Oyakoshinju - Deathbound

A young divorcee named Keiko moves from Hiroshima to America to start a new life with her ambitious husband. But when he takes a mistress and leaves her, Keiko takes drastic and irreversible actions to preserve her dignity and that of her children. A touching and poetically written study of the stultifying effect of traditional values on a Japanese woman. This searing drama reveals the clashing social values that drive a young Japanese mother living in Los Angeles to an act of desperation. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast recording featuring: Shuko Akune as Keiko Owari Jusak Bernhard as Petition Signer Takayo Fischer as Keiko's Mother Robert Ito as Yoshito Hojo Peter A. Jacobs as Judicial Voice/Surfer Robin Goodrin Nordli as American Neighbor Yuki Okumoto as Ryuichi Owari Randy Tanizawa as Child's Voice Shari Tanizawa as Child's Voice Directed by Peggy Shannon. Recorded before a live audience at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Santa Monica in July of 1991.

© 2015 L.A. Theatre Works (Audiobook): 9781580819589

Release date

Audiobook: 15 August 2015