The seventh chapter of The Japanese Ideology continues OLTA’s performative analysis of how ideology manifests in everyday life, this time set in the naval port city of Yokosuka.
The performance is presented at the historic Uraga Dock, a vast brick structure built in the modern era for shipbuilding and repair. Audience members are invited to move freely through the space, experiencing the work from shifting perspectives.
This chapter explores how the souls and spirits of individuals who perished in war transform into ideology. Beginning with a scene set in the nearby Kamome Danchi housing complex, the narrative unfolds toward the Tokyo Trials and the Junkoku Shichishibyō, a mausoleum dedicated to the seven Class-A war criminals enshrined there.
 
Venue: Uraga Dock (4-7-1 Uraga, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Date: 2024 December 14 (Saturday) and 15(Sunday)
Performance: 15:30– (70 min.)
Fee: 3,000yen
Language: Japanese performance with English synopsis provided.
 
Staff, Cast and Credits
Script:MEGUNINJA
Direction:Jang-Chi
Cast:INOUE Toru, UCHIDA Yuka, KIKUCHI Yuki, SAITO Takafumi, TAKAYAMA Reiko, NAKAGAWA Yuka, MEGUNINJA, HASEGAWA Yoshihiro, Ivan Timbrell
Scenography:OLTA
Stage Design:HASEGAWA Yoshihiro
Music, Costumes:INOUE Toru
Props:SAITO Takafumi
Sound:ISHIUCHI Kazuki, YAMAGUCHI Takahiro
English Translation:OTA Kei
 
Art Festival|SENSE ISLAND／LAND 2024
Organizers|Yokosuka City, Sense Island Executive Committee (Yokosuka Visitor Promotion and Attraction Committee, Abstract Engine Co., Ltd., TRYANGLE Inc.)
Special Sponsor|Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd.
Special Support|Peatix Japan K.K.
Support|USHIO LIGHTING, INC., Kannonzaki Park Center, Yokosuka seaside Partners Supported by|The Saison Foundation
YPAM Fringe
 
Article
The Japan News
 
From the Uraga Dock, 180.3 meters in length, the whistle sounds.
 
One year after the full six chapters of “Japanese Ideology” were performed, we will be holding an outdoor performance in Uraga, Yokosuka City.
The Uraga Dock was completed in 1899 by the Uraga Shipbuilding Company. Seventy years later, in 1969, the “Kamome Danchi” (Seagull Housing Complex), a massive residential complex overlooking Tokyo Bay, was built. Kamome Danchi began to accommodate residents in 1970, the year of Expo ’70.
The Uraga area is divided into east and west by a bay. The east and west sides are separated by the bay, with ferry boats serving as the means of crossing. Kamome Danchi is located on the eastern side, with kites soaring overhead. The path leading to the ferry dock on the eastern side is lined with high walls and barbed wire, preventing any view of the bay. On the western side, Atago-yama Park, the oldest park in the city, opened in 1891, offers a sweeping view of the bay.
In Chapter 7, the sound of the whistle echoes from the Uraga Dock.