Spirited Away Stage Show Names Seven Chihiro Actors for 2026-2028 World Tour
Three performers will take on the role of Chihiro for the first time, with the production set to tour Japan from March 2027.
The stage production of Spirited Away has announced seven actors who will share the role of Chihiro for its 2026-2028 world tour, according to cinemacafe.net. Three of them are newly selected for the part: Inoue Kazuha, Toyoshima Hana and Hirasawa Kokoro.
Inoue Kazuha's appearance in the production marks her first solo stage performance and her first lead role. Toyoshima Hana and Hirasawa Kokoro will both be making their stage debuts in the show.
The seven actors will also perform in the production's run at the Meiji Theatre. The domestic tour is scheduled for Meiji Theatre from March to May 2027, Misonoza in June, the Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall from June to July, Hakataza from July to August, and the Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru in August.
The production has been running since its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre in March 2022, staged as a commemorative work for Toho's 90th anniversary. It went on to win the 47th Kiida Ichio Drama Award, and Kamishiraishi Mone took the Best Actress Award at the 30th Yomiuri Theater Awards. Reruns and overseas performances followed.
Since the 2022 premiere, Hashimoto Kanna and Kamishiraishi Mone have built the foundation of the production in the role of Chihiro. Fukuchi Momoko joined from the 2024 Imperial Theatre rerun, performed simultaneously in Japanese and English, and made her London West End debut. Mori Rina has played Chihiro as an understudy and now joins the world tour in the main role. Mori Rina made her professional stage debut at the Meiji Theatre in 2018 in the musical Hakuoki Shitan Hijikata Toshizo arc.
Inoue Kazuha joined Nogizaka46 as a fifth-generation member and has appeared in the taiga drama Toyotomi Kyodai! and in Toy Story 5. Toyoshima Hana played the childhood years of main characters in TV dramas including Amachan, Gochisousan and the taiga drama Yae no Sakura, and appeared in Soy Sauce and the Three Ex-Husbands and Shinkansen Daibakuha. Hirasawa Kokoro has appeared in the taiga drama Go ~Hime-tachi no Sengoku~ and Earwig and the Witch, and is scheduled to appear in the stage play Uruu no Asagao next year. John Caird handled adaptation and direction.
Quick answers
Who will play Chihiro in the 2026-2028 world tour of the Spirited Away stage production?
Seven actors will share the role: Hashimoto Kanna, Kamishiraishi Mone, Fukuchi Momoko, Mori Rina, Inoue Kazuha, Toyoshima Hana and Hirasawa Kokoro.
When and where is the domestic tour of the Spirited Away stage production?
It is scheduled for the Meiji Theatre from March to May 2027, Misonoza in June, the Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall from June to July, Hakataza from July to August, and the Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru in August.
Which actors are newly selected for the role of Chihiro?
Inoue Kazuha, Toyoshima Hana and Hirasawa Kokoro are the three newly selected actors.