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Shota Totsuka (R) of #ABCZ & entertainer Hiroki Uchi (L), excited for the return of their stage play #FORTINBRAS!
Said Totsuka, "Both Uchi and I have learned much over the years from so many amazing people. Bringing all that together with him is always a treat!"
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Shota Totsuka of @abcz_official with Yudai Tatsumi of #4U. following the preview performance of their musical #BACKBEAT!
Said Totsuka, "During rehearsal, I realized how much I've challenged myself. I feel a sense of dread, but excitement too!"
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The legendary Atsuhiro Sato with Koichi Goseki of #ABCZ, backstage following the pre-opening press showing of their new stage play "Ikisaki Fumei!" They play two down-on-their-luck staff of a small travel agency, thrown into chaos when Sato's savings get stolen! #JohnnysUpClose
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Shining like the sun in their golden costumes, #4U. kicked off their three-city showcase #ENTA5!
"In 2022 we achieved so much more than we could have ever imagined. Thanks to our fans, we're going to do even better in 2023!"
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Shota Totsuka of #ABCZ, having just finished the press interviews for next February's "Roppongi Kabuki 2022!"
"Kabuki is a Japanese cultural treasure that has been passed down across generations. It's something I really want to study and be more involved in!"
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Consummate entertainer Tomoyuki Yara took the final bow of his solo LIVE "Yarabotchi" yesterday at Shinagawa's Club eX! With a composition sourced by fan request, it was an incredible performance experience from an even more incredible artist! #JohnnysUpClose
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Wataru Vasayegh and Hoshiki Kawasaki of #ShonenNinja at the opening of their new stage play "Bank Pakku!" Written & produced by the long-running duo Water Big Brothers, Vasayegh stars as a young man returned to life after being killed during a bank heist.
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Shota Totsuka of #ABCZ, following last night's final performance for the Tokyo run of "Roppongi Kabuki 2022!"
"The character I play is a thief who gets thrown back to the Edo period, so he's not a good guy. But I did have fun with the acrobatic stunts!"
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Actor Keito Okamoto takes a selfie at the press premiere of his new starring stage play, Amy Herzog's #4000Miles!
"I feel a kinship with my character's 'on the road' spirit. Once I biked 400km all the way from Niigata to Chiba!"
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#SixTONES #Jesse appeared on stage to mark the release of his new @singmovie sequel rocking a bright green suit worthy of a cartoon star joking: "My part in the movie isn't big, so I have to make an impression where I can!"👨🎤🔥👑💚 @johnnys
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Classically dapper in a top hat and tails, actor Bunichi Hamanaka welcomed audiences to Bob Walton and Jim Walton's comic musical #DoubleTrouble!
The Tour de Farce will be performed between three different casts, with "Season B" taking over Aug 16!
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Yuki Koshioka and Yusuke Matsuzaki of #4U., getting ready to wrap up the final show for 'Team F' of Bob Walton and Jim Walton's comedy musical #DOUBLETrouble!
"One more day means one more chance to beat Fukuda and Tatsumi's version!"
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Wearing a villainously posh white suit, Fumito Kawai of @abcz_official poses for a photo beside the poster for @Dreamworks' #TheBadGuys, in which he voices the short-tempered "Mr. Piranha" for its upcoming Japanese release (10/7)!
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Masaya Sawata and Kota Matsumoto of the Kansai and Tokyo #JohnnysJuniors, all dressed up for their starring roles as Hermia and Lysander in the Japanese adaptation of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream!"
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Yuki Koshioka of #4U. (R) with actor Sho Takada (L) at the opening of "Maku wo Orosuna! LIVE," a companion stage show to Koshioka's upcoming film! Takada kicks off a rotating supporting cast which also includes Takuto Teranishi, Yoshitaka Hara, and Ryuta Muro!
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Actor Kota Matsumoto, on set at yesterday's opening of his new stage play "The Miracles of the Namiya General Store." Based on the serialized novel by Keigo Higashino, it tells the story of a mysterious shop that passes letters through time.
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Actor Keito Okamoto shares a selfie from the opening of his dual-role performance as Laertes and Rosencrantz in William Shakespeare's #Hamlet!
"Shakespeare's works have always been important to me, and I'm really excited to share this one with my fans!"
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The members of #4U. with Yuki Nozawa of the #JohnnysJuniors, on stage for the opening of their new show "Sumidagawa Young Road Story!"
"Everything came together because we are such a close family. Especially with Matsuzaki playing the dog!"
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Actor Toma Ikuta contemplates the scene in this shot from the set of his new film #YUDO! Coming February 2023, this original film stars Ikuta as a failed architect who returns to his family business and learns to reconnect to the community he left behind.
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Yuta Fukuda of #4U. (R) and Kento Tomioka of the #JohnnysJuniors (L) show off their blouse-bursting physiques for the opening of their new stage play "Onna no Yujo to Kinniku THE MUSICAL!"
"The fact that it's such a weird role is exactly why it suits us!"
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Actor Toma Ikuta was red carpet-ready for the premiere of his new dramatic comedy "Yudo!" "It's set in a bathhouse," he noted, "which made me realize just how many of my movies feature me without clothes." #JohnnysUpClose
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Yudai Tatsumi of #4U., standing in the dreary backroom that serves as the setting of his newest play, "Edaniku!"
"I really got the chance to dive into the various scents that add to the story's depth. It's a first for me in many ways, but I will do my best!"
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Actor Takuto Teranishi (R) with Kota Matsumoto (L) of the #JohnnysJuniors, opening their new stage play "Zipang!"
Said Teranishi, "I see these taiko drums performed all the time but never really played them myself. Definitely a bigger workout than I expected!"
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A beaming Ryoichi Tsukada of #ABCZ, having just wrapped his dramatic reading adaptation of Jules Verne's 1865 novel "From the Earth to the Moon!" Set in the post-Civil War US, the story centers around 3 men's attempt to literally shoot themselves into space. #JohnnysUpClose
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Set mysteriously against the city skyline, actor Takuya Kimura awaits the start of the press event for his new film "THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY." Coming Jan 2023, the story follows the turbulent love between warlord Nobunaga Oda and his equally imperious wife. #JohnnysUpClose
