OSHIMODOSHI (original) (raw)

| | | | | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Play title | Kokusen'ya Takenuki Gor� In Japanese | | Common title | Oshimodoshi In Japanese | | Authors | ??? (1727)Oka Onitar� (1934) | | History | The first version of "Oshimodoshi" was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1727 at the Nakamuraza, within the drama "Kokusen'ya Takenuki Gor�" and with Ichikawa Danj�r� II in the leading role of Takenuki Gor� the demon-queller. Kokusen'ya in the title was related to Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Kokusen'ya Gassen" in which the role of Wat�nai was performed in the aragoto style with a costum and a makeup similar to the ones in "Kokusen'ya Takenuki Gor�".Oshimodoshi refers to the both the role (a demon-queller) and the play, which was included in 1840 in the Kabuki J�hachiban collection of plays belonging to the Ichikawa Clan. It was revived by Ichikawa Sansh� V in April 1934 at the Kabukiza. It is nowadays occasionally staged as the grand finale of "Musume D�j�ji", "Futa Omote D�j�ji", "Onna Seigen" or "Onna Narukami". | | Key words | Aragoto Jidaimono Kabuki J�hachiban Oshimodoshi �zatsuma | | Summary | |
The actor Ichikawa Danj�r� IX playing the role of Aotake Gor� in the drama "Oshimodoshi" in a print made by Torii Kiyosada