Okada Masaki Monogatari

Hamlet (Okada Masaki) & Ophelia (Kuroki Haru), photo by Hosono Shinji Act Guide 2019 Summer Theatre Reviews: Hamlet Review by Ichikawa Aki Translated by Icha In the olden days, I used to think that I knew nothing of the agony of youth euphoria. However, as years go by, I found myself entangled in the bottomless magnetic force of this drama. “Hamlet” as described by the British director Simon Godwin was fast yet clear at the same time. The details were trimmed and compacted into a three hours’ performance, but it was not merely a digested version that just chased after the plots. Fully decorated words were repeatedly conveyed with such a heated passion, perhaps because the cast truly lived their roles to the fullest. With clear dialogues, Okada Masaki’s Hamlet was a philosophical young man with a bitter sense of humour. Although he occasionally had the bright antics, he was actually looking down into an abyss of nothingness. The bandages on his wrists, the belt ...

Bracken Moor, The Ghost of the Wasteland "Our loss has returned home in the form of our son" I’m very happy to challenge this work at my 30 years old’s milestone This summer, Okada Masaki will star in Theatre Creation’s “Bracken Moor, the Ghost of the Wasteland”. The director is Kamimura Satoshi who made Okada his first pick. As this production is the Japan debut of this story, what kind of chemistry will this fresh collaboration between Okada and  Kamimura  produce? At the visual shooting site, Takahashi Eriko asked Okada about his current state of mind.  
  Text by Takahashi Eriko Photo by Sakurai Takayuki Translated by Icha Last year’s summer, I watched a stage show titled  “Otona no kenka ga owaru made” (“Adult Fights Till the End”, directed by Kamimura-san (Satoshi, 上村聡史). I found that show very interesting. The way of directing was very fresh and I also ended up learning about various things such as how the actors moved. Because at that tim...