{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d10967c2ad33165813a863d9","clusterId":"c_a196b8200dc971ef51073d9b","slug":"kemono-jihen-stage-play-casts-sosho-tomimoto-as-kabane-kusaka","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kemono Jihen Stage Play Casts Sōshō Tomimoto as Kabane Kusaka","summary":"The stage play adaptation of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga has revealed its full cast, with Sōshō Tomimoto playing Kabane Kusaka and Shūhei Izumi as Kohachi Inugami. The play, subtitled Tokyo Arc, runs September 17-27 at Theater H in Tokyo, directed by Nobuhiro Mōri with a screenplay by Chong Gwangsong.","whyItMatters":"The stage play gives the supernatural manga a live-action form, with a cast drawn from theater and voice acting, for a limited Tokyo run.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe stage play adaptation of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga has its full cast. Sōshō Tomimoto plays Kabane Kusaka, the boy nicknamed Dorotabo. Shūhei Izumi plays detective Kohachi Inugami. Naoki Tanaka, Takuto Ōmi, Daigo, Naoki Kunishima, Risa Haruka, Tesshin Genma, Erika Ishitobi, Itsuki Otaki, Yūho Matsui, and Ariso Yamakawa round out the roster. The play carries the subtitle Tokyo Arc and runs September 17-27 at Theater H in Tokyo. Nobuhiro Mōri directs; Chong Gwangsong wrote the screenplay.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Kemono Jihen stage play cast is set: Sōshō Tomimoto as Kabane Kusaka, Shūhei Izumi as Kohachi Inugami. Tokyo Arc runs Sept 17-27 at Theater H.","twitterPost":"Kemono Jihen stage play cast revealed: Sōshō Tomimoto as Kabane Kusaka, Shūhei Izumi as Kohachi Inugami. Tokyo Arc runs Sept 17-27 at Theater H.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Kemono Jihen stage play has its full cast, with Sōshō Tomimoto playing Kabane Kusaka. The Tokyo Arc production runs September 17-27 at Theater H in Tokyo, directed by Nobuhiro Mōri.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-03/kemono-jihen-stage-play-reveals-cast/.238106\",\"title\":\"Kemono Jihen Stage Play Reveals Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3934,"outputTokens":558,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780514651,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T19:13:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-03T19:18:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T19:18:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a196b8200dc971ef51073d9b","canonicalTitle":"News\nKemono Jihen Stage Play Reveals Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_9b265be563dec944113e5a81","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Kemono Jihen\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Shō Aimoto\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-03T18:07:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-03T18:07:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T19:18:09.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-03/kemono-jihen-stage-play-reveals-cast/.238106","title":"News\nKemono Jihen Stage Play Reveals Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Kemono Jihen"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Shō Aimoto"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Sōshō Tomimoto plays Kabane Kusaka in the Kemono Jihen stage play.","Shūhei Izumi plays detective Kohachi Inugami.","The stage play is subtitled Tokyo Arc and runs September 17-27 at Theater H in Tokyo.","Nobuhiro Mōri directs the play, with a screenplay by Chong Gwangsong.","The cast includes 12 actors total, including Naoki Tanaka, Takuto Ōmi, and Daigo."]}