very real!"
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Actor Ryuta Muro, backstage at the opening of his starring turn in the stage version of the historical comedy "NOBUNAGA MIMAN," playing a shiftless modern-day reincarnation of warlord Nobunaga Oda.
"Definitely not the character I learned about in school!"
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Yuta Fukuda & Yudai Tatsumi of #4U., having just closed the Tokyo run of their co-starring stage play "HARAGURO-BENTENCHO!"
"We are so grateful to everyone for their love and support through the initial delays, and look forward to welcoming audiences in Osaka!"
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Masahiro Matsuoka of @tokioinc_2021 (R) with actor Yoshitaka Hara (L), opening "Kaseifu no Mitazono THE STAGE!"
"As daunting as it was bringing such an unusual character to a live audience, they are such a part of me that I feel prepared for anything!"
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Takuya Kimura on the main stage of yesterday's Gifu Nobunaga Festival!
“Nobunaga is a special historical figure with whom I have been long fascinated. I am honored to take part in a traditional festival at a site where he aspired to unite the nation under him."
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Yuma Nakayama with fellow cast member Takuto Teranishi, backstage at an opening-day screening of their new film "189." They attempted to strike a 1-8-9 pose, but forgot that a camera's image is reversed! #JohnnysUpClose
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Actor Keito Okamoto as the enigmatic Liling Song, wearing the Peking Opera regalia with which he opened @DavidHenryHwang's #MButterfly last night!
"It's a very challenging role. I could never create this character without the support of everyone involved."
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Enjoy an exclusive interview with actor Keito Okamoto in which he discusses his time in New York, his earliest memory, and his new stage play #MButterfly! #JohnnysUpClose
📰Now available at @aramajapan!
aramajapan.com/aramaexclusive…
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Sota Uchimura and Michiharu Inaba of #ShonenNinja at yesterday's opening of their new stage play "THE STRONGEST AND BEST PROUD OF SON!"
Said Uchimura: "I hardly recognize myself in this crazy hair and costume, but at least the play will be unforgettable!"
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The members of #4U. following an audience-inclusive taping yesterday for the season finale of their variety show "4U. no Ōdō TV," where they were surprised by the official announcement it will be picked up for a second season starting April 8! #JohnnysUpClose
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Actor Toma Ikuta celebrated the opening of his new comedy film "Yudo" yesterday with an in-person thank you appearance!
"I'm so glad to see everyone happy and relaxed. I hope people come out of the theater this weekend just like they've had a good bath!"
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Yuta Fukuda of #4U. and actor Ryuta Muro play around against the Mondrian-esque backdrop of Marc Camoletti’s comic play #BoeingBoeing!
Said Fukuda: "Working as a pair with Muro is so much fun! He even waits for me so we can ride the train home together!"
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