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Asakusa Roku-ku. In the past, operas and plays by Verdi, Bizet, and Puccini were performed every night in Asakusa. We unearthed the scenery of Asakusa, which was at the forefront of culture and art. Was it all just an illusion pierced in the cultural history of Japan? Asakusa was a palace of entertainment where all kinds of entertainment was concentrated, including Densuke Theater, Asakusa Shochiku Engei Hall where the filming of Comedy 55's Why is that happening? took place. The Shinsekai Building, which Yukio Mishima described as "a dream of a life of excellence that no one can reach" in his short story "One Hundred Yen Senbei". The song played during the Asakusa opera scene is "My Dad" from Puccini's opera "Gianni Schicchi". Some people may remember the scene in the movie "Summer of the Strangers" where Kazama Morio tweeted "Puccini?" #Asakusa #Showa #NostalgicOJM's Twitter, please follow me / oldjapanesemem1