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The World Is Dancing (2026)

One does not need dance to live.

In 1374, amid the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts' long running conflict, a boy named Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers. He spends his days in a kind of quiet gloom, haunted by a simple but persistent question: Why do people dance? Then, one day, he witnesses a dance that he feels to be “good”—and everything begins to change. This is the story of the beautiful young boy who would one day shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.

Trailer
First Air: 2026-07-02
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Yumiri Hanamori
Yumiri Hanamori
Oniyasha (voice)
Shimba Tsuchiya
Shimba Tsuchiya
Ishiya (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Maaya Uchida
Kogane (voice)
Romi Park
Romi Park
Zojiro (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Katsuyuki Konishi
Kan'ami (voice)
Haruki Ishiya
Haruki Ishiya
Junigoro (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Takahiro Sakurai
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Nobuo Tobita
Nijo Yoshimoto (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Mamiko Noto
Nariko (voice)
Inori Minase
Inori Minase
Chiharu (voice)
Hazuki Seto
Hazuki Seto
Satsuki (voice)
Yoji Matsuda
Yoji Matsuda
Inuo (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Miyuki Sawashiro
Shirabyoshi (voice)
Kenichirou Matsuda
Kenichirou Matsuda
Yoriyuki Hosokawa (voice)