880-01 Honchō nijūshikō. Jusshukō [videorecording] ; Heike monogatari, Kenrei Mon'in = [Japan's twenty-four paragons of filial piety. The ten types of incense ; The tale of the Heike, Kenrei Mon'in] / kikaku seisaku Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, NHK Sofutowea ; kyōryoku Nihon Haiyū Kyōkai, NHK.
Title from disc. Kenrei Mon'in: Based on the play by Hōjō Hideji. 880-08 Jusshukō: Nakamura Utaemon VI, Onoe Baikō VII, Nakamura Shikan VII, Kataoka Nizaemon XIII. 880-09 Kenrei Mon'in: Nakamura Utaemon VI, Shimada Shogō. Taped from Kabukiza in Nov. 1983 (Honchō) and in Nov. 1995 (Kenrei Mon'in). "NHK DVD"--Container. "SHV, Shochiku home video"--Container.
Summary:
Jusshukō: Set in the 16th century, this play depicts and power struggle between two warlords feuding over a sacred helmet. Kenrei Mon'in: Drawn from The Tale of the Heike, this plays recounts the dramatic and tragic life of Taira no Tokuko who took the name of Kenrei Mon'in. In this act, Kenrei Mon'in renounces the world in order to become a Buddhist nun. She spends the remainder of her life praying for the souls of her dead Heike clansmen.
Series:
880-07 Best selection of Kabuki Best selection of Kabuki
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