Title from disc label. Based on the play by Takeda Izumo, Miyoshi Shōraku and Namiki Senryū. 880-05 Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII, Nakamura Ganjirō II, Nakamura Shikan VII, Kataoka Nizaemon XIII. Taped in Jan. 1975, at Kabukiza, Tokyo, Japan. "NHK DVD"--Container. "SHV, Shochiku home video"--Container.
Summary:
This final act of Sugawara denju tenarai kagami = Sugawara's secrets of calligraphy is one of the great tragic scenes in all Kabuki in which Matsuōmaru and his wife Chiyo sacrifice their own child so that the son of their Lord Michizane may live.
Series:
880-04 Best selection of Kabuki Best selection of Kabuki
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