Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees / 義経千本桜 / Ёсицунэ Сэмбондзакура / полная версия, английские субтитры

Director: Ichikawa Ennosuke III, recording Amsterdam 1985, Yoshitsune senbonzakura - the fullest version of this kabuki play consists of fifteen scenes in five acts. Though this was originally intended to be performed across the better part of a day, modes of performance have changed, and the full version would today take twice that long, due to the style and speed of current forms of acting. Digitalized from an old VHS tape, so the quality is far from HD. PLAYLIST - Theatre and more: 0:00:45 – Act 1 In front of the gate to the Inari Temple at Fushimi Yoshitsune, from the Minamoto family, has helped to defeat the Taira family. Then he himself fell into disgrace with his older brother. He is now with his followers, including the truculent Benkei, in front of the gate of the Inari temple. They are about to flee from the capital Kyoto 0:21:14 – 2 The inn at the harbor Yoshitsune and his friends, still on the run, are now stayi