Literature | Joruri / Bunraku | Kabuki | Kabuki Actors | Matsuo Basho |
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folktales
What is Ukiyo zoshi 浮世草子?
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20
At what age did Chikamatsu Monzaemon start writing joruri?
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1652
When was the young men kabuki banned?
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Kawara kojiki (riverbank beggars)
What were the original Kabuki actors called?
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The kanji for Basho means banana and he grew up in Iga (current Mie)
Why is Matsuo Basho known as the Banana Ninja?
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novelist 小説家and hai jin 俳人
What titles was Ihara Saikaku 井原西鶴 known for?
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joruri/bunraku, kabuki, and kyogen
For what types of theatrical arts did Monzaemon write?
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Izumo no Okuni
Who started kabuki during the Azuchi Momoyama period?
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the protagonist of love stories
What kind of role did Sakata Tojuro play?
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He learned Haikai 俳諧 from Todo Yoshitada 藤堂良忠
Who did Matsuo Basho learn Haikai 俳諧 from?
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Nishiyama Soin 西山宗因
Who did Ihara Saikaku 井原西鶴 learn Haikai 俳諧 from?
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Takemoto Gidayu and Sakata Tojuro
For whom did Monzaemon write many masterpieces? (Note: There are two people.)
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kabuki that changed from dance to plays performed by only men
What is yaro kabuki?
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Mimasu-ya Hyogo
Under what pen name did Ichikawa Danjuro write scripts?
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His style of haiku was ‘shofu 蕉風’
What was Matsuo Basho's style of haiku?
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Oomisoka 大みそか (December 31st, New Year)
What was Seken Munazan’yo 世間胸算用 (1692) about?
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gidayu-bushi
What is the name of the type of theater that Takemoto Gidayu created using the shyamisen?
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Kabuki odori and wakashu kabuki
What were the names of women's dance and young men's dance?
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Bando Tamasaburo
Who was the actor known for onna gata?
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Oku-no Hosomichi 奥の細道 in 1689
Where and when did Matsuo Busho travel through with his student Kawai Sora 河合曾良?
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The first was about the life of Senosuke 世之介 and the second was about the love stories of 5 women.
What is the difference between Koshoku ichidai otoko 好色一代男 (1682) and Koshoku gonin onna 好色五人女 (1686)
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Sonezaki Shinju and Kokusenya Kassen
What are two works that Monzaemon wrote?
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Tsuru-ya Nanboku, and Kawatake Mokuami
Splitting the Edo period into three parts, what playwrights were mainly used for mid-Edo, late-Edo, and late-Edo to Meiji?
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aragoto (translates to "rough thing"), acting that uses exaggerated and dynamic movements and speech
What kind of acting did Ichikawa Danjuro establish? (pls explain, not just nem)
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Oku-no Hosomichi おくのほそ道
What did Matsuo Basho publish in 1702 after his trip with his student Kawai Sora?
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