HAGAKURE by Katsumi Sakakura (inspired by Yamamoto Tsunetomo)
ORIENTARHYTHM
The country: Japan
Location: "Eugène Ionesco" National Theater
Author, Director and Performer: Katsumi Sakakura
Duration of the show: 50 min (without break)
Synopsis:
An aging samurai, once feared as the “Red Demon,” seeks the peace of old age, but fear, regret, and self‑contempt take the shape of his own inner demon.
Inspired by Hagakure, the performance explores the paradox that “the way of the samurai lies in death.”
An intense theatrical journey into the inner world of a warrior who cannot face his own death.
