Death of Yoritomo - Yoritomo

Japanese: 頼朝の死 - よりとものし

A play. One act, two scenes. Written by Mayama Seika. First performed at the Tokyo Kabukiza in April 1932. The cast includes Ichikawa Sadanji II as Yoriie, Nakamura Utaemon V as Ama-Mito-Masako, Ichikawa Sumizo VI (later Jukai 3) as Shigeyasu, and Ichikawa Shoten II as Kosuo. Scene 1 (In front of the gates of the Hokke-do Hall in Kamakura), Scene 2 (The Imperial Palace in the Stone Pot in Kamakura). Based on a rumor surrounding the sudden death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura Shogunate. The play depicts the young Shogun Yoriie, who is hurt as he tries to uncover the truth of his father's death, which has been kept secret out of affection for his family, Masako, who hides the truth in order to protect the Minamoto family and the Shogunate, and Hatakeyama Shigeyasu, who is in agony after slaying Yoritomo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

戯曲。1幕2場。真山青果作。1932年4月東京歌舞伎座で初演。頼家を2世市川左団次，尼御台政子を5世中村歌右衛門，重保を6世市川寿美蔵(のちの3世寿海)，小周防を2世市川松蔦という配役。第1場〈鎌倉法華堂の門前〉，第2場〈鎌倉石壺の御所〉。鎌倉幕府の創始者，源頼朝の急死にまつわる巷説に取材したもの。肉親の情から秘密に閉ざされた父の死の真相をあくまで糾明しようとして傷ついていく，若き将軍頼家の姿と，源家と幕府を守るために，真実を押しかくす政子，さらに頼朝を斬って苦悶する畠山重保。

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