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.
 
Video: https://youtu.be/qaQkHSI2qU0
 
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
 
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The Japan News