Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees: Of the Eighteenth-Century Japanese Puppet Theater

A translation of one of the three classics of Japanese puppet theatre, first performed in an Osaka playhouse in 1747, and banned in 1945 during the US military occupation as undemocratic and feudalistic. It is one of the few puppet plays still performed in Japan. Includes a few photographs from performances, and an introduction explaining the play's origin and history. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.