It has been announced that the "Great PARCO People 5 Okatai Rock Opera 'Rainy Gallery, Barefoot Women...'" written and directed by Kudo Kankuro, which will be performed at the PARCO Theater (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo) from November 6th, will be live streamed on PIA LIVE STREAM and streaming+.
This work is the fifth in the rock opera series "Dai Parcojin," written and directed by Miyato and co-produced by the theater company "Otona Keikaku" and PARCO Theater. It is the first new work in four years since the previous work, "Dai Parcojin 4 Magic Rock Opera 'Love Will Save the World (But It Will Fart)'." The music is by Tomoyasu Uehara of the rock band "Dohatsuten" and Kazunobu Mineta of the band "Gin Nang BOYZ."
The story is set in a courtroom. Sadao Abe, a musical actor, and Takako Matsu, an enka singer, play a married couple in the midst of divorce mediation. The pair have made waves after appearing in the films "The Dream Sellers" (2012) and "Farewell to Jinu: Kamoraba Village" (2015), and their third time playing a married couple in the TV Asahi drama series "Shiawase na Kekkon" (July 2025). Other cast members include Kazunobu Mineta of Gin Nang Boyz, actors Hiroki Miyake, Ryoyo Arakawa, and Kodai Kurosaki, and comedian Takashi Fujii.
The live stream will be for the performance at 6pm on November 19th. Tickets for the stream will be on sale from 10am on November 7th to 8pm on the 24th on the PIA LIVE STREAM and streaming+ ticket sales sites. The price is 3,800 yen. The live stream will start at 6pm on the 19th. The archived stream will be available until 11:59pm on the 24th.
◇Story
A married couple, a musical actor (Abe) and an enka singer (Matsu), have decided to divorce. They have two sons, an eldest (Mineta) and a second (Kurosaki), and are embroiled in a protracted court battle over custody of the eldest. The older brother has a developmental disorder, but he may be a musical genius... The couple, who firmly believe in this possibility, try every trick in the book to gain public sympathy, and use past embarrassments and scandals to raise or lower his popularity. The older brother and the innocent younger brother grow up feeling the pressure of parents who have excessive expectations of their children. Where does the future of this family lead?
