The musical premieres at the Tokyo Imperial Theater on February 6-28
The production team of the stage musical adaptation of “Phantom Blood,” the first part of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga, revealed the cast and visuals on Tuesday.
The cast includes:
Yūya Matsushita and Shotaro Arisawa as Jonathan Joestar
© Toho, Hirohiko Araki, Shueisha
© Toho, Hirohiko Araki, Shueisha
Mamoru Miyano as Dio Brando
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Miisha Shimizu as Erina Pendleton
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Young Dais as Robert EO Speedwagon
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Yoshihisa Higashiyama and Yūsuke Hirose as Will A Zeppeli
© Toho, Hirohiko Araki, Shueisha
© Toho, Hirohiko Araki, Shueisha
Yamato Kochi as Jack the Ripper
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Jumpei Shimada as Wang Chan
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Kong Kuwata as Dario Brando
© Toho, Hirohiko Araki, Shueisha
Tetsuya Bessho as George Joestar I
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The musical will premiere at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo on February 6-28. After that, the play will run at Hokkaido’s Sapporo Hitaru Cultural Arts Theater from March 26-30 and China Hyogo Performing Arts Center – KOBELCO Grand Hall April 9-14.
© Toho, Hirohiko Araki, Shueisha
Nei Hasegawa directs the musical. Hasegawa previously directed, wrote and choreographed the play adaptation of Araki’s Shikei Shikkōchū manga Datsugoku Shinkōchū in 2015. French composer Dove Attia is composing the music. Tsuneyasu Motoyashi (theatrical production of My Hero AcadeKaren) is writing the script.
Viz Media is publishing various JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga in English, including Phantom Blood. Viz Media describes the first part of this section:
Young Jonathan Joestar’s life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smoldering grudge against him and is happy to see him suffer. But every man has his limit, Dio realized. This is the beginning of a long and vindictive relationship!
The first season inspired an original anime from 2000-2002, a prequel to a 2007 anime film, and a 2012-2013 television anime series.
Araki launched The JOJOLands, the ninth and latest installment in his JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga, in Ultra Jump magazine on February 17.
Source: musical JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s website, Natalie Comics