Nanso Satomi Hakkenden
【南総里見八犬伝】
【NANSOSATOMIHAKKENDEN】
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“Horyukaku no ba”, famous for its Tachimawari scene on the roof, in “Nanso Satomi Hakkenden”. Ichikawa Danjuro 12th as Inukai Genpachi and Onoe Kikugoro 7th as Inuzuka Shino. April, 1991 at the National Theatre. （Y_E0100166000352）
It is a long, monumental play written from 1814 to 1841 by Takizawa Bakin and considered his representative work. This is a novel about the Satomi family, a daimyo of Awa (today Chiba prefecture). The eight dog warriors, former retainers of the family, who each have a bead with the kanji letter of Jin (humanity), Gi (justice), Rei (courtesy), Chi (wisdom), Chu (loyalty), Shin (sincerity), Ko (filial piety), and Tei (obedience), seek the way to restore the master’s family.
This play is very popular and has been performed numerous times both in Kabuki and Ningyo-Joruri.
This play is very popular and has been performed numerous times both in Kabuki and Ningyo-Joruri.
