The Face of Jizo. Credit: JOSHUA BELINFANTE/OMUSUBI Productions
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'The Face of Jizo' returns to Sydney to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
The Revival of a Japanese stage play 'The Face of Jizo' in 2025. (From left) Producer and actor Mayu Iwasaki, Co-Director and actor Shingo Usami, and the translater Roger Pulvers. Credit: SBS/OMUSUBI Productions
80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese play 'The Face of Jizo' by Hisashi Inoue, which premiered in Sydney in 2023, will again be performed by Japanese actors in Sydney from August. In the audio, we spoke to the stage's producer and actor Mayu Iwasaki, co-director and actor Shingo Usami, author and translator Roger Pulvers.
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