Theater has taken the entire world by storm in the 20th century, and teenager Kokona Ohtori aims to take the big stage. Performers who shine the brightest are called Dai Stars, and for Kokona, her first step into stardom is auditioning for the prominent theater troupe—Sirius. As she cultivates her unique sense for the stage, a story of passion and aspiration unfolds in this super-theater age.
A blind girl, Zooni, falls in love with a dark hero, Rehan. Their love is tested when Rehan reveals his true identity as a resistance fighter. The story takes a tragic turn when Zooni's long-lost love returns and she must choose between her past and her present.
In the 1800s, a struggling artist finds himself immersed in the world of magic and becomes a famous magician. He uses his skills to overcome obstacles and deal with various challenges, including his dual identity, paranoia, witchcraft, and the complexities of social allegory. As he delves into the realm of the paranormal, he discovers the power of illusion and the thin line between reality and fantasy.
In The Life and Death of a Porno Gang, a group of misfit artists come together to form a porno gang known as 'The Poet's Derangement'. They embark on a road trip through Serbia, creating unconventional adult films along the way. As they push the boundaries of their art, they encounter violence, drugs, and the harsh realities of war. The journey takes a dark turn, leading to a downfall filled with tragedy and despair.
Set in the present-day, a group of motorcycle-riding performers known as the Knightriders tour the country performing in Renaissance fairs. Led by their charismatic leader, King Billy, the troupe lives by a code of honor and chivalry, reenacting medieval jousting matches for a modern audience. However, tensions arise within the group as they grapple with personal conflicts and the pressures of maintaining their ideals in a society that is becoming increasingly commercialized.
Frisky is a comedy about a village theatrical troupe that faces numerous obstacles, including an earthquake and a carabiniere father, in their pursuit of love and happiness.
A theater troupe faces drama and conflicts as they perform in different small towns, revealing secrets and complicated relationships.
In Love Happy (1949), a group of performers, led by a mute harpist and a mustached man, get involved in a chase for stolen diamonds in New York City. Along the way, they encounter gang members, femme fatales, and Broadway shows, leading to hilarious situations and wisecrack humor.
Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.
In 'Alegría: An Enchanting Fable', a young flower vendor is kidnapped and forced to join a circus troupe where she discovers joy, innocence, and the will to liberate herself and others from exploitation. This surrealistic movie explores themes of father-daughter relationships, myth, and the power of the imagination.
In November (2003), an anarchist theater troupe in Madrid, Spain, navigates through the complexities of love, art, and politics. The group of street artists and actors face challenges as they explore their passion for theater and their dedication to anarchist ideals. Along the way, they confront issues of love, identity, and purpose, all against the backdrop of a changing society.
The semi-biographical The Extremists' Opera follows the everyday and inner struggles of a women-only alternative theater group delivering explosive and politically controversial explosive stage performances under the control of tough mannered director Naoko.
Keisuke Agatsuma is a high schooler who might not be very sharp but has an amazing sense for comedy. He is self-proclaimed school's king of laughter and he enjoys making everyone laugh, but a future as a comedian seems impossible because of his father's attitude. One day an ex-comedian Jun Tsujimoto transfers to his school from Osaka. They see how interesting ideas they both have and take an interest in forming a stand up combination. As they try to achieve their goal, other comedians seem to overlook Keisuke's abilities for one reason or another and their motivation goes up and down, but still they aim to become pro together. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
In this classic Shakespearean comedy, a group of young lovers and a troupe of amateur actors are manipulated by mischievous fairies in a magical forest. Mistaken identities, unrequited love, and comedic chaos ensue, all set to the backdrop of a royal wedding. Surrealism, transformation, and singing are key elements of this enchanting tale.
In this stylish and offbeat black comedy, Benito ( Jerry Calà) keeps a diary of his sexual fantasies and cravings. As a result of his on-again, off-again relationship with the beautiful and insatiable Luigia (Sabrina Ferilli), his thoughts along these lines have grown increasingly bizarre. For his own part, he is driven to pick up and bed women at almost every opportunity. As the fantasies recorded in his diary consume more and more of his life, and grow darker and darker, his ordinary waking life becomes flatter and duller, until he disappears altogether.
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas. This documentary follows the troupe, playwright, and audience around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally’s passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion.
During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru (Sayuri Yoshinaga), one of the “odoriko”. Kawasaki is taken and cannot take his eyes off her. When he is invited to stay at the same lodgings, the two grow closer. In time, the two come to learn the pain of love.
A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.
Yun is shunned when she becomes pregnant in school, and her mother gives the child up for adoption. When Yun tutors a boy 10 years later, her mother discovers he is Yun's son.