The Prince of the Pagodas at New National Theatre Tokyo

The emperor has lost his son to an untimely death, and he is paralyzed with grief. Some time passes, and four kings from different lands come seeking to marry his daughter, Princess Rose. Her stepmother, the empress, pushes her stepdaughter to marry as a path to gain wealth and power, but Princess Rose rejects each of the suitors. Then a fifth prince appears. He is in fact Rose?fs brother, who has been turned into a golden salamander by a spell cast by their stepmother. Princess Rose endures various ordeals, but eventually makes her way with the salamander to the Pagoda Land, where she learns that he is indeed her long-lost older brother. Can brother and sister combine forces to restore peace to the kingdom?