#Yazaki Hiroshi

[tofutortoise]

My Experience at The Tempest (少年社中) + Meeting Imata Taira!!

On Monday I saw Shonen Shachu’s 25th anniversary production of The Tempest in Tokyo! Overall, I had an amazing experience, and even got to meet IMATA TAIRA HIMSELF!!! And speak to him, which was unreal. Details below, but also spoilers for the play! 

First off, I got my ticket through the lottery system, and somehow I ended up with a fantastic seat on the first floor! I haven’t had great luck with random seats in the past, but this time I sure did. It was a pretty small theater with excellent acoustics. The set was minimal but well utilized. I was really excited about the costumes after seeing all the glittering visuals on the official website (see here), but for some reason, the actual costumes they wore for the play were completely different and noticeably lower quality. I was particularly disappointed that the women’s costumes had major downgrades. On the bright side, Hiroshi Yazaki (playing Kagura/Prospero) got an even better costume than the one he wears in the official posters. He looked like a prince! 

As for the story, I can’t say I was the biggest fan. However, this is probably on me more than the production lmao. Because it’s called The Tempest, I assumed that this would simply be a production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. However, as I quickly realized while watching the show and growing ever more confused, this is not the case!! It’s actually an original show about a theater group dealing with the loss of one of their members, reckoning with what it means to be an actor and bringing happiness to people, following their love for acting, etc., all while they put on a production of The Tempest. Scenes from Shakespeare’s Tempest are therefore interwoven into the play, and sometimes I admit I had a hard time understanding what was going on (the many time skips/flashbacks didn’t help on this point lol). Honestly I should have read the plot synopsis ahead of time, but because I assumed it was just the basic Tempest I didn’t bother– oops. 

There were points where I was quite invested and moved, but overall I wouldn’t say the flow of the story was particularly great. However, my experience was also limited by my intermediate Japanese, and I’m sure a lot of it went over my head. 

I think all of the actors did an amazing job! Imata Taira was definitely a highlight, and he portrayed a very troubled, grieving, angry character with artfulness and incredible intensity. Seeing him, along with Yazaki and Shogo in person, was absolutely unreal. As a long time Hakuouki fan, going from first seeing them on my computer in Hakumyu 8 years ago to watching them in person in Japan is a dream come true. 

Now, let’s get to the most exciting part– I MET IMATA TAIRA!!! AND SPOKE TO HIM!!!! AHHH! Basically after the show there was a special line where you could go to buy a piece of merch and talk to Taira for a moment. I had no idea they would be doing this so I hadn’t prepared anything to say to him, and I was SO nervous!! Turns out I needn’t have worried though, because Taira is such a lovely person and it was a great interaction. First of all, when the person in front of me moved on and I stepped up, Taira’s eyes went comically wide and he let out a gasp. I was expecting some level of surprise because I was a foreigner (blue eyes, red hair, etc.) at a completely Japanese play, but he was seriously taken aback. I spoke to him entirely in Japanese, of course, and thanked him for a wonderful performance, but he was just kinda scrambling for words and saying stuff like “Ah I’m so sorry I don’t know English!!”. He was so sweet and even bowed and put his head to the table and apologized for not knowing English T-T. I told him that even though my Japanese isn’t great, the power of theater is such that you don’t need to understand the words to be moved, and he thanked me again and even gave me his best “thank you!” in English too! He was so incredibly kind and genuine, and I found his reaction to be hilarious. It seemed like he was just as nervous to speak to me as I was to speak to him! Absolutely amazing experience!!!! The whole thing still feels absolutely unreal to me. I never thought I would have the opportunity to actually speak to one of the actors who has meant so much to me over the years. What a wonderful way to start off 2024 :) 

If anyone wants to chat about the play or has any questions about seeing it, feel free to PM anytime!

#the tempest #shonen shachu #imata taira #suzuki shogo #yazaki hiroshi #butai

[demonsofthefleetingblossoms]

A collection of amusing screencaps from Okita-hen

Source: hakumyu-fancom.livejournal.com

#Hirose Daisuke #Matsuda Ryo #Imata Taira #Ono Kento #Ikeda Junya #Yazaki Hiroshi #Okita Souji #Saito Hajime #Kondou Isami #Harada Sanosuke #Toudou Heisuke #Hijikata Toshizo #Hakumyu #Okita-hen

[leenaevilin]

[Update] 舞台「鬼滅の刃」其ノ参 無限夢列車 (butai kimetsu no yaiba sono san mugen yume ressha)

cast update under the cut^^

Cast:

Kobayashi Ryouta as Kamado Tanjirou (竈門炭治郎)

Takahashi Karen as Kamado Nezuko (竈門禰豆子)

Ueda Keisuke as Agatsuma Zenitsu (我妻善逸)

Satou Yuugo as Hashibira Inosuke (嘴平伊之助)

Naitou Taiki as Enmu (魘夢)

Aoki Jin as Akaza (猗窩座)

Shimokawa Kyouhei as Rengoku (煉獄千寿郎)

Hosomi Daisuke as Rengoku (煉獄槇寿郎)

Yazaki Hiroshi as Rengoku Kyoujurou (煉󠄁獄杏寿郎)

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#鬼滅の刃 #kimetsu no yaiba #小林亮太 #kobayashi ryouta #高橋かれん #takahashi karen #植田圭輔 #ueda keisuke #佐藤祐吾 #satou yuugo #内藤大希 #naitou taiki #蒼木陣 #aoki jin #下川恭平 #shimokawa kyouhei #細見大輔 #hosomi daisuke #矢崎広 #yazaki hiroshi

[liliththunder]

11 Years of following one man's back

Hijikata's four musicals:

2013 OG Hijikata Hen

Director: Mouri Nobuhiro Composer: Sahashi Toshihiko

Lead: Yazaki Hiroshi

2016 Shinsengumi Kitan

Director: Mouri Nobuhiro Composer: Sahashi Toshihiko

Lead: Matsuda Gaku

2018 Shitan Hijikata Hen

Director: Nishida Daisuke Composer: Sahashi Toshihiko

Lead: Wada Masanari

2024 Shinkai Hijikata Hen

Director: Mouri Nobuhiro Composer: Sakabe Go

Lead: Kubota Hidetoshi

Let's play "Guess what" for Shinkai Hijikata Hen, while we wait for it to come:

New songs or old songs revised?

Mouri and Sakabe haven't yet cooperated, will they reuse songs from the Nishida era? I highly doubt that they will reuse a majority, this gives Mouri a greater freedom to create a script that's really his. I'm sure he will draw inspiration from Nishida, but at since he's the father of Hakumyu, you know?

Good ending or bad ending?

Hard to say, there's one play twice and one play not his route by name. I, of course, hope there'll be a good ending for Kubohide. They might go with a similar strategy as Collar X Malice did and have one evening a good ending and one evening a bad ending.

Guest talk?

I think it's highly likely. Considering that almost all former Hijikata-actors are still actively connected to Hakumyu. This includes Yazaki, Gaku and Izawa. (Sasahide will be there, too of course.) Maybe we get lucky and a former HijiChizuru appears, but I don't have high hopes for that, since none of them is really active in the acting business. Mika lives in Kochi Prefecture on top of that.

Personal hopes?

I hope the songs for Chizuru are good and let Ruri shine in her profession as traditional singer. Maybe they can even use them as a BGM even, when the scene of going to Ezo comes (she is born in Hokkaido and has sung old Hokkaidoer songs before)

My friend @koto-wari hopes for the onigiri scene to be adapted and that the former "Ore dake no yume" and "Katana ni komeyo" scenes gonna be good and be ripping our hearts apart.

And well the most essential thing has to be:

The lead dynamic: between Kubohide and Ruri

The group dynamic: between Kubohide and his friends, comrades and the Shinsengumi.

Feel free to use the comments as a room for speculations and your thoughts on the matter!

Love you

Lilith

#hakuouki #hakumyu #hakuouki musical #hakuouki musical hakumyu 10th anniversary #hakuoki

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Hakumyu LIVE 3 Guest Announcement

The LIVE 3 guests for Osaka will be Takasaki Shota (Yamazaki from Kazama-hen, Toudou-hen, Reimeiroku, Shinsengumi Kitan, LIVE 2, Harada-hen) and Yazaki Hiroshi (original Hijikata).

source: m_hakuoki twitter

#hakumyu

[wanderer-stan]

𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗦 ◈ 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘂 𝗻𝗼 𝗬𝗮𝗶𝗯𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 (𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝-𝗟𝗢𝗗𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝟮)

#鬼滅の刃 #kimetsu no yaiba #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba stage play #demon slayer stage play #kny stage play #giyu tomioka #honda reo #sanemi shinazugawa #maeda ryutaro #tengen uzui #tsuji ryoshiro #mitsuri kanroji #kawasaki akira #kyojuro rengoku #yazaki hiroshi #muichiro tokito #okuda yumeto #obanai iguro #miyamoto kosuke #gyomei himejima #changhae #shinobu kocho #kadoyama yoko #amorgifs #*butai #giyu's gif is not from the vid tho 🤭

[wild-icarus]

Benvolio/ベンヴォーリオ (矢崎広/Yazaki Hiroshi) Romeo et Juliette Jp 2017 (2/7)

Parts:  1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

#ベンヴォーリオ #矢崎広 #benvolio #yazaki hiroshi #hiroshi yazaki #romeo et juliette #romeo and juliet #ロミオとジュリエット #ロミオ&ジュリエット #romeo and juliet costumes #costume reference #costume detail #costumes

[chickenswithsocks]

Tumblr, I give you a niche meme

#macbeth #yazaki hiroshi

[gula-melaka]

Hakumyu LIVE 2! Thoughts

1. IMO the current cast’s voices are... not very powerful? It’s not bad, but they are not very memorable. I remember Hirose Daisuke’s “Show time ga” well. But in LIVE 2, it didn’t stand out.

2. When Aramaki Yoshihiko said “Saigo moriagate iku yo”, I had throwback feels. <3

3. Suzuki Shogo has the most consistent, amazing voice. <3

4. I’m annoyed because in any and all iterations, Okita Souji has his slender fingers wrapped around my tender fangirl heart. <3

5. Chi-sama? Seriously, Chikage? xD His face during the whole Chi-kama scene is so adorable ughh. From disapproving to ughh I know I’m popular but you don’t have to to I guess it’s not bad. xD

6. First time seeing Shiranui topless! Kashiwagi Yuusuke is actually pretty toned... *^* Heck, a lot of them are!

7. Meanwhile at the side of the stage... #bromance

8. And at the back of the stage, Souji attacks an extra’s nipples. D:

9. Unrelated, but I’m very pleased every time Saito shows off his sternocleidomastoid muscle because it’s extremely relevant to me as a dentist. :D

10. The cast’s harmonization sounds really good. <3

11. I wasn’t able to watch Reimeiroku, so the medley with Serizawa’s assassination was new and exciting for me. The lines, the acting, the choreography... it was great! I like Serizawa’s wig and beard, they are really nicely done. (meanwhile, why can’t they get Sano’s hair right???)

12. Yazaki Hiroshi!! I really missed his singing. He had a really strong and consistent voice. And he portrayed Hijikata really well, even nailing Shinichiro Miki’s voice. And he’s really cute too ahhhh.

13. The cast interacting with Yazaki was really hilarious! Ahhhh Kondo-san! ;A;

14. I’LL WAIT FOR YOU YAZAKI-SAN! <3

15. HELLO HE’S TOO ADORABLE I CANNOT.

16. I squealed so hard when I heard the tune to Paint It Blood. Okita is my favourite character and Paint It Blood’s chorus is incredibly catchy and I really love the lyrics. Aramaki-san’s smug look... UGHHHH.

17. Sano’s solo songs were pretty fun. The way he stroked his spear, fufufu. And that teasing “Wait for me!” I can’t wait to watch Harada-hen!

18. The return of Oni no Matsuei! The part where they harmonize “kakugo shiro”... Ahhh I love the old songs. TT

19. Suzuki-san seemed so emotional when they finished the final song. I know that this is his last Hakumyu. But was this the last stage? Even till through the cheering section, he seemed so sad.... :’< (I later find out that yes, it was the last performance) I’m gonna miss his Kazama very much. It wasn’t the same Kazama from the game, but he created a Kazama that was very memorable.

20. I didn’t realize that it was also Hashimoto Shohei’s last Hakumyu. The feels. :’<

21. Everyone was so emotional. TT

Just like the first LIVE, LIVE2 was a lot of fun to watch! I’m so glad to be able to watch Hakumyu up till now. I’m looking forward to watch Harada-hen! ^^

#hakuouki #hakumyu #hakuouki musical #okita souji #aramaki yoshihiko #Kazama Chikage #suzuki shogo #shiranui kyo #kashiwagi yuusuke #harada sanosuke #higashi keisuke #saitou hajime #hashimoto shohei #yazaki hiroshi

[nollatooru]

Warrior’s Ballad by Yazaki Hiroshi, for Hijikata’s birthday.

#hakuouki #yazaki hiroshi #hijikata toshizo #yukimura chizuru #I started this when I noticed I missed hijikata's 5.5 birthday #I just really like this song #and hiroshi played hijikata in hakumyu #I feel like it's a bit too kind for hijikata #that's why he's just writing it in his haiku book :P #yay hijichi #where he's probably in love with her #well happy second hijikata's birthday #video #fan art

[demonsofthefleetingblossoms]

A collection of amusing screencaps from Saito-hen.

Source: hakumyu-fancom.livejournal.com

#Matsuda Ryo #Miyazaki Shuuto #Yazaki Hiroshi #Ikeda Junya #Suzuki Shogo #Shimizu Junji #Mori Masaru #Saito Hajime #Nagakura Shinpachi #Hijikata Toshizo #Toudou Heisuke #Kazama Chikage #Amagiri Kyuju #Inoue Genzaburou #Hakumyu #Saito-hen

[leenaevilin]

[Update] 舞台「鬼滅の刃」其ノ参 無限夢列車 (butai kimetsu no yaiba sono san mugen yume ressha)

the show will be running from September 10th, 2022 and September 11th, 2022 (Tokyo) @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL September 16th, 2022 to September 25th, 2022 (Kyoto) @ 京都劇場 (Kyoto Gekijou) October 15th, 2022 to October 23rd, 2022 (Tokyo) @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL

#鬼滅の刃 #kimetsu no yaiba #小林亮太 #kobayashi ryouta #矢崎広 #yazaki hiroshi

[enami17]

“Moma no Kasei Tankenki 2020” interview (x)

#Yazaki Hiroshi #Suzuki Shougo #Moma no Kasei Tankenki 2020

[kuruizakuhana]

Beware of the Demon Vice-Commanders 🌸 (4/11/2019)

#yazaki-senseiiiiii <3 #Yazaki Hiroshi #Masanari Wada #hakumyu #hakuouki #hijikata toshizou

[kirakirachiizuru]

(Hakuouki Musical Hijikata-hen) No matter how many thousands of times I have (literally) watched Hakumyu, I always feel like I need to comb Hijikata-Piroshi’s hair XD (Why does it have to be on the recording day that his hair is the worst XDDD lol and I dont remember the other Hijikata(s) having ‘bad hair day’ like Piroshi HAHAHAH - i guess it is bcs Piroshi gave his all on that day, yeah). But i still love him to bits XD <333

#hakuouki #hakumyu #hakuouki musical #yazaki hiroshi #hijikata toshizou

[wild-icarus]

Benvolio/ベンヴォーリオ, “Promo” (矢崎広/Yazaki Hiroshi, 馬場徹/Baba Toru) Romeo et Juliette Jp 2017 (1/7)

All Photos are of Yazaki except for third row left and fourth row left.

Parts: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

#ベンヴォーリオ #romeo et juliette #romeo and juliet #馬場徹 #矢崎広 #yazaki hiroshi #hiroshi yazaki #Baba Toru #toru baba #ロミオとジュリエット #ロミオ&ジュリエット #costume reference #costume detail #costume #Benvolio