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"Literary Theater" Bungakudza - one of the three leading theaters of the genre of Singake in Japan . It is here that the best classical productions of modern Japanese and world playwrights are put, and it is here that you can see so unconventional for "the country of the rising sun "The performances that we used to see in the old Europe . Simply put, if you crave to enjoy a multi-layered action with masks, music, dances, stretched for 3-4 hours - Bungakudza is not for you . But the quality plays in which the directors emphasize psychological realism and dialogues, then welcome to the shining area of ​​Shinjuku and its amazing temple Melpomene, founded in 1937 .

The founders of the Bungakudza Theater were immediately three prominent Japanese playwrights - the most talented Kunio Kisida, the illustrious Mantaro Kubota and the amazing Sisi Bunroku - the classics of their time, deserve the love of readers and the public . What is the last thing that the fact that only one year after the opening of the scene with Bungakudze earned a research Institute . It is not easy to create masterpieces of world drama, but also studied, popularized and promoted genre singeki - not so well known at the time, such as kabuki or but .

The founders of the Bungakudza Theater were immediately three prominent Japanese playwrights - the most talented Kunio Kisida, the illustrious Mantaro Kubota and the terrific Sisi Bunroku - the classics of their time, who deserved the love of readers and the public.

For a long time, the troupe consisted of many popular Japanese actors and the authors, in particular popular in Russia Kyoko Kisida, Haruko Sugimura, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Yukio Mishima and Kato Mitio. But there was a black line in the history of Bungakuza.

In January 1963, a crisis moment came for the theater, when 29 leading actors left it at once. In less than a year, namely in November, another scandal erupted in political terms: from the repertoire they excluded the spicy play "Koto of Joy" by Mishima, because of which these theatrical scaffolds were forever lost by 14 talented ministers Melpomene, including the author of the play.

But everything passes and is forgotten, today Bungakudza is again on the wave of popularity and attracts with its classical and avant-garde performances of theater fans from around the world. The contemporary repertoire includes plays by Shakespeare, Chekhov and Moliere, as well as productions by Neil Simon, Tennessee Williams and many other authors.

Many are attracted to the "Atelier", opened in the post-war years - an experimental center, which includes the theater of the absurd, avant-garde and existentialist dramas, underground performances. Here performances are staged on intricate plays by Camus, Pinter, Sartre, Beckett, Wesker and Osborne. And it is in "Atelier" you can get acquainted with the works of modern Japanese avant-garde playwrights - Kunio Shimizu, Tsuka Kohei, Tadao Kanasugi and others.

Coordinates

Address: 10 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo.

How to get there: The nearest train station JR - Shinanomachi.