Kamakura Three Generations Chronicle

Joruri Gidayubushi. Historical piece. 10 acts. Presumably written by Chikamatsu Hanji. First performed in March 1781 (Tenmei 1) at the Hizenza Theater in Edo. The play is an adaptation of the Summer Siege of Osaka, set in the Kamakura period, with Minamoto no Yoriie alluding to Toyotomi Hideyori, Hojo Tokimasa to Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokihime to Senhime, Miura nosuke to Kimura Shigenari, and Sasaki Takatsuna to Sanada Yukimura. This work is a sequel to Hanji's "Omi Genji Senjinyakata," and is commonly known as "Sandaiki" or "Kamasan." Only the seventh act, "Kinukawamura" (Miura Wakare no Dan), has survived to posterity, and is often performed as kabuki. During the battle between Minamoto no Yoriie and Hojo Tokimasa, Miura nosuke, who is on Yoriie's side, rushes from the battlefield to his secluded home in Kinukawa village upon hearing that his mother has fallen seriously ill. Tokimasa's daughter, Tokihime, is in love with Miura nosuke and has rebelled against her father to come and look after her. Miura nosuke orders Tokihime to kill Tokimasa, and after much anguish, she agrees. Sasaki Takatsuna, a military strategist on Yoriie's side, disguises himself as a soldier under Tokimasa and sneaks into the secluded home, but is overjoyed when he learns of the princess's decision, encouraging Miura nosuke to head off to the battlefield. The three main characters, Sasaki, Miura nosuke, and Tokihime, all have equal opportunities to shine, and Tokihime, the passionate girl who decides to kill her father for love, is particularly difficult to play, and is considered one of the "Three Princesses."

In addition, there is a Joruri play of the same title in the Kino Kaion style, which depicts the rebellion of Hangan Hiki, a maternal relative of Yoriie. It was first performed in the New Year of 1718 (the 3rd year of the Kyoho era) at the Toyotake-za in Osaka, but it has not been performed since.

[Toshiaki Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

浄瑠璃義太夫節(じょうるりぎだゆうぶし)。時代物。10段。近松半二作と推定。1781年（天明1）3月、江戸・肥前座初演。大坂夏の陣を鎌倉時代に仮託して脚色、作中の源頼家(よりいえ)が豊臣秀頼(とよとみひでより)、北条時政(ときまさ)が徳川家康、時姫が千姫、三浦之助が木村重成(しげなり)、佐々木高綱が真田幸村(さなだゆきむら)を暗示する。半二作『近江源氏先陣館(おうみげんじせんじんやかた)』の続編にあたる作で、通称「三代記」「鎌三(かまさん)」。七段目の「絹川村」（三浦別れの段）だけが後世に残り、歌舞伎(かぶき)でもよく上演される。源頼家と北条時政の合戦の最中、頼家方の三浦之助は、母が大病と聞いて戦場から絹川村の閑居に駆けつける。時政の娘時姫は三浦之助と恋仲なので、父に背いて看病にきている。三浦之助は時姫に時政を討てと命じ、姫は苦悩のすえに承知する。頼家方の軍師佐々木高綱は時政幕下の軍兵になりすまし、この閑居に忍んでいたが、姫の決心を知ると大いに喜び、三浦之助を励まして戦場に向かわせる。佐々木、三浦之助、時姫の3主役均等に見せ場があり、とくに恋のために父を討とうと決心する情熱的な時姫は「三姫」の一つとされる難役。

　なお、紀海音(きのかいおん)に、頼家の外戚(がいせき)比企(ひき)判官の謀反を描いた同題の浄瑠璃があり、1718年（享保3）正月、大坂・豊竹(とよたけ)座で初演されたが、上演は絶えている。

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