KAKUSHINHAN is a theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan, that stages Shakespeare plays under the concept, “If Shakespeare were here today, how would he direct his play to achive optimal impact upon a modern audience? The company was founded by director Kimura Ryunosuke in 2012, who named the company KAKUSHINHAN, which translates as “convinced criminals. Effectively using modern techonologies, stylish costumes mixing modern/traditional designs, and familiar universal products and cultures, KAKUSHINHAN builds up on stage an imaginary third world of Shakespeare Tokyo, which serves as bridge that connects todays audience with the distant settings of the stories, and successfully taps into the imagination of the audience to deliver the universality and the scale of the Bards classic plays. The founder and director, Kimura Ryunosuke, studied English Literature in the University of Tokyo, and his directional ideas are partly derived from various classic to modern literatures. The actors that come from Tokyo and all areas of Japan are trained by the director, Kimura, to match the style of each performance. KAKUSHINHANs performances include stron physical and vocal expressions, transgenderal castings, and multilingual (English) lines. In recent years, the company has been appreciated widely by various audiences from theatre fans to Shakespeare researches, and even first-time theatre goers, collecting much attention within theatres in Tokyo as “The company to lead Japans Shakespeare scenes after Ninagawa Yukiko (Matsuoka Kazuko, Japans primary Shakespeare translator). Aiming to introduce this moders Japanese style Shakespeare throughout the globe, and even collaborating with local actors in the future, KAKUSHINHAN is determined to take a leap out of Japan and perform abroad.