KANADEHON CHÛSHINGURA
(仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵)

aka CHÛSHINGURA (忠臣蔵)

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1900 - 1939

1940 - Present

Undated Prints


A subset of the above prints are also organized according to corresponding acts of the play:

Act I: Kabuto Aratame (兜改め) aka Daijo (大序) (Examining the Helmet/Prologue)

Act II: Rikiya Jôshi (力弥使者); Matsukiri (松切り) (The Emissary Rikiya; the Cutting of the Pine Branch)

Act III: Shinmotsu (進物); Ninjô (刃傷); Uramon (裏門) (Presenting the Bribes; the Attack, At the Back Gate)

Act IV: Hangan Seppuku (判官切腹); Shiro Akewatashi (城明渡し) (Hangan's Ritual Suicide; Handing Over the Castle)

Travel Dance: Michiyuki Tabiji no Hanamuko (道行旅路花聟) aka Ochiudo (落人) (The Fugitives)

Act V: Teppô Watashi (鉄砲渡し); Futatsudama (二つ玉) (The Musket Scene; Two Bullets)

Act VI: Kanpei Harakiri (勘平腹切) (Kanpei's Suicide)

Act VII: Gion Ichiriki Jaya (祇園一力茶屋) (At the Ichiriki Teahouse in Gion)

Act VIII: Michiyuki Tabiji no Yomeiri (道行旅路之嫁入) (The Bridal Journey)

Act IX: Yamashina Kankyo (山科閑居) (The Retreat in Yamashina)

Act X: Amakawaya Gihei Uchi (天川屋儀平内)(At Amakawaya Gihei's Home

Act XI: Uchiiri (討ち入り) (The Raid)


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