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Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou Stage Play Leads Unveiled in Costume
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the stage play of Koei Tecmo's Sengoku Musou (Samurai Warriors) games unveiled the lead cast in costume on Monday.
The cast will star (seen above from top row, left to right) Shintarō Anzai as Sanada Yukimura, Shōta Onuma as Sanada Nobuyuki, Keisuke Ueda as Ishida Mitsunari, Maasa Igarashi as Naoe Kanetsugu, Ryutarou Akimoto as Tōdō Takatora, Masanari Wada as Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Junpei Yasukawa as Date Masamune, Taiyō Ayukawa as Katakura Kojūrō, Kazuki Ono as Katō Kiyomasa, Jouji Saotome as Fukushima Masanori, Yuuki Yamaoki as Shima Sakon, Saaya Irie as Inahime, and Noboru Kaneko as Saika Magoichi.
Kōtarō Yoshitani (Amnesia, Bakumatsu Rock stage plays) is directing and writing the script, and production group Polygon Magic is producing the play.
Regular tickets cost 6,500 yen (about US$53), and tickets with a pamphlet cost 9,800 yen (US$81). The play run at Tokyo's Theater 1010 from May 2 to 7.
The story takes place in Japan's tumultuous Sengoku era, where violent battles are being raged across the country. The "passionate and painful" story follows the "troubled fate" of the Sanada brothers, who have sworn an oath that no matter what, they will fight to the bitter end together. The play will focus on the historical Battle of Sekigahara, where both Sanada brothers fight on opposing sides in the battle.
The television anime of the games premiered in Japan on January 11. Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired.
Source: animeanime.jp
