Chikamatsu Monzaemon
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon, real name Sugimori Nobumori, was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku, and the live-actor drama, kabuki. The Encyclop
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Tomb of Chikamatsu at Kōsaiji temple
Statue of Chikamatsu Monzaemon at Amagasaki, Hyogo
The Battles of Coxinga
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The Battles of Coxinga is a puppet play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It was his most popular play. First staged on November 26, 1715, in Osaka, it ran for the next 17 months, far longer than the usual few
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
…particularly works such as The Courier for Hell (1711) and The Love Suicides at Amijima (1721). His histories are viewed less positively, though The Battles of Coxinga (1715) remains praised. Chikamatsu was born Sugimori Nobumori to a samurai family. There is disagreement about his birthplace. The most popular theory…
Watōnai in The Battles of Coxinga, Act III, Scene 2
Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Watōnai (right) and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Kinshōjo (left)
Bandō Hikosaburō V as Kanki (right) and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Watōnai (left)