Bleach (musical)
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Rock Musical BLEACH is a rock musical jointly produced by Studio Pierrot and Nelke Planning, based on the manga Bleach by Tite Kubo (久保 帯人 Kubo Taito). The musical is directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with a script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura, a veteran of the Japanese theatre scene. The music is written by playwright Shoichi Tama; the music in the show is completely original and not taken from the anime soundtrack. The initial performance run of the Bleach musical was from August 17 to 28, 2005 at the Space Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku. To date, there have been four musicals and a "Live" Bankai Show - the equivalent of a Tenimyu Dream Live concert.
The musical is a condensed version of the Soul Society story arc, in which Ichigo Kurosaki and a group of friends head off to the otherworld to rescue their friend Rukia Kuchiki, a shinigami who is about to be executed by Soul Society authorities. During the course of their assault on the Court of Pure Souls, they become embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens to destroy both Rukia and the Spirit World itself.
It is not to be confused with Bleach Soul Sonic 2005, the seiyū event that featured a small preview of it.
[edit] Cast
This is a partial listing of the cast by each musical.
Rock Musical BLEACH
- Tatsuya Isaka as Ichigo Kurosaki
- Miki Satō as Rukia Kuchiki
- Naofumi Yoshida as Yasutora Sado
- Rei Yoshii as Orihime Inoue
- Kengo Ōkuchi as Sōsuke Aizen
- Yōsuke Itō as Kisuke Urahara
- Shūji Hayashi as Byakuya Kuchiki
- Eiji Moriyama as Renji Abarai
- Takashi Nagayama as Tōshirō Hitsugaya
- Yuichi Tsuchiya as Gin Ichimaru
- Kumiko Saitō as Momo Hinamori
Rock Musical BLEACH Saien
- Tatsuya Isaka as Ichigo Kurosaki
- Miki Satō as Rukia Kuchiki
- Naofumi Yoshida as Yasutora Sado
- Rei Yoshii as Orihime Inoue
- Kengo Ōkuchi as Sōsuke Aizen
- Yōsuke Itō as Kisuke Urahara
- Shūji Hayashi as Byakuya Kuchiki
- Eiji Moriyama as Renji Abarai
- Takashi Nagayama as Tōshirō Hitsugaya
- Yuichi Tsuchiya as Gin Ichimaru
- Kumiko Saitō as Momo Hinamori
- Eiki Kitamura as Izuru Kira
Rock Musical BLEACH The Dark of The Bleeding Moon
- Tatsuya Isaka as Ichigo Kurosaki
- Miki Satō as Rukia Kuchiki
- Kengo Ōkuchi as Sōsuke Aizen
- Shūji Hayashi as Byakuya Kuchiki
- Eiji Moriyama as Renji Abarai
- Takashi Nagayama as Tōshirō Hitsugaya
- Yuichi Tsuchiya as Gin Ichimaru
- Kumiko Saitō as Momo Hinamori
- Eiki Kitamura as Izuru Kira
- Inoue Harumi as Rangiku Matsumoto
- Suzuki Shōgo as Kenpachi Zaraki
- Takuya Usui as Ikkaku Madarame
- Kumiko Saitō as Yoruichi Shihouin
- Kōhei Murakami as Hanatarou Yamada
Rock Musical BLEACH Live Bankai Show Code 001
- Tatsuya Isaka as Ichigo Kurosaki
- Miki Satō as Rukia Kuchiki
- Kengo Ōkuchi as Sōsuke Aizen
- Shūji Hayashi as Byakuya Kuchiki
- Eiji Moriyama as Renji Abarai
- Takashi Nagayama as Tōshirō Hitsugaya
- Yuichi Tsuchiya as Gin Ichimaru
- Kumiko Saitō as Momo Hinamori
- Eiki Kitamura as Izuru Kira
- Suzuki Shōgo as Kenpachi Zaraki
- Takuya Usui as Ikkaku Madarame
- Kumiko Saitō as Yoruichi Shihouin
- Kōhei Murakami as Hanatarou Yamada
[edit] Trivia
- Much of the cast are former and current tokusatsu alumni.
- Although Ichigo makes reference to him at least once during the performance, Uryū Ishida is the only member of Ichigo's group that doesn't appear in the show, presumably because of the difficulty of performing with his signature bow and arrow.
- The first two musicals are extremely similar, with the most noticeable change being the addition of Eiki Kitamura to the cast, who plays Izuru Kira. They also perform on a larger stage, and added a few more songs.
[edit] External references
| Franchise: | Media and materials • Manga chapters • Anime episodes • Movie • Video games • Musical |
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| Races: | Arrancar • Bount • Hollow • Quincy • Shinigami • Vizard |
| Lists: | Bounts • Hollows • Other |
| Combat: | Kidō • Zanpakutō |
| Locations: | Hueco Mundo • Karakura Town • Soul Society |
