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TRANSLATION MOON SAGA FACEBOOK: August 28th 2014
Hello everyone. This is the MOON SAGA - Yoshitsune Hiden Production staff.
Every member of the cast is in busy days, training is not neglected and they are putting great effort heading towards the local performances.
It is rapidly progressing. Next is the show in Fukuoka on 9/11. People of Fukuoka, wait there for us!
Source: Moon Saga Official Facebook
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GACKT x Nestle #39 - Angry Birds - August 8th - sub eng
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TRANSLATION MOON SAGA REPORT - OkMusic.jp
The world is dominated by 'Mononofu' : descendant of demons (Mononoke) in the form of humans.
In MOON SAGA - Yoshitsune hiden GACKT plays the role of Yoshitsune who bears the power of Mononofu. In the second chapter he explores love the hate in a world of war and the true bond of friendship, in a fantastc but at the same time realistic way.
The second chapters starts when 2 months have passed since the painful battle of Yoshitsune against his best friend, Kiso Yoshinaka.
The story narrates the fatal encounter between Yoshitsune and the young warrior of the opposite team. GACKT's performance, with his deep and sensual voice and the melancholy look, is able to convey to the audience the inextinguishable pain he is going through, in spite of being considered the strongest warrior on the Genji family
While the strongest warrior of the Heike family (Genji's enemies), Taira no Noritsune, is independent, cheerful and strong willed: really different from Yoshitsune.
Still, a precious friendship grows between the two men.
Splendid is the acrobatic scene on the stage with a steep slope. The scene in which the corpse of the dead warrior roll down on that slope describes the tragic destiny of the 2 bestfriends that are forced to fight until one of them is killed by the other, screaming 'Why do we have to fight?!' - 'What is the meaning if this war... being at war means this!!'
Highlight of the play is the biggest use of the projection mapping technology in the history of japanese theater.
The images are projected on numerous screens resembling a Kamishibai (纸 芝 居 - paper drama, a form of storytelling that originated in Japanese Buddhist temples in the 12th century, where monks used picture scrolls)with lights that transform the scene in a forest, or a cave, a ship sailing in the sea or camp in the night.
GACKT's idea was to transform the teather in an illustrated book and this idea has been magnificently realised.
It's really surprising the creative ability of GACKT that realised all this alone, from the script, the production to the soundtrack, introducing different musical styles.
Look at the fanta-historical world in which Yoshitsune, so sweet and gracious that is almost not suited for the battlefield, charms the world with his kindness e changes his destiny.
Source: okmusic.jp
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TVFan - 2 people have been announced as the heroine of the stage play starring GACKT [I'm cold-hearted so whoever cannot perform will be left out]
The stage play [Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hidan - the 2nd chapter] held it's public dress rehearsal and unveiling of the heroine on 29th (july) in Tokyo. GACKT, who is starring as well as involved with the original story, screen play, production and music creation, attended together with fellow performers Kawasaki Mayo and Yuumi Hiro.
This stage play is the sequel to the GACKT-produced 2012 stage play "Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hidan".
At the conference, the role of the heroine "Hiyori" was unveiled for the first time, out of the over 100 people who auditioned, Kuroda Arisa and Hatsune were finally selected. Kuroda said that "It's been a really long time. I'm really happy now that it's finally decided!" while crying tears of joy after the heroine was decided. She smiled in relief saying "I had dreams every 5 days or so of being cast out of the play!"
Hatsune, who will be making her stage debut, said enthusiastically that "This role cannot be conveyed solely using words. You have to express the feeling of the kind of person 'Hiyori' is outwards to the audience!"
GACKT explained that the reason for this decision was because he "felt they had the potential". He also holds high expectations for them, "hopes that they could showcase their essential qualities, not really acting but making it known to the audience". On the other hand, GACKT rattled the two of them by saying jokingly "It's not known how far they can go. Anyway, they can try and whoever who cannot perform well will be cut out from the play. It's cruel and I'm cold-hearted."
The stage play will start playing at Tokyo Meiji Theatre from 8-18 August, then move on as scheduled to o Fukuoka, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Sendai and Saitama.
Source:http://tvfan.kyodo.co.jp/news
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