Theatre 1

Nov 21, 2012

2h 52m

★ 5.0

Overview

Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit fundamental but timely questions: What is theatre? Why do human beings act?

Genres

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Cast

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Oriza Hirata

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Koji Fukada

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Kanji Furutachi

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Kotaro Shiga

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Hiroko Matsuda

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Kenji Yamauchi

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Natsuko Hori

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Makiko Murata

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Yuriko Ogino

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Ryuta Furuya

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Kumi Hyodo

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