NEW HERO: we shall overcome for the future
Program
NEW HERO: we shall overcome for the future
©脇田友
Theatre
Official Program
Play
Tokyo
A story of Gofukucho turning into a theater?!
Let’s join the Chindon-style Daimyo procession!
Hear the chindon drums resound through Gofukucho Shopping Street!!! Their drumming rhythms carry this city’s memories, lifting someone’s unforgettable scenery and fading words into the sky. This chindon (street advertising band)-style feudal lord’s procession comes to life through a long-awaited collaboration between SANPIN and Jinta-la-Mvta, blending song, rap, and theater into a vibrant street spectacle. And the finale? A grand concert, of course!!! You―yes, you watching the band―are not just a spectator. You are a member of the chindon procession… No, the lord himself, Otono-sama!!! Come, celebrate and parade with us!!!!
- Dates
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2026
May 3 12:00 / 16:00
May 4 12:00 / 16:00
May 5 12:00 / 15:30
- Venue
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A performance touring from CITY Area |
Gofukucho Shopping Street (Shizuoka Gofukucho Meitengai) to 
Fuda-no-Tsuji Intersection
- Duration
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about 30 min.
Program Features
Recommended for children
Eligibility: Ages 3+
Hands-on program
Performance on the move
Profile
SANPIN
SANPIN was founded in 2015 by four artists: ITABASHI SHUNYA, KITAO WATARU, NAGASHIMA KEIZOU, and FUKUHARA KAN. Guided by the concept, “A fragment of your life is the central story of someone else’s,” this team of contemporary traveling entertainers weaves a single narrative by connecting modest yet extraordinary moments of life gathered across Japan. Staying in each location, the artists conduct fieldwork and interviews to collect small episodes of people’s lives and transform them into lively performances that lift these stories up to the sky.
Maintaining a fully self-directed approach―from scriptwriting, direction, choreography, and sound and lighting operation to reception and venue management―the team has recently expanded its practice to include collaborative works with local residents through creative workshops. BRAND NEW STREET, presented along the Gofukucho Shopping Street in 2025, remains fresh in memory.
Jinta-la-Mvta
Credit
Writing/Direction: SANPIN
Performance: SHUNYA ITABASHI, KANFUKUHARA, Jinta-la-Mvta (WATARU OKUMA / MIYZOU KOGURE)
Music: Jinta-la-Mvta
Cooperation: Shizuoka Gofukucho Meitengai
