is a collection of
kabuki plays strongly associated with the
Onoe Kikugorō
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line of kabuki actors. Akin to the ''
Kabuki Jūhachiban'' ("Kabuki Eighteen") of the
Ichikawa Danjūrō
is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors of the Ichikawa family. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family. It is a famous and important name, and receiving it is an honor. There are a number of r ...
lineage, the compilation of the ''Shinko engeki jisshu'' was begun by
Onoe Kikugorō V
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and completed by his son
Onoe Kikugorō VI.
These represent the greatest plays of the
Bakumatsu (c. 1853–1867) and
Meiji periods (1868-1912), and many were written by
Kawatake Mokuami the most celebrated playwright today of that period. The premiere of each of these plays featured either Kikugorō V, his grandfather
Onoe Kikugorō III, or his son Kikugorō VI, and the Onoe family continues to dominate the leading roles in these plays today.
The Ten
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Rakan
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*In Japanese, the word for an Arhat
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Kodera no Neko''
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Tsuchigumo''
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Ibaraki''
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Hitotsuya''
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Modoribashi''
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Kikujidō''
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Hagoromo (play)''
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Migawari Zazen''
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Osakabe Hime''
''Rakan'' and ''Kodera no Neko'' were performed first by Kikugorō III; ''Migawari Zazen'' and ''Osakabe Hime'' were added to the list by Kikugorō VI.
References
*Shōriya, Aragorō. "Kabuki Glossary S~T.
Kabuki21.com Accessed 30 May 2009.
Kabuki plays
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