Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees

Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees

80% | Sep 01, 2009 |

This is one scene from a classic history play that is full of quick-changes of role and costume. A magical fox takes on the guise of a warrior named Tadanobu in order to get close to a precious drum made from the skins of his fox parents. But his mysterious activities throw suspicion on the real Tadanobu and finally the fox reveals his true identity. In the end, he joyfully goes off with the drum.

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Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkorō
Kikugorô Onoe
Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkorō
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Tokizo Nakamura
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Shizuka Gozen
Onoe Kikunosuke
Shizuka Gozen

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