Conservatory / diploma training · Initial professional preparation
本科 (演技部)
Main course, acting division (1 year)
Bungakuza Theatre Company Institute · Shinanomachi, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- No formal award
- Audience & level
- Ages 18–40
- Format
- In person1 year from April
- Price
- ¥240,000per year, 66th class (2026 entry) as printed; 67th class details to follow
About this program
One-year evening acting course of a theatre company institute: acting practice, music, gymnastics, action, dubbing practice, noh, deportment and kimono dressing plus theory classes, with four public presentations a year; from 2027 the main course becomes a single class.
- Offering
- Conservatory / diploma training
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Actor training
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- Japanese
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Structured course (no award)
- Award status
- No awardThe course or class does not lead to a formal award.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 1 year from April
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Evenings, Part-time5 days a week (closed Wednesday and Sunday), 18:20-22:00; summer break about 30 days, winter break about 10 days
- Teaching location
- 文学座稽古場 (Bungakuza rehearsal studio), Shinanomachi
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Self-tape
- No
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Entrance exam in two rounds; acting division: singing (a cappella, 30 seconds to 1 minute, any song), expression through words, expression through the body, and an interview. Exam content below is from the 2026 (66th class) page.
- Interview
- Interview as part of the exam
- Experience
- 経験不問 (no experience required)
- Intakes
- April 2027 (67th class)
- Deadlines
- 67th class: application period 2026-12-01 to 2026-12-24 (planned); first exam 2027-01-08, second exam 2027-01-09
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition (授業料) for the year, 66th class figuresTuition · mandatory | ¥240,000per year, 66th class (2026 entry) as printed; 67th class details to follow | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Entrance fee (入所金), 66th class figuresMandatory fee · mandatory | ¥120,000one-time, 66th class (2026 entry) as printed; 67th class details to follow | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Practical training fee (実習費), acting division, 66th class figuresMandatory fee · mandatory | ¥210,000per year, 66th class (2026 entry) as printed; 67th class details to follow | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Examination fee (受験料)Audition fee · mandatory | ¥10,000one-time, 66th class (2026 entry) as printed | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Showcase
- Yes
- Who takes part
- Four presentations a year, including at the Bungakuza Atelier and a graduation presentation.
- Productions
- Four presentations a year
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)