| Sanmon Gosan no Kiri 樓門五山桐 | |
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.jpg) Poster of the production of "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri" staged in April 1976 at theNational Theatre | |
| Written by | Namiki Gohei I |
| Characters | Ishikawa Goemon,Hashiba Hideyoshi |
| Date premiered | April 1778, Kado no Shibai,Osaka |
| Place premiered | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Genre | jidaimono |
| Setting | Nanzen-ji,Kyoto |
Sanmon Gosan no Kiri (樓門五山桐), orThe Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest, is akabuki play written byNamiki Gohei I and first performed in 1778.[1]
Originally part of an all-day, five-actjidaimono play calledKinmon Gosan no Kiri ("The Golden Gate and the Paulownia Crest"), only the "Sanmon" scene is currently performed.[2] It is also the only part translated into English.
Unlike many other plays from theEdo period, often adapted frombunraku ornoh,Sanmon Gosan no Kiri was written directly for kabuki. It was premiered by theŌgawa Kichitarō I troupe at theKado no Shibai theater inOsaka, in the fourth month of 1778.[2][1] The original cast[3] includedArashi Hinasuke I in the role of Goemon, andOnoe Kikugorô I in the role of Hisayoshi (the kabuki alias for the famousdaimyōToyotomi Hideyoshi).[2]
Events take place at thesanmon ("main gate") of theNanzen-jizenbuddhisttemple inKyoto.
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The play was translated into English by Alan Cummings inKabuki Plays on Stage II: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799, edited by James R. Brandon and Samuel L. Leiter and published in 2002.[2]
