Sainokuni Shakespeare Series Latest Work 'King Lear' Now Playing in Saitama Until May 24! (Photos/Comments)

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The latest work in the Sainokuni Shakespeare Series, 'King Lear,' premiered on May 5 and is currently running in Saitama until May 24. Kotaro Yoshida stars and serves as artistic director, with Keishi Nagatsuka directing. A national tour featuring a star-studded cast including Tatsuya Fujiwara and Satomi Ishihara is scheduled.

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The latest work in the Sainokuni Shakespeare Series, 'King Lear,' premiered on May 5 and is currently running in Saitama until May 24. Kotaro Yoshida stars and serves as artistic director, with Keishi Nagatsuka directing. A national tour featuring a star-studded cast including Tatsuya Fujiwara and Satomi Ishihara is scheduled.

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The Sainokuni Shakespeare Series 2nd Vol.3 'King Lear' premiered on May 5, 2026 (Tuesday holiday). Stage photos and comments from Kotaro Yoshida, Tatsuya Fujiwara, and Satomi Ishihara have arrived for the opening. The Saitama performances will run until May 24 (Sunday), followed by a tour with performances in Miyagi, Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Okayama. (Photography: Maiko Miyakawa) King Lear: Kotaro Yoshida From stage photos Sainokuni Shakespeare Series Latest Work! Directed by Keishi Nagatsuka × Starring Kotaro Yoshida 'King Lear' The curtain has finally risen on 'King Lear,' one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, praised as his masterpiece, and the third installment of the 'Sainokuni Shakespeare Series 2nd,' newly launched by Kotaro Yoshida in May 2024. Kotaro Yoshida, the artistic director of this series, takes on the title role. The production is directed by Keishi Nagatsuka, whom Yoshida deeply trusts. This is Nagatsuka's second time tackling a Shakespearean work, following 'Macbeth' in 2013. Utilizing his perspective as a playwright, he presents a new interpretation of 'King Lear.' This marks Yoshida's first leading role in a Shakespearean work in nine years. In the previous series, he starred in 'Titus Andronicus' in 2004, followed by 'Othello' in 2007, 'Antony and Cleopatra' in 2011, and 'Henry IV' in 2013. In 'Timon of Athens' in 2017, he took over the artistic directorship baton from Yukio Ninagawa and concurrently served as director and lead actor. The cast challenging this production alongside Yoshida is also a gathering of elite actors. Tatsuya Fujiwara, who left a vivid impression in 'Macbeth' in 2025, plays Edgar, who is banished by his half-brother's conspiracy. Satomi Ishihara, who played the heroine in the previous series 'All's Well That Ends Well,' takes on the challenging role of Goneril, the eldest daughter. Izumi Matsuoka plays Regan, Hiroshi Yazaki plays the illegitimate son Edmund, Mitsuki Yoshida plays the youngest daughter Cordelia, Ke

Sainokuni Shakespeare Series Latest Work 'King Lear' Now Playing in Saitama Until May 24! (Photos/Comments)

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