100th anniversary of Yukio Mishima’s birth

Toshinori , a young blind man, describes “what he saw at the end of the world.”
He keeps denying the real world and referring to it as a “ghost.” Is there any future for him?

In a room at a family court, fifteen years after the Pacific War, two couples are contesting the custody of a beautiful young man named Toshinori, who lost his parents and his sight during the conflict. With the conciliation process in deadlock, the mediator, Shinako, decides she can stand it no longer and has a one-to-one talk with Toshinori….

Yoroboshi is one of MISHIMA Yukio’s Modern Noh Plays, in which he adapted traditional Noh verses into modern plays. The director is ISHIGAMI Natsuki, a playwright who has worked on art projects in public spaces on the theme of cities and communities. When premiered in 2022 at the SCOT Summer Season (Toyama) and Shizuoka Performing Arts Park’s Box Theatre, this play won plaudits for its theatre-in-the-round staging and innovative production. It will now be revived at Shizuoka Arts Theatre.
　
Directed by ISHIGAMI Natsuki
Written by MISHIMA Yukio (From “Modern Noh Plays”)
　

Profile

ISHIGAMI Natsuki

Playwright, working mainly in the company “Pepin” from 1999. She works on plays and art-projects expressing peopleʼs alternative behaviors in cities and communities in Japan and abroad. Her recent activities include: directing Stage Art Sector in “Culture City of East Asia 2019 Toshima,” writing and staging “Oesiki Project Tour Performance ʻBEAT,ʼ” being Guest Curator for ADAM Artist Lab in Taipei Arts Festival 2019, directing “Theatre Today” in On Stage Shizuoka (FY2021) and directing “Yoroboshi”(2022), “Otsuya’s Love”(2023) and “The Kitchen of Click-Clack Mountain”(2024) at SPAC.

▼Stage photos from the 2022 performance

Cast

　

Infomation

〈Shizuoka〉

2025
Saturday, 4 October at 1:30 pm
　＊Pre-performance ◆Engrish subtitles available, Nursery service available
Sunday, 5 October at 1:30 pm
　＊Pre-performance
Saturday, 18 October at 1:30 pm
Sunday, 19 October at 1:30 pm
　＊Backstage tuor ◆Engrish subtitles available

At Shizuoka Arts Theatre
　
◆English subtitles
will be available for the performance on 4 and 19 October.
Smart glasses for subtitles are available free of charge. (limited number of devices)
▼Booking form for the smart glasses.
https://forms.gle/QTrjCZyYkgUQ9Kra9
　

〈Numazu〉

Saturday, 31 January 2026, at 1:30 pm
At Numazu Civic Culture Center
　

〈Hamamatsu〉

Saturday, 7 February 2026, at 1:30 pm
At Hamamatsu Hamakita Cultur Center
　
Duration: Within 90minuites（to be determined）
In Japanese

Related Events at Shizuoka Arts Theatre

Pre-Performance Talk
Starting 25 minutes before each performance. Free of charge. No reservation required. (In Japanese only)
　
Meet us at Café Cinderella!
After the performance, the actors will come to see you off in their stage costumes. We hope you will take this opportunity to interact with the actors!
　
Pre-performance
A mini performance introducing MISHIMA Yukio
4, 5 October at 12:45 pm
At Shizuoka Arts Theatre, Café Cinderella (2nd Floor)
Approx. 15 minutes / Free, no reservation required
Performed by the students of the Drama Program, Arts Department, Shimizu Minami High School
　
Backstage tour
The technical staff will take you on a special backstage tour.
19 Octorber, Sunday after the performance
Time: About 30 minutes
Free of charge. Reservation required. Up to 40 people.
　

Cry room

Shizuoka Arts Theatre and Numazu Civic Culture Center each have a soundproof room where you can watch the performance through a glass window.

〈Ticket Prices〉
・Adults: ¥3,200 per person
・Children requiring a seat (high school age and under): ¥1,100
・Children not requiring a seat: Free
*Tickets are available by phone or at the box office only.
　

Nursery service

Nursery service will be available for the performance on 4 October.
Please contact [ticket@spac.or.jp] by 27 September in advance if you would like to use the nursery service.

【Services available in Japanese only】
Coverage: 6 months to 7 years old
Fee: ¥1,000 per child

Performances for junior and high-school students

SPAC believes that theaters are a window to the world, and that is why it invites junior high school and high school students in Shizuoka Prefecture to its free-of-charge programs.

　

Ticket Price

4,600 yen (One viewing for regular adult)

●Student Discount:
　［U25 and University students］2,200 yen
　［High school students and under］1,100 yen
　*Please present ID/student ID at door
●Disability discount: 3,200 yen (for those with a disability pocketbook)
　*Please present disability pocketbook or Mirairo ID at door
　*Free for One attendant.

*More than one discount cannot be claimed per purchase.
*Please claim any discount when making a reservation

　

How to Purchase

[Shizuoka]
◆Prior Reservation for Membership begins:
　17 August at 10:00
◆Advance Tickets Sale begins:
　24 August at 10:00

[Numazu, Hamamatsu]
◆Prior Reservation for Membership begins:
　2 November at 10:00
◆Advance Tickets Sale begins:
　9 November at 10:00
　
●Online reservations
– Please enter from the language button “English”.
– Payment is possible with the following credit cards: DC, UFJ, NICOS, VISA, and Master. Tickets purchased through this website can be received at the venue from one hour prior to each performance.
　
●Phone reservations
from 10:00-18:00 at SPAC ticket center
TEL. +81-(0)54-202-3399

●Purchase at BOX Office
SPAC ticket center (10:00-18:00)
　
Day Ticket
Available at the entrance counter for leftover seats, from one hour prior to each performance.
*Please confirm ticket availability on the day by phone or by visiting SPAC official website

*Ticket reservations will finish at 18:00 on the day before the performance.

Please refrain from taking infants to the ordinary seats.
　
　

Staff

Lighting design: OSAKO Koji
Set design: Nomura Yoshifumi
Costume design: SATO Rise

Assistant director:
KATO Yukio (for the performances in Shizuoka)
TAKEISHI Morimasa (for the performances in Numazu and Hamamatsu )

Stage manager:
OGAWA Tetsuro (for the performances in Shizuoka)
HARAIKAWA Yukio (for the performances in Numazu and Hamamatsu )

Stage: TSUCHIYA Katsunori, HAYASHI Tetsuya
Lighting operation: KOBAYAKAWA Hiroya, HIGUCHI Masayuki, MIZUNO Hikaru (for the performances in Numazu and Hamamatsu)
Sound: OTSUKI Minori
Assistant set design: SATO Yosuke, MORI Masashi
Wardrobe: MAKINO Saho (for the performances in Shizuoka), IKEDA Yuna (for the performances in Numazu and Hamamatsu)
Technical director: MURAMATSU Atsushi

English subtitles translation: YAMAGATA Mirei
Production: KITAHORI Ruka, SATO Hiko

Flyer design: ABE Taichi (TAICHI ABE DESIGN INC.)

Produced and organized by SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Approved by Fujinokuni Arts Festival

[Numazu]
Co-produced by Numazu City Board of Education, Numazu City promotion public corporation

［Hamamatsu］
Hamamatsu Cultural Foundation

Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan through the Japan Arts Council