[Review] iSAMU @ PARCO, Tokyo

Hello my lovelies,

I never thought seeing the same play twice would be so exhilarating. I thought nothing could surprise me anymore yet, it was more amazing than the first time. iSAMU at PARCO Shibuya was also an astounding experience that I think I would not get any time in the near future.

iSAMU working poster (Pic Cred: PARCO)

    Creations by a man are sculpted by various women in his life. First by his mother. Then is refined by his wife. Only later to be appreciated by a lady. iSAMU stage play is a play that comprises all three elements to show the life work of Mr Noguchi and also the appreciation of his art.
     The play was broken into three different segments that are interlinked with one common theme. “Zero”. The first segment of the play was set in the 1910s where Mr Noguchi’s life was just beginning and being nurtured by his mother. His life began with a shaky start when his father left him and his mother for another woman. Because of his mixed parentage, his appearance is a little different from the other kids in his school, of which results him feeling alienated by those in his school. It was then his mother thought him the magic of the number ‘Zero’.
     The middle or the second play the story about Mr Noguchi’s life while he was in his late 40s to early 50s. Although his art form was not accepted my many of those in his era, but he was very determined and very hard working to strife for his family. Thought while working hard, he tends to forget the most important thing in his life. Family. Although he succeeded in making a name for himself as a post-world war 2 modern artists, but he lost the one thing that was closest to him. His wife. Although with all the achievement that he achieves, he felt the particular emptiness in his life. His heart felt hollow. A new meaning to the figure ‘Zero’ in his life taught by his wife.
     The third scene does not involve Mr Noguchi directly but his work. A modern day, post 9/11 traumatized New Yorker who lost her father to the attack trying to cope with her life. Although she is a well to do women in her late 30s (39 to be exact), she still felt the gap, the hole, the emptiness that once was filled by her father. Mr Noguchi’s art somehow made sense to her and gave her the strength and will to move on with her life. The work that got through to her was “The Red Cube”. The cube with the hole in the middle.

There are no words to even begin to describe my feeling after watching this play. I do not know whether was it the chemistry between the actors and the director, or was it the brilliance of the director or was it the amazing structure and control shown by the technical staffs that made this play so well build and presented.

All I can say is that this play definitely quenched my thirst for a good play. Although, now, I am a little worried that some of the upcoming play that I will be watching cannot even compete or even be at par with this play.

Of course nothing in this world is perfect and there would be one or two things can be tweaked out make it even better than it was but that would just be my opinion.

Although when I stepped out of the theater, my heart was jumping in joy and my brain was just filled with joy. There is nothing more that I can comment about this play except that it was a great play with a great cast and a brilliant staff members.

Again this play deserved the standing ovation and super duper double thumbs up for all the actors, the director as well as other staff members. It might as well deserve a 15/10 stars but I guess a perfect ten (10/10) would just do as well. I am more than looking forward to see another play from the director (Merrily We Roll Along a musical) and other performance from the actors especially Mr Bob Werley and Mr Kubozuka Yousuke.

Love and kisses,

GWRL