Japan 1983/Japan Casts

When Cats premiered in Japan in 1983, the production followed the West End/Broadway format with one main performer cast in each role plus several understudies/swings. At some point, they changed it so that multiple performers are cast in each role instead and they alternate their performances.

1983 Tokyo - Original Cast
Later Cast include: Takako Kitamura (北村岳子), Norihide Uchida (内田典英)

1985 Osaka
Incomplete Cast List.

Also in the Cast: Mari Nasu (那須まり), Kumiko Hara (原久美子), Miko Nishijima (西島美子), Yayoi Aoyama (青山弥生), Yumiko Ushioda (潮田由美子), Yuuko Shibagaki (柴垣裕子), Yoko Mitsuhashi (三橋葉子), Eri Nishikawa (西川枝里), Chihiro Urata (浦田千尋), Minami Maeda (前田美波里), Michiko Matsubara (松原美智子), Yuriko Nakaizumi (仲泉友理子), Tomoko Sato (佐藤知子), Osami Iino (飯野おさみ), Yoshiro Aoki (青木朗), Keito Kawachi (川地啓友), Norihide Uchida (内田典英), Koji Suzuki (鈴木孝次), Takashi Ajikata (味方隆司), Tamura Arata (田村 新), Masuo Nonaka (野中万寿夫), Masahisa Hatakeyama (畠山昌久), Isamu Furusawa (古沢勇), Jouji Masukawa (桝川譲治)

1986 Tokyo
Incomplete Cast List.

1988 Nagoya
Incomplete Cast List.

1991 Sapporo
Incomplete Cast List.

1998 Fukuoka
Detailed Cast Lists: 1998, 1999, 09-11/1998, 12/1998 - 01/1999, 02-05/1999

1999 Nagoya
Detailed Cast Lists: 07-10/1999 missing, 10-12/1999, 01/2000, 02/2000, 03/2000, 04/2000, 05/2000, 06/2000, 07/2000, 08/2000, 09/2000, 10/2000, 11/2000, 12/2000, 01/2001

2001 Osaka
Detailed Cast List: 03/2001, 04/2001, 05/2001, 06/2001, 07/2001, 08/2001, 09/2001, 10/2001, 11/2001, 12/2001, 01/2002, 02/2002, 03/2002, 04/2002, 05/2002, 06/2002, 07/2002, 08/2002 missing, 09/2002, 10/2002, 11/2002, 12/2002 - 01/2003 missing

2003 Hiroshima
Detailed Cast List: 09/2003, 10/2003

2003 Sendai
Detailed Cast List: 01/2004, 02/2004, 04-05/2004

2004 Tokyo
Detailed Cast List: 2004-05, 06-12/2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

2009 Yokohama
Performance and Cast Details: Cats Yokohama

2012 Hiroshima
Detailed Cast List: 2012, 2013

2013 Sendai
Detailed Cast List

2013 Shizuoka
Detailed Cast List

2014 Fukuoka
Detailed Cast List: 2014

2015 Sapporo
Detailed Cast List: 2015, 2016

2016 Osaka
Detailed Cast List

2018 Tokyo
Detailed Cast List: 2018, Present

Resources

 * Daily cast list: October 2013-present
 * Weekly cast list: November 2013-present
 * Male casts since March 2001
 * Female casts since March 2001