組解説:Imoseyama Onna Teikin
( Husband and Wife Mountains: An Exemplary Tale of Womanly Virtue )
“Imoseyama Onna Teikin” is a gidayu-kyogen of jidai-mono [Ocho-mono/Odai-mono: tales of royalty/tales of the imperial era] describing the activities of Fujiwara no Kamatari, his son Tankai, and their party, who are attempting to overthrow the rebel Soga no Iruka who has sworn to take over the imperial throne.
The following scenes are most commonly performed in this play: ‘Yoshinogawa’ (Yoshinogawa River) scene portrays the tragic story of Koganosuke and Hinadori, who love each other but perish due to tyranny of Iruka; and ‘Michiyuki Koi no Odamaki’ (Michiyuki Travel Scene : The Spools of Love), stylized dance scene depicting a love triangle between a princess named Tachibanahime, and Omiwa, daughter of sake shop owner, who both fall in love with the same man, Motome. The ‘Mikasayama Goten’ (Mikasayama Palace) scene in which Omiwa is sacrificed to get rid of Iruka.
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