For the past 20 years, the theater has included special programming in its summer schedule for children, who can be seen with their mothers in the audience during the morning show. Its popularity led to its production by Bunraku with music composed by Nozawa Kizaemon. One of the most famous female roles in both Bunraku and Kabuki, Tokihime, appears in this play. This last work is a traditional summer play in which the audience is chilled by the spectacle of cold-blooded murder. Tickets are 4,600 yen per program.
Discounts are available when tickets for more than one show are purchased.
The writer would again like to express her gratitude to Shoji Nagoshi and Akiko Takahashi of the National Bunraku Theater, who have both spent many long hours and explaining and demonstrating their art.