Directing

Kimura Shinji

Known for

Directing

Credits

29 titles

Known for

Susano-o poster
NR

This "drama in verse" is based on the ancient Japanese myth of Susano-o and the many-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi.

Susano-o

2004

The Prince of Lan Ling -The General Who Was Too Beautiful- poster
NR

The Prince of Lan Ling, lived in the 6th century and was a historical member of the imperial family of Northern Qi in China. He was a general whose name has survived through history due to his incomparable beauty. Due to his concerns that his extreme beauty might damage the morale of his soldiers, he wears a mask into battle.

The Prince of Lan Ling -The General Who Was Too Beautiful-

2018

Prisoner of Zenda / Jazzmania poster
NR

The tiny European country of Ruritania in the later half of the 1800's. Rudolf the Fifth is crowned king amongst great fanfare, surrounded by the glittering majesty of the court.

Prisoner of Zenda / Jazzmania

2000

The Man Who Was Magic poster
NR

Takarazuka Snow Troupe 2021 performance based on the novel "The Man Who Was Magic" by Paul Gallico.

The Man Who Was Magic

2021

Ernest in Love poster
NR

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2005 production based on the 1960 off-Broadway show of the same name, which is in turn based on Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest

Ernest in Love

2005

Ernest in Love poster
NR

Jack is an English gentleman who pretends to be his own brother, named Ernest, so he can enjoy himself in the city without besmirching his reputation at his country estate. Unfortunately, he's just fallen in love with a young woman who insists that she can only marry a man named Ernest--and when Jack's best friend (Algy) goes to Jack's country estate pretending to be this same brother Ernest, he falls in love with Jack's ward, who similarly feels that Ernest is the perfect name for a husband...

Ernest in Love

2015

Behind the camera

Susano-o poster
NR

This "drama in verse" is based on the ancient Japanese myth of Susano-o and the many-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi.

Susano-o

2004

The Prince of Lan Ling -The General Who Was Too Beautiful- poster
NR

The Prince of Lan Ling, lived in the 6th century and was a historical member of the imperial family of Northern Qi in China. He was a general whose name has survived through history due to his incomparable beauty. Due to his concerns that his extreme beauty might damage the morale of his soldiers, he wears a mask into battle.

The Prince of Lan Ling -The General Who Was Too Beautiful-

2018

Prisoner of Zenda / Jazzmania poster
NR

The tiny European country of Ruritania in the later half of the 1800's. Rudolf the Fifth is crowned king amongst great fanfare, surrounded by the glittering majesty of the court.

Prisoner of Zenda / Jazzmania

2000

The Man Who Was Magic poster
NR

Takarazuka Snow Troupe 2021 performance based on the novel "The Man Who Was Magic" by Paul Gallico.

The Man Who Was Magic

2021

Ernest in Love poster
NR

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2005 production based on the 1960 off-Broadway show of the same name, which is in turn based on Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest

Ernest in Love

2005

Ernest in Love poster
NR

Jack is an English gentleman who pretends to be his own brother, named Ernest, so he can enjoy himself in the city without besmirching his reputation at his country estate. Unfortunately, he's just fallen in love with a young woman who insists that she can only marry a man named Ernest--and when Jack's best friend (Algy) goes to Jack's country estate pretending to be this same brother Ernest, he falls in love with Jack's ward, who similarly feels that Ernest is the perfect name for a husband...

Ernest in Love

2015

For Whom the Bell Tolls poster
NR

Takarazuka Cosmos Troupe. The show opens with Robert Jordan being introduced at a charity event . He tells his hostess that he can't join her for the after party, as he is flying first to Paris, and then to Spain to rejoin the Republican forces. He has been going there sporadically, helping as a volunteer sent on commando missions to blow up important military targets (mainly bridges). In Madrid he meets General Golz of military intelligence, who sends him on his most dangerous and critical mission yet, to blow up a bridge in Guadarrama. It is a major hinge of a Republican offensive push, timed to begin in four days.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

2011

The Sun King ~Le Roi Soleil~ poster
NR

The play begins with the Fronde against Cardinal Mazarin. Young Louis is the consecrated King at Reims. But his power has been confiscated by his mother, Anne of Austria, and the Cardinal, who doubt his ability to rule France alone....

The Sun King ~Le Roi Soleil~

2014

The Sun King ~Le Roi Soleil~ poster
NR

The play begins with the Fronde against Cardinal Mazarin. Young Louis is the consecrated King at Reims. But his power has been confiscated by his mother, Anne of Austria, and the Cardinal, who doubt his ability to rule France alone....

The Sun King ~Le Roi Soleil~

2014

Gu Bijin -Birth of a New Legend- poster
NR

Our story is set in the third century BC in what is now known as Qin Dynasty China. The death of Shin huangti, the first leader strong enough to unite the warring states, has led to uprisings against the Qin hegemony in each territory. Out of all this chaos, Kou U, a general from the Chu State, emerges as a supreme warrior. Together with his uncle, Kou U has seized control of Kaikei. From his newly-acquired stronghold he begins to raise an army.

Gu Bijin -Birth of a New Legend-

2010

Legend of the Phoenix -Calaf & Turandot- poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Legend of the Phoenix -Calaf & Turandot-

2017

A Song for Kingdoms poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Song for Kingdoms

2022

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz poster
NR

Based on the novella of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

2019

Ernest in Love poster
NR

Jack is an English gentleman who pretends to be his own brother, named Ernest, so he can enjoy himself in the city without besmirching his reputation at his country estate. Unfortunately, he's just fallen in love with a young woman who insists that she can only marry a man named Ernest--and when Jack's best friend (Algy) goes to Jack's country estate pretending to be this same brother Ernest, he falls in love with Jack's ward, who similarly feels that Ernest is the perfect name for a husband...

Ernest in Love

2016

Prince of the Land of Roses poster
NR

The King, a Queen with a noble spirit and the Prince lead a quiet life marked by admiration and appreciation of roses. One day marks the end to their days of peace and quiet. The King is transformed into a tyrant through a magical spell by the Queen's sister. The King loses interest in his once-tranquil existence and falls under the woman's spell, becoming addicted to extravagance and gambling. The King banishes the Queen and summons her sister to take her place. The King and the Queen's sister eventually give birth to a prince. A short time later, the King passes away. Eager that her own son becomes the new King, the woman uses her magic to turn the first-born Prince into a wild beast. The spell will be broken on the day he encounters a woman who is not bothered by outside appearances and is capable of seeing through to the truth.

Prince of the Land of Roses

2011

Takarazuka Special 2009 ~Way to Glory~ poster
NR

Takarazuka special performance.

Takarazuka Special 2009 ~Way to Glory~

2009

The 10 Cent Silver Coin of Dreams poster
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The story of an average office worker in New York, locked in a bland marriage, who finds a magic silver dime that transports him to a parallel world where he lives the life he dreamt of: as a successful businessman married to the woman of his dreams. Going back and forth between dream and reality he learns what's really important in life.

The 10 Cent Silver Coin of Dreams

1993

Now the Violets are Blooming / Love Sonata poster
NR

In the feudal days in Europe, Baron Ochs von Lerchenau, a prodigal and philogynous country noble, has squandered all his property, going bankrupt. He has accordingly decided to marry Sophie von Faninal, the only daughter of a wealthy and freshly peered Viennese bourgeois. He has broken free of his local love, Margarete, and has left for Vienna with a few followers, including Nikolaus, virtually in a manner of moonlight flitting.

Now the Violets are Blooming / Love Sonata

2001

I love you -Je t'aime- / Miroirs - Endless Dreams of the Mirrors poster
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In 20th century Paris, a farewell reception is being held after the a millionaire who had founded many enterprises. His will says that his eldest son George will succeed the count with the stipulation that he marry a woman of either blue blood or high society within half a year but Georges dreams of marrying and loving forever a woman destined to cross his path. He feels oppressed by the idea of getting married merely to fulfill his father's will. His friend tells George to go easy, advising him that marriage is one thing and love another. He then leads George to a revue theater he knows well. George, who gets drunk at the theater, remembers his father's advice in the will: Go to church when in distress. He heads for a church. However, on the way to the church, he falls down. At the moment he thinks in fading consciousness that he is freezing to death, he sees an angel.

I love you -Je t'aime- / Miroirs - Endless Dreams of the Mirrors

2008

Rome at Dawn/Les Bijoux Brillants poster
NR

"ROME AT DAWN" is a Takarazuka adaptation of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Rome at Dawn/Les Bijoux Brillants

2006

Flaming Love -Fu Chai, the king of Wu- (Shinjin Kouen) poster
NR

In the Chunqiu Period, after King You is murdered, the Zhou dynasty loest authority and becomes no more than a name. Large feudal lords on the outskirts of the empire start making a new order by themselves. They fight for supremacy, using any means possible. The days of coexistence ends, and the days of war without honor starts.

Flaming Love -Fu Chai, the king of Wu- (Shinjin Kouen)

2002

A Song For Kingdoms poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Song For Kingdoms

2015

Immortal Thorns poster
NR

This play is based on “The Makropulos Case”, written by the famous Czech writer Karel Čapek. As usual, Takarazuka has added their own spin to the original story; the most notable change in this play is that the genders of most of the major characters have been reversed. (In the original play, the main character is a woman.

Immortal Thorns

2018

Akechi Kogorou's Incident Report -The Black Lizard- / Tuxedo Jazz poster
7.0

Takarazuka Flower Troupe 2007 performance. Based on Edogawa Rampo's novel The Black Lizard, which has had many movie and play adaptations. The Takarazuka version will be brimming over with period romance, set at the turn of the Taisho/Heiwa Eras. As the tale of thrills and suspense between the gloomy and reclusive great detective Akechi Kogorou and the master of disguise and female thief the Black Lizard (who is forever switching between western clothing and kimono) unfolds, it comes to a conclusion different from Mishima Yukio's version. Tuxedo Jazz was the associated revue show.

Akechi Kogorou's Incident Report -The Black Lizard- / Tuxedo Jazz

2007

Kasenshou -Flower-Shaped Love Woodblock Print- / The Door to Here / Million Dreams poster
NR

Moon Troupe's special performance, Amami Yuuki's top star debut.

Kasenshou -Flower-Shaped Love Woodblock Print- / The Door to Here / Million Dreams

1993

王家に捧ぐ歌 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

王家に捧ぐ歌

2005

Immortal Thorns poster
NR

This play is based on “The Makropulos Case”, written by the famous Czech writer Karel Čapek. As usual, Takarazuka has added their own spin to the original story; the most notable change in this play is that the genders of most of the major characters have been reversed. (In the original play, the main character is a woman.)

Immortal Thorns

2003

Oguri! -Based on the legend of Oguri Hangan- poster
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Based on the life and the legend of Oguri Hangan.

Oguri! -Based on the legend of Oguri Hangan-

2006

Twelfth Night poster
NR

Takarazuka Revue's stage play based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Twelfth Night

1999