THE FACE OF JIZO

About the show

The Face of Jizo centres on a father and daughter in the aftermath of war. Tender, beautiful and seasoned with moments of familial humour, this acclaimed Japanese play makes its Australian premiere at the Old Fitz Theatre. Three years after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, Mitsue, a young woman who works in the local library, arrives home to find her father Takezo there. Despite years of being apart, the pair share memories of the past, cook small fry miso and argue over the intentions of a young man who buys Mitsue a sweet bean jam bun and collects objects left over from the bombing. This is a tale of courage, first love, spirited fathers, and learning to embrace the ghosts of the past.