Kudan Project Production
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Kudan Project Production is a theatrical company for whom Tengai Amano
writes and directs. They are only 2 actors, Hideji Oguma and Satoru Jitsunashi.
, was founded in 1998 by Tengai Amano
(playwright and director) and Hideji Oguma (actor and producer). It consists of actors and crew from various renowned theatre groups and freelance artists. By combining high techniques of numerous groups and different genres, the project pursues a wider possibility of theatre arts .
Originally, the Kudan Project was organised for performing the play Kudan No Ken when the group went by the name of Kikori No Kai, back in 1995. After 1998, the company changed their name to the Kudan Project and started performing in Japanese cities. They also performed in prominent Asian cities such as Taipei
, Hong Kong
, Beijing
, Busan
and so on. The word kudan is the name of legendary Japanese monster that has the head of human and the body of a cow. The kudan sometimes shows up in human habitations and tells the people prophecies of a dire future.
After Kudan No Ken, the Kudan Project was looking for a new story to perform. Yaji and Kita
is a two man story, taking up the theme of reality vs dreams, life vs death. This was perfect match for the Kudan Project, their mission and their philosophy. Furthermore, Yaji and Kita
happen to resemble to the actors, Hideji Oguma and Satoru Jitsunashi. It was fated meeting and they knew that they had to make Yayi and Kita for the stage.
Yaji and Kita also toured and performed in South East Asia, notably at KLPac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre) and Francisco Santiago Hall in Makati, the Philippines.
KUDAN Project is supported by Agency for Cultural Affairs
, Japan.
Tengai Amano
Tengai Amano is a playwright, director and the leader of the drama group called "Shonen-oja-kan". He was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture in 1960, and graduated from the Department of History in Aichi Gakuin University. In 1982, he founded "Shonen-oja-kan" in Nagoya...
writes and directs. They are only 2 actors, Hideji Oguma and Satoru Jitsunashi.
History
The production, which is active mostly in Nagoya, JapanJapan
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, was founded in 1998 by Tengai Amano
Tengai Amano
Tengai Amano is a playwright, director and the leader of the drama group called "Shonen-oja-kan". He was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture in 1960, and graduated from the Department of History in Aichi Gakuin University. In 1982, he founded "Shonen-oja-kan" in Nagoya...
(playwright and director) and Hideji Oguma (actor and producer). It consists of actors and crew from various renowned theatre groups and freelance artists. By combining high techniques of numerous groups and different genres, the project pursues a wider possibility of theatre arts .
Originally, the Kudan Project was organised for performing the play Kudan No Ken when the group went by the name of Kikori No Kai, back in 1995. After 1998, the company changed their name to the Kudan Project and started performing in Japanese cities. They also performed in prominent Asian cities such as Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
and so on. The word kudan is the name of legendary Japanese monster that has the head of human and the body of a cow. The kudan sometimes shows up in human habitations and tells the people prophecies of a dire future.
After Kudan No Ken, the Kudan Project was looking for a new story to perform. Yaji and Kita
Yaji and Kita
Yaji and Kita are the two main characters in Jippensha Ikku's Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.Yaji and Kita may also refer to one of the many adaptations of that story:* Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue, 1927 film version...
is a two man story, taking up the theme of reality vs dreams, life vs death. This was perfect match for the Kudan Project, their mission and their philosophy. Furthermore, Yaji and Kita
Yaji and Kita
Yaji and Kita are the two main characters in Jippensha Ikku's Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.Yaji and Kita may also refer to one of the many adaptations of that story:* Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue, 1927 film version...
happen to resemble to the actors, Hideji Oguma and Satoru Jitsunashi. It was fated meeting and they knew that they had to make Yayi and Kita for the stage.
Yaji and Kita also toured and performed in South East Asia, notably at KLPac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre) and Francisco Santiago Hall in Makati, the Philippines.
KUDAN Project is supported by Agency for Cultural Affairs
Agency for Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education . It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. As of April 2007, it is led by the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Tamotsu Aoki....
, Japan.