¡The Merchant of Venice
¡Theatrical Play
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[Machine Translation] The stage version of Shakespeare's masterpiece "The Merchant of Venice" is now available on DVD, featuring a cast of the highest caliber. The cast includes Masachika Ichimura, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Shinobu Terajima, Kotomi Kyono, Hitomi Sato, Tokio Dan, and Tokuma Nishioka, all of whom represent the best of Japan! The Merchant of Venice" is the most popular of Shakespeare's 37 plays and the first Shakespeare play to be performed in Japan. The Merchant of Venice" is the most popular of Shakespeare's 37 plays and the first Shakespearean play to be performed in Japan. The play is set in a prosperous trading town. The play is set in Venice at the end of the 16th century, a prosperous trading city. Antonio ( Tokuma Nishioka ) is a wealthy gentleman who runs a trading business in the city. One day, his younger best friend Bassanio ( Tatsuya Fujiwara ) comes to him to apply for a loan. He is planning to propose to Portia ( Shinobu Terajima ), a talented and beautiful young lady living in Belmont. Unfortunately, all of Antonio's wealth is on a boat on the sea, so Antonio becomes a guarantor and introduces Bassanio to Shylock ( Masachika Ichimura ), a Jewish loan shark. Shylock's condition to the two is that if the debt is not repaid in three months, he will take a pound of Antonio's meat. Antonio is horrified by this outlandish offer, but he believes that the ship will return before the deadline. He accepts the terms. Bassanio leaves for Belmont with the money in hand, and he and Portia are united after fulfilling the difficult conditions of their marriage. At that time, the ship carrying Antonio's imported goods is wrecked. With no way to repay his debts, the battle between him and Shylock, who demands a pound of meat as promised, is brought to court.
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