He also collaborates with Anne Bogart at The Saratoga International Theatre Institute located in Saratoga Springs in America. He began in Japan by doing some Japanese drama, and then turned to modern American classics. He was disappointed by the particularity of the latter and sought the universality offered by ancient Greek drama. At the same time he developed a style derived from the classical Japanese tradition, particularly Noh and Kabuki, which involved the use of the whole body so that communication was carried out nonverbally as well as verbally. He also mixes casts, having Japanese work with American Caucasians, the latter speaking in English and the former in Japanese.
Western music mingles freely with that of the East, past with present.
The Trojan Women is a study in suffering. The original actress, Kayoko Shiraishi, played Cassandra also, and her transformation before our eyes from aged actress to young maiden was spectacular and thoroughly convincing. The stage backdrop of Trojan Women consists of brightly colored fishnets, and the suggestion is of the tangle that exists in the human mind, as in society. Their arrogant swagger and cruelty increase our sympathy for the abused women. He stands on the stage motionless until 'Andromache' pelts him with a flower, blaming him for not protecting the innocent, particularly children.