The stage production of "Sword Dance" Shinden Tsutsurari Kitan no Runma-chan has opened at THEATER MILANO-Za in Tokyo, Japan. Comments from the seven swordsmith cast members and photos of the performance have arrived!

ーRyo Matsuda as Kiyomitsu Kashuー
Stage "Touken Ranbu" Shinden Tsuketari Kitan no Runma
The curtain rises.
During this training period, we have been striving for sincerity and our own way of doing things.
I will stand on the board with high aspirations so that the story will hopefully be conveyed to your hearts and minds, and I will deliver it well until the upcoming Chishu-gyu-gyu performance.
It is too much to put into words, so please come to the theater to see for yourself.
May you be filled with bright red love under the asagi-hued sky.

ーKeisuke Ueda as Yamato Mamoru Stableー
We have all been training together, looking in one direction to fulfill our mission as swordsmiths.
Bakumatsu, Shinsengumi, Shido. It is the most direct and straightforward work. It is impossible not to be moved by it.
I would like to wield my sword and shake my heart so that my presence as an actor, Keisuke Ueda, can be the best "tsukkari" for this story.
I will deliver Yamato Mamoru Stability straight away in my own way. Thank you very much.

ーRui Tabuchi as Kanesada Izumimamoriー
The curtain has finally risen on the Shinden. I am very happy to be able to go into battle as Izumimori Kanesada for the first time since Ishiden five years ago. It has been an intense rehearsal period, but we have been working together as one and pushing forward passionately every day just like the Shinsengumi.
We hope you will support them as they push forward with all their might for their dreams and for love, each with their own thoughts and feelings. Please enjoy the show!

ーEito Konishi as Kunihiro Horikawaー
First time in 5 years to go out on a sword trip! I have always wanted to go out again, so I am very happy to be able to do so this time. It was a hard rehearsal as you would expect from a sword festival! I think we all worked hard from the first day of rehearsal to the last day of rehearsal without any compromise.
It will be a long battle from here to the final day of the festival, but I will continue to face it with all my might.
I hope you enjoy it.

ーGaku Matsuda as Nagasone Toratetsuー
I am very happy to welcome the performance. We have worked hard in our rehearsals so that everyone who loves sword dance can enjoy the show to the fullest.
I am nervous because this is my first time to participate in a main performance of the "Sword Dance" stage, but I would like to enjoy the story that will be spun from here with the company members and the audience.

ーOsamiya Sunagawa as Kanegen Magorokuー
It is a pleasure to meet you. Once again, I am very happy to be involved in the stage "Sword Dance". The entire troupe wants to deliver something good to the audience. We have been training hard with a forward-looking mind to create a work that will remain in the hearts of the audience. I have learned a lot from their attitude, and the time has flown by very quickly. I will put all the things I have accumulated on this stage and bring them to the stage! Please enjoy the show.

ーAuditor, Hiroki Naitoー
I am very excited now.
First stage "Sword Dance", first THEATER MILANO-Za.
We had our debut in May in collaboration with Star Flyer, and we have been practicing hard since then. We will perform on 49 stages in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka, and we all hope to make it through without injury.
We will deliver a hot, hot stage, so please look forward to it.

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