Monzaemon Chikamatsu Books

Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu
Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu

By Donald Keene, Chikamatsu Monzaemon

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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today by puppet operators and Kabuki actors. Chikamatsu is thought to have w...

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Chikamatsu
Chikamatsu

By C. Andrew Gerstle

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"Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), often referred to as "Japan's Shakespeare" and a "god of writers," was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for t...

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The Battles of Coxinga
The Battles of Coxinga

By Donald Keene

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Chikamatsu zenshu
Chikamatsu zenshu

By Chikamatsu Monzaemon

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Shinju ten no amijima
Shinju ten no amijima

By Toru Takemitsu, Taeko Tomioka, Kichiemon Nakamura, Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Masahiro Shinoda

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Jihei, a married shopkeeper falls in love with Koharu, a prostitute. Bound by duty, and too poor to pay her way out of bondage, Jihei asks Koharu to enter a suicide pact, the only way they can be f...

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