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The Show Must Go On

19942h 14mMovieComedy

Recorded on 15th April 1994 at Kinokuniya Hall, Tokyo. This play is what brought media fame to Koki Mitani back in 1991, performed by his theatre group Tokyo Sunshine Boys. It was adapted into a television special in 1992 and then in 1994…

DirectorKoki Mitani
WriterKoki Mitani

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Cast · Directed by Koki Mitani

MNMasahiko Nishimura
Masahiko Nishimura
Shindo (Stage Manager)
TIToshihito Ito
Toshihito Ito
Kido (Assistant Stage Manager)
RTRieko Takahashi
Rieko Takahashi
Noe Banba (Assistant Stage Manager)
YKYoshimasa Kondo
Yoshimasa Kondo
Koichiro Ose (Owner of the Lodge)
KAKazuyuki Aijima
Kazuyuki Aijima
Junichi Kuribayashi (Author)
KAKenji Anan
Kenji Anan
Heiji Yashiro (actor)
IN
Isao Nonaka
Azusa Kuno (actress)
TK
Takashi Kobayashi
Takio Sadojima (Father of Governer)
MKMasahiro Komoto
Masahiro Komoto
Tatsuo Nakajima (Yakuza Lookalike)
NH
Naoto Hori
Shichiemon Kuroki (Master Prop Maker)
SK
Saito Kiyoko
Asako Shindo (Shindo's Wife)
MOMasato Obara
Masato Obara
Johnny (Assistant)

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The Show Must Go On — streaming FAQ

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The Show Must Go On hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 14, 1994. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.