Mysteries of Yoshitsune I&II
| Moon Saga - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I&II | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Gackt | ||||
| Released | October 1, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental, Electronic | |||
| Length | 40:54 70:32 |
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| Label | G&Lovers | |||
| Producer | Gackt | |||
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Moon Saga - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I&II is a theatre stage play written, composed and directed by Japanese recording artist Gackt. The original soundtrack was released on October 1, 2014 and compiles music from the theatre stage play. It consists of two music CDs for each chapter, the first of which was performed in 2012, while the second was performed in 2014.
The "Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hiden" (Moon Saga 義経秘伝 lit. Mysteries of Yoshitsune?), is a theatre stage play written, directed, and composed by Gackt, who acted in the lead role. The costume and artwork design was done by Clamp. It premiered on July 15 at Akasaka ACT Theatre in Tokyo, continued at Misono-za in Nagoya, at Assembly Hall in Fukuoka, at Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka, and ended with additional dates on October 2 at Tokyo International Forum, for a total of 60 shows. At several plays, with help of Ashinaga organization, orphans from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake were invited and also received a monetary donation for scholarship. On July 12, 2013, a limited DVD recording of the "Chapter 1" was released.
The sequel "Chapter 2" began its run on August 8, 2014, at Meiji-za in Tokyo and continued at Shin Kabukiza in Osaka, at NTK Hall Forest Hall in Nagoya, and at other halls and theatres around the country. The production run ended on October 31 at Omiya Sonic City Hall in Saitama, for a total of 40 shows. For the female character Hiyori, public auditions were held. In June 2015 was released limited DVD recording of the "Chapter 2". On March 9, 2016 was released the standard DVD edition.
On August 2, 2014 a novel was released by the same name as the theatre production.
The show is notable for the first major use of projection mapping in theatre stage play.
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