Men's things - Otokodemono

Japanese: 男達物 - おとこだてもの
Men's things - Otokodemono

...A type of Kabuki-Kyogen/Ningyo-Joruri with the theme of the tatehiki (powerfulness) of chivalrous men (otokodate). It is also called "Otokodachi Kyogen" or "Otokodachimono". The first dramatization of chivalrous men was said to be Danshichi, performed by the first Nizaemon at the Kataoka Nizaemonza in Osaka in 1698 (Genroku 11), and since then, rewritten kyogen of Yado-Mu Danshichi has been performed one after another.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Otokodachimono" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…俠客(男達(おとこだて))の達引(たてひき)を主題とする歌舞伎狂言・人形浄瑠璃の一系統。〈男達狂言〉〈男達物〉とも称する。任俠の徒を劇化した嚆矢(こうし)は1698年(元禄11)に大坂片岡仁左衛門座で初世仁左衛門が演じた団七であるとされ,以降,宿無団七の書替狂言がつぎつぎに演じられた。…

※「男達物」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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