Ban Akira

Based on The Tale of Genji.

Based on the life of James Dean.

Based on the life of James Dean.

In the background of the world of sleuthing, our protagonist is by no means a hard-boiled hero in this tale where he finds out what it means to be a detective through various meetings and partings of friends and loves.

Heian era Japan. A gentleman discovers an abandoned baby and raises the boy as his adopted son, naming him Nijihito after the rainbow in the sky at the time he was found. The only clue to the boy’s origin is a special drum found with him. Nijihito proves to be a drumming prodigy, outshining his best friend Tatsuru. Although young Ibuki is secretly in love with Nijihito, he falls in love with a mysterious woman he sees playing the flute outside one night.

Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe 2007 production based on the life of Alexander the Great. A show musical painting a picture of the short and intense life of the historically famous king of Macedonia, Alexander III, with pop music which is sometimes comical, sometimes surreal.

Production unofficially based upon two Leslie Cheung films: Farewell My Concubine and The Phantom Lover