"Araki's Tale of Bravery" - Araki's Tale of Bravery

Japanese: 《荒木武勇伝》 - あらきぶゆうでん
"Araki's Tale of Bravery" - Araki's Tale of Bravery

…This story, along with the Soga brothers and the Ako Gishi, is called one of the three great vendettas in Japan, and is often performed in rakugo. It is also called “Araki's heroic tale” or “Araki Mataemon” because it is performed with the help of Kazuma's brother-in-law, Araki Mataemon. It is one of the favorite plays that has been handed down for generations in the Ichiryusai lineage, but “The Thirty-six Kills” is fictional. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Araki's Heroic Tales" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この物語は曾我兄弟,赤穂義士の仇討とともに日本三大仇討と呼び,講談でもよく演ずる。数馬の義兄荒木又右衛門の助勢を中心として演じるので,《荒木武勇伝》または《荒木又右衛門》とも題する。一竜斎系統では代々受け継がれてきた得意の演目の一つであるが,〈三十六人斬り〉は虚構である。…

※「《荒木武勇伝》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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