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...Many of them deal with incidents related to figures on the side of the Southern Court, such as Prince Otaka, Masashige Kusunoki, and Yoshisada Nitta. In the field of Joruri, major popular pieces among works including Chikamatsu's works such as "Yoshino Miyako Onnakusunoki" performed at the Osaka Takemoto-za in 1710 (Hoei 7) and "Sagami Nyudo Senbiki no Inu" performed at the Takemoto-za before the autumn of 1714 (Shotoku 4). include "Otonomiya Asahi no Yoroi" performed at the Takemoto-za in February 1723 (Kyoho 8), "Kusunoki Mukashi Banashi" performed at the Takemoto-za in January 1746 (Enkyo 3), "Ranjatai Nitta Keizu" performed at the Takemoto-za in February 1765 (Meiwa 2), and "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi" performed at the Edo Gaiki-za in January 1770. Meanwhile, in Kabuki, various works were performed, including the second-stage Kyogen "Taiheiki" (The Tenth Series), and the third-stage "Emperor Godaigo's Exile in Oki" at the Otowa Jirozaburo Theater in Osaka in January 1699 (Genroku 12); "Onna Kusunoki" at the Kameya Theater in Kyoto in March 1713, "Onna Kusunoki Taiheiki" at the Edo Nakamura Theater in November of the same year, and "Hachijin Taiheiki" at the same theater in November 1727. However, adaptations of the above-mentioned Joruri pieces were popular and have been performed repeatedly.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Onna Kusunoki" are listed below.

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…特に大塔宮，楠木正成，新田義貞ら南朝方の人物に関連のある事件を取り上げたものが多い。浄瑠璃では，1710年(宝永7)大坂竹本座の《吉野都女楠（よしののみやこおんなくすのき）》，14年(正徳4)秋以前竹本座の《相模入道千匹犬（さがみにゆうどうせんびきのいぬ）》などといった近松の作品を初めとする諸作のうち主要な人気曲としては，23年(享保8)2月竹本座の《大塔宮曦鎧（おおとうのみやあさひのよろい）》，46年(延享3)正月竹本座の《楠昔噺》，65年(明和2)2月竹本座の《蘭奢待新田系図（らんじやたいにつたけいず）》，70年正月江戸外記座の《神霊矢口渡（しんれいやぐちのわたし）》などがあげられよう。一方，歌舞伎でも，1699年(元禄12)正月大坂の音羽次郎三郎座の二の替り狂言《太平記》十番続，同三の替り《後醍醐天皇隠岐の配所》，1713年3月京都の亀屋座の《女楠》，同年11月江戸中村座の《女楠太平記》，27年11月同座《八陣太平記》以下，さまざまな作品が行われていたが，やはり上記の浄瑠璃諸曲を改作したものが好まれて繰り返し上演されている。…

※「《女楠》」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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