Jirokichi of the Wind ―Night's Flight Over Edo―

Jirokichi of the Wind ―Night's Flight Over Edo―

Jirokichi of the Wind ―Night's Flight Over Edo―

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Jirokichi of the Wind ―Night's Flight Over Edo―

2015

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At the end of the Edo Period, there was a legendary chivalrous thief who stole from rich merchants and self-serving samurai and gave to the virtuous people of the town. His name was Nezumi-kozo (Rat Boy) Jirokichi. This musical is about how he competed with and was friends with the hero of so many period dramas (Touyama Kinshiro), and about the loves they surrounded themselves with in the new and progressive Japan. A Takarazuka take on the tale of Nezumi-kozo.

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6 featured cast members

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Kairi Hokushō

Kairi Hokushō

Nakamura Jirokichi (Nezumi-kozo)

Seto Kazuya

Seto Kazuya

Touyama Kinshiro (Kagemoto)

Ayase Senna

Ayase Senna

Yuki the Conjurer

Ousaki Ayaka

Ousaki Ayaka

Ayame the Thief-taker

Ray Yuzuka

Ray Yuzuka

Hayato

Maito Minami

Maito Minami

Saburouta

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Directed by: Yoshimasa Saitō

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