Kagekiyo (person's name) - Kagekiyo

Japanese: 景清(人名) - かげきよ
Kagekiyo (person's name) - Kagekiyo

...Five-section piece. The main plot is based on the Noh piece "Daibutsu Kuyo", the Kōwaka dance piece "Kagekiyo", and the old Jōruri piece "Kagekiyo", but it also includes the fact that the Great Buddha restoration project at Todaiji Temple was started in the same year. It also marks the 500th anniversary of the deaths of the warlords from the Genpei War, so the worlds of "Yashima" and "Kagekiyo" were chosen.

From [Taira no Kagekiyo]

...Son of Kazusa no Suke Fujiwara Tadakiyo. A Taira samurai general known as Akushichibei Kagekiyo. He fought in many battles, including the battle with Minamoto no Yorimasa in 1180 (Jisho 4), the battle with Minamoto no Yoshinaka and Yukiie during the Genpei War, and the battles of Ichinotani and Kojima in Bizen.

From the Dannoura Kabuto War Chronicles

...Bunkodo and Hasegawa Senshi collaboration. Based on Chikamatsu Monzaemon's "Shusse Kagekiyo", this work tells the story of Akushichibei Kagekiyo, a samurai general of the Taira clan who is pursued by the Genji clan in Kamakura after the downfall of the Taira clan, and his lover, Akoya, a prostitute from Gojozaka. Five acts in total. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kagekiyo (name)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…5段曲。大筋は能《大仏供養》,幸若舞曲《景清》,古浄瑠璃《かげきよ》に拠るが,この年東大寺大仏修復の大勧進が開始された事件の当込みがある。また源平合戦の武将たちの五百年忌にも当たり,〈八島〉や〈景清〉の世界が選ばれた。…

【平景清】より

…上総介藤原忠清の子。悪七兵衛景清と称された平家の侍大将。1180年(治承4)の源頼政との戦いをはじめ,源平争乱のなかで源義仲・行家との合戦,一ノ谷,備前児島の合戦など各地を転戦。…

【壇浦兜軍記】より

…文耕堂,長谷川千四合作。近松門左衛門の《出世景清》を素材として,平家滅亡後,鎌倉の源氏方に追われる平家の侍大将悪七兵衛景清と,その愛人五条坂の遊女阿古屋の物語を描いたもの。全5段。…

※「景清(人名)」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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