Japan’s Suzuho Makase becomes the first actor to play Agent James Bond 007. It will be done on Japan’s famous theater stage.
Do you know the Takarazuka Revue? This Japanese theater troupe will perform a play adapted from the novel Casino Royale in which all the roles will be played by women. They are led by actress Suzuho Makase, who will have the honor of being the first woman to portray James Bond.
according to MI6-HQ, which reports that the famous spy will not be a spy, it will be a man played by a woman. Moreover, all the heroes of the play will receive the same treatment. It is the opposite of kabuki, a Japanese theater form in which all the characters are played by men.
title Casino Royale – My Name Is BondThe play will run at the Takarazuka Grand Theater in March and April 2023 before moving to Tokyo in May and June. It is directed by Shuichiro Koike, who will carry out the action of the book, which is located in the early 50s, in 1968.
This is an unofficial adaptation, as Ian Fleming’s novels have been in the public domain in Japan since 2015.
Is this the first step towards a female 007 in series or movies in the coming years?
Source: allocine
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