The Fearless Otojiros Company

In 1897 actor director producer and theatre company leader Kawakami Otojiro set off on a tour of the USA with his wife Sadayakko and theatre company members but in a foreign country where he could not speak the language he had to struggle against a succession of adversities including lawyers absconding with the proceeds and actors going on strike One day however Otojiro arrives in Boston on his arduous tour and sees a packed house for a performance of The Merchant of Venice by the famous British actor Henry Irving In just one night of rehearsals they concoct a Japanese version of The Merchant of Venice and perform the play to a foreign audience with bullshit dialogue and a reckless performance that can be cut short by Sucharaka poko poko when they get stuck on a word