Chikamatsu Monzaemon
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 ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' has written that he is "widely regarded as the greatest Japanese dramatist". His most famous plays deal with double-suicides of honor bound lovers. Of his puppet plays, around 70 are ''jidaimono'' (時代物) (historical romances) and 24 are ''sewamono'' (世話物) (domestic tragedies). The domestic plays are today considered the core of his artistic achievement, 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.
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The lovers' exile / Bunraku Theatre of Japan ; produced and directed by Marty Gross.
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An outline history of the Japanese drama / With an introd. by George Pierce Baker.
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Anthology of Japanese literature, from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century.
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Shinjū ten no Amijima = Double suicide / Hyōgen-sha, Nihon Āto Shiatā Girudo ; seisaku, Nakajima Masayuki, Shinoda Masahiro ; gensaku, Chikamatsu Monzaemon ; kyakushoku, Tomioka Taeko, Takemitsu Tōru, Shinoda Masahiro ; kantoku, Shinoda Masahiro = A Hyogensha-ATG Production ; Producers, Masayuki Nakajima, Masahiro Shinoda ; Screenplay, Tomioka Taeko, Toru Takemitsu, Masahiro Shinoda ; from the original play by Monzaemon Chikamatsu ; Director, Masahiro Shinoda.
心中天網島 = Double suicide /Published 1969Contributors: Streaming video (Emerson users only)
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The Harcourt Brace anthology of drama / [compiled by] W.B. Worthen.
Published 1996Contributors:Book