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Rie Kugimiya to Provide Rise's Voice in Persona 4 Play
posted on by Ko Ransom
Director sought Kugimiya's voice after stage actors for Naoto, Rise unable to be added
PlayStation 2 game. According to Asanuma, on-stage actors for the characters of Naoto and Rise could not be included due to a policy held by the play's production company that prevented him from adding more female cast .
The previously announced cast is as follows:
- Toru Baba as Protagonist
- Takahisa Maeyama as Yōsuke Hanamura
- Chie Satōnaka
- Yukiko Amagi
- Jyoji Saotome as Daisuke Nagase
- Motohiro Ōta as Kou Ichijō
- Masashi Taniguchi as Ryōtarō Dōjima
- Masami Itō as Tōru Adachi
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Kuma (original voice from game)
Shunsuke Wada composed the music. The play is set to run from March 15 to March 20 at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
[Via Ota-Suke]