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The lovers' exile /

Penniless clerk Chubei embezzles public funds to release his lover, the prostitute Unegawa, from her contract at the teahouse. This is the entire plot of "The Lovers' Exile," by classic Japanese dramatist Monzaemon Chikamatsu (1673-1724), the Shakespeare of Bunraku theatre. Bunraku co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chikamatsu, Monzaemon, 1653-1725 (Author)
Corporate Author: Kokuritsu Bunraku Gekijō (Japan) (Performer)
Other Authors: Gross, Marty (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese with English subtitles.
Published: Toronto, ON : Marty Gross Film Productions, 2013.
Subjects:
Chikamatsu, Monzaemon, > 1653-1725 > Film adaptations.
Chikamatsu, Monzaemon, > 1653-1725
Bunraku.
Puppet theater > Japan.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Bunraku
Man-woman relationships
Puppet theater
Japan
Drama
Film adaptations
Filmed performances
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Filmed performances.
Spectacles filmés.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Penniless clerk Chubei embezzles public funds to release his lover, the prostitute Unegawa, from her contract at the teahouse. This is the entire plot of "The Lovers' Exile," by classic Japanese dramatist Monzaemon Chikamatsu (1673-1724), the Shakespeare of Bunraku theatre. Bunraku combines the arts of puppetry, a particularly Japanese form of dramatic recitation called joruri, and musical accompaniment by the shamisen. This performance is by the Bunraku Ensemble of Osaka, which includes a number of players who are Living National Treasures of Japan. "The Lovers' Exile" is the only filmed adaptation of a classic Bunraku performance [at time of filming].
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 22, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (87 min.)
Playing Time:01:26:53