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  • Kanjincho
Kanjinchō (勧進帳, The Subscription List) is a Japan kabuki play by Namiki Gohei III, based on the Noh play Ataka. It is one of the most popular plays in the modern kabuki repertory. Belonging to the repertories of the Naritaya and Kōritaya guilds, the play was first performed in March 1840 at the Kawarazaki-za, in Edo. Ichikawa Ebizō V, Ichikawa Kuzō II, and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII played the leading roles of Benkei, Togashi, and Yoshitsune, respectively. The lines of Ichikawa Danjūrō and... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by gardening_bot May 27, 2008

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