The Sword and the Sumo Ring

一本刀土俵入

Ippon Gatana Dohyoiri

Overview

by Hashimoto Hiroki
Title

The Sword and the Sumo Ring

Writer Hasegawa Shin
Premiere

June 1931, Tokyo

Overview

This 1931 piece is among the most recent Kabuki scripts to have entered the permanent repertory. Its popularity has led to numerous non-Kabuki adaptations as well. The story has also been adopted into song, including a recent hit. The writer Hasegawa Shin is known for plays of wandering vagabonds who face conflicts between moral obligations and compassion. ★main graphic★ [from left]Otsuta(Nakamura Fukusuke)、Komagata Mohei(Nakamura Kankuro) September , 2004  Kabukiza Theatre