Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Just a Minute! Shibaraku 17
6. The Stone-Cutting Feat of Kajiwara Kajiwara Heizò Homare no Ishikiri From Miura no Òsuke Kòbai Tazuna The Plum-Blossom Reins of Miura no Òsuke 35
7. Summer Festival: Mirror of Osaka Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami 57
8. Japan’s Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety Honchò Nijûshikò 81
9. The Precious Incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai Meiboku Sendai Hagi 101
10. The Revenge at Tengajaya Katakiuchi Tengajayamura 119
11. A Message of Love from Yamato Koi Tayori Yamato Òrai 141
12. The Picture Book of the Taikò Ehon Taikòki 159
13. The Scandalous Love of Osome and Hisamatsu Osome Hisamatsu Ukina no Yomiuri 181
14. Kasane 199
15. Masakado 213
16. The Tale of the Martyr of Sakura Sakura Giminden 225
17. The Three Kichisas and the New Year’s First Visit to the Pleasure Quarters Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai 243
18. The Fishmonger Sògorò Sakanaya Sògorò FROM Shin Sarayashiki Tsuki no Amagasa Moonlit Umbrella at the Dish Palace, New Version 279
19. The Mirror Lion, A Spring Diversion Shunkyò Kagami Jishi 311
20. Glossary 338
21. Selected Bibliography 344
22. Contributors 347
23. Index 349
24. List of Plays in Kabuki Plays on Stage 354