Earth spider - Tsuchigumo

Japanese: 土蜘蛛 - つちぐも

[1] [Noun] ① Another name for "jigumo (earth spider)". [Tashikihen (1631)] ② In ancient times, this was a derogatory name given to the indigenous people who did not submit to the authority of the central government. They lived in caves and were violent. They appear in myths and legends. ※Kojiki (712) states, "When he arrived at the great chamber of Oshisaka, Yasotake , a man of the Ina school, waited in the chamber for him . " [2][1] (The Komparu and Hōshō schools write it as "Tsuchigumo"). Noh play. The fifth piece. Various schools. Author unknown. A monk visits the bedside of the sick Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who throws a thousand threads at him, tormenting him. When Yorimitsu cuts them with his sword, the monk disappears. Surprised by Yorimitsu's voice, the warrior rushes over with his attendants and follows the trail of blood to the old mound, where they defeat the earth spider spirit that emerges from behind a rock. [2] (Tsuchigumo) Nagauta. Osatsumamono. Composed by Kineya Kangoro III. First performed in 1862 at Edo Shiba Suehiro Goten. An adaptation of the tokiwazu "The Spider's Thread," it consists of three parts, upper, middle and lower, of which only the upper part (commonly known as "kiri") is performed today. [3] (Tsuchigumo) Kabuki Shosakugoto. Nagauta. Written by Kawatake Mokuami. Composed by Kineya Shojiro III. Choreographed by Hanayagi Jusuke I. First performed in 1881 at the Shintomiza Theater in Tokyo. Matsubametsumono based on (1). One of the Ten Kinds of New and Old Drama.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 「じぐも（地蜘蛛）」の異名。〔多識編（1631）〕② 古代、中央政府の威徳に服しない土着の人々を、蔑視して呼んだ称。穴居して、性凶暴であったという。神話、伝説に見える。※古事記（712）中「忍坂の大室に到りたまひし時、尾生る土雲〈訓みて具毛(グモ)と云ふ〉八十建、其の室に在りて待ち伊那流(いなる)」[2][一] (金春・宝生流は「土蜘」と書く) 謡曲。五番目物。各流。作者不詳。病床に伏す源頼光の枕元に僧形の者が訪れ、千筋の糸を投げて苦しめるので頼光が刀で切りつけるとたちまち姿を消す。頼光の声に驚いてかけつけた武者が、従者たちと血の流れた跡をたどって古塚を見つけ、岩陰から出てきたさきの土蜘蛛の精を退治する。[二] (土蜘) 長唄。大薩摩物。三世杵屋勘五郎作曲。文久二年（一八六二）江戸芝末広御殿で初演。常磐津「蜘蛛の糸」の改作で、上中下三段より成り、上段（通称「切」）だけが現在でも演奏される。[三] (土蜘) 歌舞伎所作事。長唄。河竹黙阿彌作。三世杵屋正次郎作曲。初代花柳寿輔振付。明治一四年（一八八一）東京新富座初演。(一)に取材した松羽目物。新古演劇十種の一つ。

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