Overview
- Shochiku announced on January 8 that veteran actor Matsumoto Hakuo will be absent from the night program of the New Year run at Tokyo’s Kabukiza due to ill health.
- The performance in question is part of the seasonal production titled “Kotobuki Hatsuharu Ōkabuki.”
- The company noted he had also missed a performance on January 6.
- Shochiku described the latest decision as precautionary, offering no medical details.
- No information on cast changes or a return timeline was provided, and the report appeared as a paywalled article by Nishinippon Shimbun me.