The beginning of the 30 koku boat - The beginning of the 30 koku boat, The beginning of the 30 koku boat

Japanese: 三十石艠始 - さんじっこくよふねのはじまり, さんじっこくよぶねのはじまり

Kabuki Kyogen. Historical piece. Written by the first Namiki Shozo. First performed in December 1758 (8th year of the Horeki era) at the Osaka Kaku Theater. Five acts. Based on Kawamura Zuiken, a famous civil engineer and flood control expert at the time, the story is set against the backdrop of flood control on the Yodo River, and tells the story of Hanamitsu Saemon's stabbing, his seppuku, and his vassal Shinto Genpachi and his family's painstaking efforts to avenge his master's enemy. A variation of the Vengeance Kyogen. It is a huge, complex, and intricately structured play, but each scene is vivid with concise dialogue and well-drawn human figures. The play does not rely on style, but depicts people with a simple touch, appealing to the audience's emotions while turning it into a spectacular performance, and its vitality is completely different from the refined sense of today's Kabuki.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌舞伎狂言。時代物。初世並木正三作。1758年(宝暦8)12月大坂角の芝居初演。5幕。当時土木治水家として有名な河村瑞賢をモデルに，淀川の治水を背景に花光（はなみつ）左衛門の刃傷，切腹，家臣神道源八とその一家が苦心の末に主人の敵を討つ物語。仇討狂言の変形。膨大複雑で，かつ入り組んだ構造をもつ芝居であるが，一つ一つの場面は，簡潔なセリフと，よく描かれた人間の姿があざやかである。様式に頼らず，素朴なタッチで人間を描き，観客の人情に訴えつつ，それを見世物的な芸にしていくバイタリティ溢れる感覚は，現在の歌舞伎の洗練された感覚とは全く異なる。

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