| IROEIRI OTOGI ZÔSHI |
| Play titles | Iroeiri Otogi Zôshi [1]  A Colorful Tale to Pass the Night [2] A Colorful Companion Tale [3] Semi Shigure Urami no Yaiba |
| Authors | Katsu Hyôzô I |
| History |
Katsu Hyôzô I's natsu kyôgen "Iroeiri Otogi Zôshi" was premiered in the 6th lunar month of 1808 at the Ichimuraza [casting]. It mixed three sekai as it was a tenjiku-tokubemono (the tales of Tenjiku Tokubê), a kohata-koheijimono (the ghost story of the travelling actor Kohata Koheiji) and an otsuma-hachirobêmono (the sad story of the murder of Otsuma by her husband Hachirobê). A Tokiwazu-based dance-drama entitled "Semi Shigure Urami no Yaiba" was staged within this drama as well. |
| Key words |
Kaidanmono Keren Kohata Koheiji Kohata-koheijimono Natsu Kyôgen Otogi Zôshi Otsuma-hachirobêmono Sendô Shûgyôsha Sonja Tenjiku Tokubê Tenjiku-tokubemono Tôzoku |
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| Notes |
[1] Another possible reading for the title was "Eiri Otogi Zôshi". [2] The title "A Colorful Tale to Pass the Night" comes from "Revenge Drama in European Renaissance and Japanese Theatre: From Hamlet to Madame Butterfly". [3] The title "A Colorful Companion Tale" comes from "Something Wicked from Japan: Ghosts, Demons & Yôkai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces". |
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Illustration from a tsuji banzuke for the staging of the drama "Iroeiri Otogi Zôshi" in the 6th lunar month of 1808 at the Ichimuraza. |
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