A 30-second trailer and visual have been released for Jujutsu Kaisen the Stage, an upcoming stage play adaptation of Gege Akutami‘s supernatural manga. The cast information and run dates have also been revealed.
The stage play’s cast includes Ryuji Sato as Yuji Itadori, Kazuaki Yasue as Megumi Fushiguro, and Erika Toyohara as Nobara Kugisaki. Other cast members include:
- ⋆Sara Takatsuki as Maki Zenin
- ⋆Fuuma Sadamoto as Toge Inumaki
- ⋆Takeshi Terayama as Panda
- ⋆Masanari Wada as Kento Nanami
- ⋆Hosaki Tanaka as Kiyotaka Ijichi
- ⋆Mikako Ishii as Shoko Ieiri
- ⋆Motohiro Ohta as Mahito
- ⋆WATWING’s Noa Fukuzawa as Junpei Yoshino
- ⋆Ray Fujita as Suguru Geto
- ⋆Mondo Yamagishi as Jogo
- ⋆Yoshihiro Minami as Hanami
- ⋆Tact Igarashi as Sukuna
- ⋆Ryousuke Miura as Satoru Gojo
Jujutsu Kaisen the Stage is set to open on July 15 at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo, where it will run until July 31. It will later run from August 4 to August 14 at Mielparque Hall Osaka. The play is directed by Kensaku Kobayashi (The Laughing Salesman, Patalliro!) and written by Kouhei Kiyasu (The Shawshank Redemption, Hajime no Ippo stage director and scriptwriter).
The Shueisha-published Jujutsu Kaisen manga began in 2018 and has 19 tankobon volumes as of April 2022. A MAPPA-produced anime series adaptation aired in 2020. Viz Media describes the manga as:
Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…
Sources: Comic Natalie, Jujutsu Kaisen the Stage website, @jujutsu_stage
