"The Battle of Fujito" - Kaba no Kanja Fujito no Kassen

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[Toyotakeza era]
In 1726, he collaborated with Nishizawa Ippū and Yasuda Kaerubun on "The Tale of Hojo Tokiyori," which was a huge hit with a nine-month run. After that, he replaced Ippū as the lead playwright at the Toyotake Theater, and by 1732, with Kaerubun as the supporting playwright, he had written 14 plays. Although this was a period of study, notable works include "The Fifteenth Stage of the Seiwa Genji" (1727), a precursor to "Yoshitsune Senbonzakura," "The Battle of Fujito" (1730), "The Golden Tanzaku of Chushingura" (1732), a precursor to "Kanadehon Chushingura," the hit work "The Sacrifice of Nagare in Settsu Province" (1727), and "The Thirteen Bells of Nara" (1728), which depicts a dark view of fate. From 1733 to 1735, he wrote six plays, including solo works and corrections, with his disciple Namiki Jōsuke as the supporting playwright.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "The Battle of Fujito" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

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［豊竹座時代］
　1726年にはじめて西沢一風，安田蛙文と《北条時頼記》を合作，9ヵ月続演の大当りをとり，以後，一風に代わる豊竹座の立作者となり，32年までに蛙文を脇作者として14編を著す。この時期は習作時代ながら，《義経千本桜》の先行作《清和源氏十五段》(1727)，《蒲冠者藤戸合戦》(1730)，《仮名手本忠臣蔵》の先行作《忠臣金（こがねの）短冊》(1732)，当り作《摂津国（つのくに）長柄人柱》(1727)，暗い宿命観を描く《南都十三鐘》(1728)などは注目すべき作品である。33年から35年までは，門人並木丈輔を脇作者として，単独作，添削などを含めて6編を著した。…

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