By applying the terrorism incident by a cult organization in Japan as motif, Noda portrays the unstoppable urge of belief which all of us possess. His imagination had fully blossomed in this critically acclaimed work. The scene is set in a small calligraphy class in a town. There was a cult figure whom possesses undeniable power over his believers. When a “seeker” and a “persuader” meet, the world of Greek myth appears from a crack in dimension. Noda brilliantly portrayed the course of metamorphose of Greek Gods and layered with psyche of people’s belief into madness on stage. How did “an idealistic belief metamorphose into homicidal madness? ”. Unanswerable question yet uncontainable urge to pray delivered to the audience.

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The Character
Written and directed by Hideki Noda

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse(TOKYO)
20 June 2010 - 8 August 2010

CAST
Rie Miyazawa
Arata Furuta
Takashi Fujii
Minami
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Songha
Tetsushi Tanaka
Guin-poon-chaw
Hideki Noda
Isao Hashizume

STAFF
SET DESIGN　Yukio Horio
LIGHTING DESIGN　Ikuo Ogawa
COSTUME　Kodue Hibino
SOUND DESIGN　Yukio Takatsu
CHOREOGRAPHY　Ikuyo Kuroda
VISUAL EFFECT　Shutaro Oku
HAIR AND MAKEUP　Takayuki Miyamori
PRODUCTION MANAGER　Masataka Sesaki
PRODUCER　Hiroyuki Suzuki

Produced by NODA・MAP

“The Character” SPACIAL WEBSITE
http://www.nodamap.com/productions/thecharacter/