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A Digital Twin of Kabuki Actor Shido Nakamura Created with NTT’s Another Me Technology Debuts at “Cho Kabuki 2022 Powered by NTT”

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

NTT Corporation (President: Akira Shimada, NTT) and Shochiku Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Junichi Sakamoto) have announced "Cho Kabuki 2022 Powered by NTT" sponsored by Shochiku, with the first act starring Shido Nakamura's digital twin, Shido Twin.

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  • NTT Corporation (President: Akira Shimada, NTT) and Shochiku Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Junichi Sakamoto) have announced "Cho Kabuki 2022 Powered by NTT" sponsored by Shochiku, with the first act starring Shido Nakamura's digital twin, Shido Twin.
  • We hope you will come and witness the birth of Shido Nakamura reproduced as a digital twin.
  • Another Me is a technology born out of NTTs Digital Twin Computing1 concept.
  • Cho Kabuki is a brand-new kabuki experience that combines kabukia traditional Japanese theatre form with a 400-year historyand NTTs cutting-edge ICT technology.

Shochiku Offers Future Kabuki Experience with AR Technology

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

TOKYO, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shochiku Co., Ltd. announced the release on February 10 of "INTO by Shochiku," an application based on the theme of "the entertainment experience of the future."

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  • TOKYO, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shochiku Co., Ltd. announced the release on February 10 of "INTO by Shochiku," an application based on the theme of "the entertainment experience of the future."
  • Also, a special video will be distributed to present a stunning AR performance using three-dimensional effects.
  • This "first" Augmented Reality (AR) Kabuki performance will utilize the features of AR technology to create a completely new and exciting Kabuki experience.
  • For the performance of the Kabuki actor, volumetric capture technology (technical cooperation: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Corporation) is used to generate 3D data from video footage of actual Kabuki actors.

Pacifica Capital to Open Japan’s First “Fairfield by Marriott” Summer 2020 in Osaka

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Monday, February 4, 2019

, has signed a franchise agreement with Marriott International to open the first Fairfield by Marriott in Japan.

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  • , has signed a franchise agreement with Marriott International to open the first Fairfield by Marriott in Japan.
  • Construction of the 300-room Fairfield by Marriott Osaka Namba commenced January 2019 and the hotel is expected to open in summer 2020.
  • The area also has various cultural spots including Bunraku (doll) theater, Shochiku (kabuki) theater and Edion Arena Osaka.
  • We are excited about this project because we were able to secure a large, first-class location, says Seth Sulkin, President & CEO of Pacifica Capital K.K.

World Famous Kabuki Troupe Tikamatsu-dza Tours Moscow and St Petersburg

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

The Japanese theatre Shochiku Grand Kabuki is performing in Moscow and St. Petersburg during September 2018.

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  • The Japanese theatre Shochiku Grand Kabuki is performing in Moscow and St. Petersburg during September 2018.
  • The performances will be held from 9 to 15 September on the stage of Moscow's Mossovet theatre, and from 19 to 22 September at the Tovstonogo Bolshoi Drama Theatre in St. Petersburg.
  • Russian audiences will have a unique opportunity to see the performances of one of the most famous troupes of Shochiku Grand Kabuki - Tikamatsu-dza from Tokyo.
  • The troupe will show two plays, Keisei Hangonko and Yoshiyama, representing the traditional genres of sevamono (family drama) and michiyuki (dance interlude).