Hiroaki Miyauchi

The gorgeous Spirited Away stage play is getting a theatrical release from GKids. The movie version of the play was filmed during the production’s 2022 run at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo. Based on the critically-acclaimed Studio Ghibli film of the same name, Spirited Away tells the story of a young girl named Chihiro who finds herself trapped in a mysterious bath house inhabited by spirits; her parents have also been sucked into the spirit world, and so Chihiro must save them (and herself) and return to the human world. The stage production uses puppets and practical effects to recreate the movie’s iconic characters and beautiful visuals.

The stageplay adaptation of the popular manga by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen.

江戸末期。宇宙からやって来た天人（あまんと）の台頭と廃刀令により、侍は衰退の一途をたどっていた。かつては攘夷志士として天人と最後まで戦い、“白夜叉”と恐れられた銀時もかぶき町の便利屋“万事屋銀ちゃん”をのんきに営む毎日。そんな彼のもとに、かつての同志だった桂が消息不明になり、高杉が挙兵して幕府の転覆をたくらんでいるという情報が。銀時は万事屋メンバーの新八や神楽とともに事態の調査に乗り出す。