The latest production of Cinema Kabuki, which allows viewers to enjoy kabuki in movie theaters, "Sonezaki Shinju," will be released on April 10, 2026, and the trailer was released on December 17.
This popular piece also features an important scene in the popular film "National Treasure." Based on a true story, Chikamatsu Monzaemon presents a beautiful yet tragic love story that depicts the unfathomable depths of human love.
This 2009 remake of the play as Cinema Kabuki will see Living National Treasure Sakata Tojuro IV play the courtesan Ohatsu, who is at the center of the story, and her eldest son, Nakamura Ganjiro, who inherited the great name of Kamigata Kabuki, play the merchant Tokubei, Ohatsu's lover.