Piece

Piece Name Kanadehon chūshingura
Piece Alternate Name Chushingura (*Abbreviation) ,
Kanatehon chuushingura ,
Forty-Seven Samurai (Translation) ,
Kanadehon chuushingura (Transliteration) ,
Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (Translation)
Creation Date 1701 - 1748
Creator Brandon, James R. Translator ,
Mayama Seika Playwright ,
Obata Kinji Playwright ,
Takeda Izumo Playwright ,
Miyoshi Shōraku Playwright ,
Namiki Sōsuke Playwright
Associated Performing Art(s) Puppetry, Kabuki
Associated Movement jidaimono (historical play)
Language(s) of Creation Japanese
Structure Divisions 11 acts,
Characters in Piece Tonase, Osono , Enya Hangan , Lady Kaoyo , Kō no Moronao , Okaru , Oboshi Yuranosuke , Katsuta Shinzaemon , Momonoi Wakasanosuke , Hayano Kanpei Tonase, Osono
Piece Published in Chūshingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers

Associated Items

Associated Productions 1968Mar17, Teikoku Gekijō, Chūshingura ,
1928Jul12, Moscow (Russia), Kanadehon Chūshingura ,
1976Dec04, Kokuritsu shōgekijō, Bunraku, Kanadehon chūshingura ,
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1769May05, Ichimura Theater (Ichimura za), Nakamura Theater, Kanadehon chūshingura ,
1981Dec08, Kokuritsu shōgekijō, Bunraku, Kanadehon chūshingura ,
1978Sep30, Asahi-za, Bunraku, Kanadehon chūshingura ,
1979Mar, Kennedy Theatre, Kanadehon chūshingura
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