A Kabuki play first staged in 1840, adapted from the Noh play Ataka and written by Namiki Gohei III, dramatizing the warrior-monk Benkei's ruse to smuggle his lord Yoshitsune past a hostile checkpoint by pretending to read from a blank subscription scroll. One of the most celebrated works in the Kabuki repertoire, it remains a defining showcase for its lead actor's technique.
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A Kabuki play first staged in 1840, adapted from the Noh play Ataka and written by Namiki Gohei III, dramatizing the warrior-monk Benkei's ruse to smuggle his lord Yoshitsune past a hostile checkpoint by pretending to read from a blank subscription scroll.
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Kanjinchō (勧進帳, The Subscription List) is a kabuki dance-drama by Namiki Gohei III, based on the Noh play Ataka.
In Group: East Asian Classical Theatre, Lead
Kanjinchō (勧進帳, The Subscription List) is a kabuki dance-drama by Namiki Gohei III, based on the Noh play Ataka.
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