History Theatre / PrinceKaguya

* IfItsYouItsOkay: [[spoiler:San tells Kaguya it "doesn't matter" to him if he is a man or a woman.]]

%%* ZashikiWarashi: Sora.

* CrossCastRole: The male Creator/ShoutaAoi plays Aoi, the birth mother of Kaguya, in addition to Kaguya and himself.

* AdaptationalNameChange: In the source material, the bamboo cutter who finds Kaguya is called Sanuki no Miyatsuko. The musical renames him Maru.
* AsHimself: Creator/ShoutaAoi plays the role of himself in the epilogue.
* BoysLoveGenre
* CrossCastRole: The male Creator/ShoutaAoi plays the role of Aoi, the birth mother of Kaguya, in addition to those of Kaguya and himself.

* GenderFlip: Kaguya is male instead of female.

* RecursiveCrossdressing: Kaguya, who was raised as a girl, has to disguise himself as his true gender at one point.

* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: Maru and Akahoshi raise Kaguya as a girl at his mother's request.

* AdaptationalNameChange: In the source material, the bamboo cutter who raises Kaguya is called Sanuki no Miyatsuko. The musical renames him Maru.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: The musical names the wife of the bamboo cutter, who doesn't have a name in the source material, Akahoshi.
* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: Kaguya was raised as a girl at his mother's request.

* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:Kaguya and San are reborn and are able to be together as Shouta Aoi and his manager.]]

* RecursiveCrossdressing: At one point, Kaguya has to "crossdress" as a man.

* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: Kaguya is male and was raised as a girl.

''Prince Kaguya'' is a Japanese musical loosely based on ''Literature/{{The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter}}''. This version incorporates multiple aspects of modern culture as well as changes Kaguya's gender from female to male. It stars Creator/ShoutaAoi as Kaguya.

The story takes place in feudal Japan where Kaguya is found in a bamboo forest as a baby with a note from his mother asking for the child to be raised as a girl to ensure its safety. Kaguya grows up to be a beautiful "woman", the subject of much attention, and even becomes an idol under the stage name Luna. As Luna gains popularity, Kaguya is invited to sing for the Emperor, and on his way there he meets a man named San, who was about to take his own life. Kaguya however convinces him not to and San finds himself attracted to Kaguya's desire to make people happy. Eventually, Kaguya and San travel together, with reciprocated feelings for one another but San is unaware that Kaguya is male. Throughout the play, Kaguya struggles with the thought that San may not love him after he tells him that he is not female. This, coupled with the fact that two of Kaguya's suitors end up chasing the pair down on their journey, make for a complex situation for Kaguya. Will he be able to somehow find his happily ever after with San?

!!''Prince Kaguya'' contains examples of

The story takes place in feudal Japan where Kaguya is found in a bamboo forest as a baby with a note from his mother asking for the child to be raised as a girl to ensure its safety. Kaguya grows up to be a beautiful woman, the subject of much attention, and even becomes an idol under the stage name Luna. As Luna gains popularity, Kaguya is invited to sing for the Emperor, and on his way there he meets a man named San, who was about to take his own life. Kaguya however convinces him not to and San finds himself attracted to Kaguya's desire to make people happy. Eventually, Kaguya and San travel together, with reciprocated feelings for one another but San is unaware that Kaguya is male. Throughout the play, Kaguya struggles with the thought that San may not love him after he tells him that he is not female. This, coupled with the fact that two of Kaguya's suitors end up chasing the pair down on their journey, make for a complex situation for Kaguya. Will he be able to somehow find his happily ever after with San?

[[caption-width-right:350:Prince Kaguya promotional image.]]

''Prince Kaguya'' is a Japanese musical loosely based on the story of ''Literature/{{The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter}}''. This version incorporates multiple aspects of modern culture as well as changes Kaguya's gender from female to male. It stars Creator/ShoutaAoi as Kaguya.

The story takes place in feudal Japan where Kaguya is found in a bamboo forest as a baby with a note from his mother asking for the child to be raised as a girl to ensure its safety. Kaguya grows up to be a beautiful woman, the subject of much attention, and even becomes an idol under the stage name Luna. As Luna gains popularity, Kaguya is invited to sing for the Emperor, and on his way there he meets a man named San, who was about to take his own life. Kaguya however convinces him not to and San finds himself attracted to Kaguya's desire to make people happy. Eventually, Kaguya and San travel together, with reciprocated feelings for one another but San is unaware that Kaguya is male. Throughout the play, Kaguya struggles with the thought that San may not love him after he tells him that he is not female. This, coupled with the fact that two of Kaguya’s suitors end up chasing the pair down on their journey, make for a complex situation for Kaguya. Will he be able to somehow find his happily ever after with San?

''Prince Kaguya'' is a Japanese musical loosely based on the story of ''Literature/{{The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter}}''. This version incorporates multiple aspects of modern culture as well as changes Kaguya's gender from female to male. It stars Shouta Aoi as Kaguya.

Prince Kaguya is Japanese musical loosely based on the story of the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. This version incorporates multiple aspects of modern culture as well as changes Kaguya's gender from female to male. It stars Shouta Aoi as Kaguya. \\
The story takes place in feudal Japan where Kaguya is found in a bamboo forest as a baby with a note from his mother asking for the child to be raised as a girl to ensure its safety. Kaguya grows up to be a beautiful woman, the subject of much attention and even becomes an idol under the stage name Luna. As Luna gains popularity, Kaguya is invited to sing for the Emperor and on his way there he meets a man named San, who was about to take his own life. Kaguya however convinces him not to and San finds himself attracted to Kaguya's desire to make people happy. Eventually Kaguya and San travel together, with reciprocated feelings for one another but San is unaware that Kaguya is male. Throughout the play, Kaguya struggles with the thought that San may not love him after he tells him that he is not female. This, coupled with the fact that two of Kaguya’s suitors end up chasing the pair down on their journey, make for a complex situation for Kaguya. Will he be able to somehow find his happily ever after with San?

!! [Prince Kaguya] contains examples of
* GenderFlip: Based on the tale of ''Princess'' Kaguya.
* LikeASonToMe: Akahoshi tells not only Kaguya that she thinks of him as her own child, but also Sora [[spoiler:before she dies.]]

* ZashikiWarashi: Sora.

Prince Kaguya is Japanese musical loosely based on the story of the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. This version incorporates multiple aspects of modern culture as well as changes Kaguya's gender from female to male. It stars Shouta Aoi as Kaguya.

* Gender Flip: Based on the tale of "Princess" Kaguya
* IfIt'sYou,It'sOkay: [[spoiler:San tells Kaguya it "doesn't matter" to him if he is a man or a woman.]]

* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:Kaguya and San are reborn and are able to be together as Shouta Aoi and his manager]]

* RaisedastheOppositeGender: Kaguya is male and was raised as a girl.