Title from disc label. 880-04 Ichikawa Danjūrō, Onoe Kikugorō, Sawamura Tanosuke, Ichikawa Sadanji, Ichikawa Danshirō, Nakamura Jakuemon. Filmed in Jan. 2003 at the Kabukiza Theater, Tokyo, Japan.
Summary:
This version of Sukeroku, called Sukeroku yukari no edozakura, is associated with the Ichikawa family of kabuki actors. Two relatively simple plots intertwine-Sukeroku's rivalry with the villian Ikyu for the heart of the courtesan Agemaki, and Sukeroku's search for his father's murderer.
Series:
880-03 Masterpieces of Kabuki theatre Masterpieces of Kabuki theatre
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