Keralino Sandorovich and Tamaki Ogawa's Unit "Kemuri Kenkyusho" Opens Tokyo Run of New Play "Cactus Smile" at Theatre Tram!

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The theatrical unit Kemuri Kenkyusho has launched its fifth production, "Cactus Smile," at Theatre Tram in Tokyo. Inspired by Kunio Kishida's short play "Before the Greenhouse," this conversational drama explores the lives of a brother and sister living in isolation.

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The theatrical unit Kemuri Kenkyusho has launched its fifth production, "Cactus Smile," at Theatre Tram in Tokyo. Inspired by Kunio Kishida's short play "Before the Greenhouse," this conversational drama explores the lives of a brother and sister living in isolation.

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Inspired by Kunio Kishida's short play "Before the Greenhouse," this production is a conversational drama that depicts the inner lives of a brother and sister who have lived in isolation from the outside world, through the lens of a romantic turmoil that befalls them. While the unit has built grand fictions across various genres—from romantic comedies and absurdism to dystopian works—this new production is a deliberate attempt at a "small story." The year is 1928 (Showa 3). Gaku and Sorako, a brother and sister, live alone in a grand Western-style house in the suburbs of Tokyo. The brother grows plants in a greenhouse, and the sister takes care of everything for him. While they live a life of comfort supported by their parents' inheritance, they cannot shake a sense of loneliness. However, signs of change appear in their lives with the arrival of a couple they have long known, Hinode and Mayumi, and Toba, an old friend of Gaku's who is a successful writer. Living isolated from society, the relationship between the two is almost like that of a married couple. Comforted by records, acknowledging their solitude... From the opening scene, which depicts just over ten minutes of interaction at the turn of the year, their intimacy and eccentricity are laid bare. Even as the visitors bring in the winds of the outside world and begin to unfold a romantic drama, the pair's behavior remains unsophisticated and, at times, peculiar. Yet, at the same time, they are filled with a kindness that considers each other's love lives, and a frankness and purity that comes from being unworldly, gradually exerting a charm and magnetism that makes it impossible to look away. The laughter sparked by the unpredictable behavior of the unique visitors and the way the siblings are swayed by them only makes the nature of this brother and sister seem all the more poignant and endearing. While the setting of the era and the human relationships may give the impression of being old-fashioned and mode

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