The historical drama, "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko" and Phantasmal Clothes Exhibition (Noh, Kabuki and Historical Drama That You Enjoy in a Cinema)

- Screening Decadent Samurai Movie with Smartphone Caption and the Clothes, "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko"

A masterpiece in Showa err, which is an exciting entertainment “Samurai film”(historical drama), "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko" has been revived now in English, Chinese and Japanese.
This dream-inspiring collaborative work, which was produced in 1958 in commemoration of the 300th movie starring Utaemon Ichikawa, features all famous movie stars.

[Story] The protagonist, Saotome Mondonosuke, was a direct vassal called Hatamoto of the Tokugawa shogunate and a high-ranking master of swordsman with 1200 koku even without an official assignment. However, in the peaceful Genroku era, as there was no opportunity to show off his skills of sword that he was proud of, he always said " I can't help being boring." While he hates corruption of power because he is a man of integrity, he is benignant to frankly interact with people to be commonly known as "the bored lord". This is a drama that the "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko" unfolds.

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Starring: Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezō Kataoka, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Hashizo Okawa, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Kōtarō Satomi, Kin'ya Kitaōji

The movie show uses a subtitle system that utilizes a smartphone (mobile device) in the theater. (Japanese, English and Chinese (simplified Chinese)

-Costume exhibition of the "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko"

Gorgeous kimonos worn by Saotome Mondonosuke that actor Utaemon Ichikawa played in the movie series, "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko", have been discovered in Toei Studios Kyoto at Uzumasa in Kyoto. As historical drama's costume is often reused in another movie after having been re-tailored, those clothes rarely remained to be exactly "the rare costume".
The exhibition provides collaboration of the exhibited works at two galleries together with the exhibition of the costume.

Galerie Nichido: The exhibition features a number of paintings, and costume used on the movie series, "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko". In addition, "Gallery Nichido & Toei: The history of Ginza" will be introduced.

Ginza Yanagi Gallery: Works of an artist, Minoru Hirota, and the costume in the film series, "Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko", will be exhibited.
In the afternoon of October 6th, croquis performance will be provided. (Three times performances scheduled at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 3:00pm)

[Minoru Hirota] Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1959. Completed a master degree of Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts. Member of the standing committee of Hakujitu Fine Art Association. Organizes a joint art studio "ATELIER 21" (Yokohama) with his classmates of the Tokyo University of the Arts. In recent years, he has not only exhibited his works at art museums and galleries but has been also
active in reviewing the essence of painting through collaborations with musicians, dancers and poets. He also aims at creating realistic portrayal that reflects the presence of a person itself in front of him on the picture, pursuing potential of drawing and line drawing.