Picture book legal crossroads - Ehon Gappo Gatsuji

Japanese: 絵本合法衢 - えほんがっぽうがつじ

Kabuki kyogen. Family story. Seven acts. Commonly known as "Tachiba no Taiheiji." A collaboration between Tsuruya Nanboku IV, Fukumori Kyusuke, and Sakurada Jisuke II. First performed at Edo Ichimuraza in May 1810 (Bunka 7). Following the popularity of revenge stories, this dramatization was based on the reading book "Ehon Goppon Tsuji" (1804), and can be seen as not only Nanboku's masterpiece but also one of the best revenge stories. The cast at the premiere included Matsumoto Koshiro V as Daigakunosuke and Taiheiji, Iwai Hanshiro V as Satsuki and Oyome, Bando Mitsugoro III as Magoshichi and Yajuro, and Onoe Matsusuke II (later Kikugoro III) as Yohei and Izuru Omatsu.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌舞伎狂言。お家物。七幕。通称《立場の太平次》。4世鶴屋南北，福森久助，2世桜田治助の合作。1810年(文化7)5月江戸市村座初演。敵討物の流行にのって読本《絵本合邦辻》(1804)によった劇化であったが，南北の傑作としてのみならず敵討物の屈指の作とみることができる。初演の配役は大学之助･太平次を5世松本幸四郎，皐月･お米を5世岩井半四郎，孫七･弥十郎を3世坂東三津五郎，与兵衛･うんざりお松を2世尾上松助(後の3世菊五郎)など。

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