The Shochiku video on demand The service introduced Friday that the standard kabuki play adaptation of Monkey Kick‘S Lupine III manga will stream stay with English subtitles on August 11 at 9:00 PM JST (8:00 AM EDT). The archived model of the efficiency will likely be accessible from August 12 at 12:00 AM JST (August 11 at 11:00 AM EDT) till August 18 at 11:59 PM JST (August 18 at 10:59 AM EDT).

Shochiku‘S YouTube channel streams a promotional video for the livestream.


The livestream and archive of the play is accessible for buy in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States for 4,200 yen (roughly US$26.10). It’s accessible for buy in Japan for 4,600 yen (roughly US$28.59).

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Picture by way of Kabukibito web site

The play opened in December on the Shinbashi Enbujo Theater in Tokyo.

The main roles are performed by:

  • Ainosuke Kataoka as Lupine III
  • Matsuya Onoe as Goemon Ishikawa
  • Emisaburō Ichikawa as Daisuke Jigen
  • Emiya Ichikawa as Fujiko mine
  • Chūsha Ichikawa as Inspector Zenigata

The unique story of the kabuki play is about within the Azuchi-Momoyama interval (1568-1600), the identical interval by which the legendary Japanese bandit Ishikawa Goemon lived.

The Lupine III manga character Daisuke Jigen obtained a live-action movie titled Jigen Daisukewhich debuted on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on October 13. Actor Tetsuji Tamayama reprized his position as marksman Daisuke Jigen from the 2014 live-action movie Lupine III film.

Supply: Kabuki Internet