Piece

Piece Name Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan
Piece Alternate Name Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan ,
Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan ,
Yotsuya Kaidan (*Popularized title) ,
Yotsuya Ghost Stories (Translation)
Creation Date 1825
Creator Tsuruya Namboku IV Playwright
Associated Performing Art(s) Kabuki
Associated Movement sewamono (domestic play)
Language(s) of Creation Japanese
Structure Divisions The original version : 5 acts divided in 11 scenes. 5 acts roughly divided in 14 scenes
Reference(s) Kabuki jiten (284)
Notes Translation: The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on the Tōkaidō
Piece Published in Traditional Japanese Theater: An Anthology of Plays(456-483),
Les Spectres de Yotsuya,
Kabuki Plays on Stage Volume 3: Darkness and Desire, 1804-1864(118)

Associated Items

Components associated with piece 1005735, 1005734, 1005733, 1005730, 1005731, 1006884