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[[Image:義経千本桜sm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Detail from an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' woodblock print, depicting [[Sukedakaya Takasuke]] as Yoshitsune.]]
*''Genre: [[Jidaimono]]''
*''Genre: [[Jidaimono]]''
*''Jôruri Premiere: [[1747]]/11 [[Takemoto-za]], [[Osaka]]''
*''Jôruri Premiere: [[1747]]/11 [[Takemoto-za]], [[Osaka]]''
*''Kabuki Premiere: [[1748]]/1 [[Ise]]; 1748/5 [[Nakamura-za]], [[Edo]]''
*''Kabuki Premiere: [[1748]]/1 [[Furuichi|Ise]]; 1748/5 [[Nakamura-za]], [[Edo]]''
*''Writers: [[Takeda Izumo II]], [[Miyoshi Shoraku|Miyoshi Shôraku]], [[Namiki Senryu I|Namiki Senryû I]]
*''Writers: [[Takeda Izumo II]], [[Miyoshi Shoraku|Miyoshi Shôraku]], [[Namiki Senryu I|Namiki Senryû I]]
*''Japanese'': 義経千本桜 ''(Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura)''
*''Japanese'': 義経千本桜 ''(Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura)''
''Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura'', or "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees", is a Japanese play, one of the three most popular and famous in the [[Kabuki]] repertoire<ref>The other two are ''[[Kanadehon Chushingura|Kanadehon Chûshingura]]'' and ''[[Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami]]'', which were written and premiered in 1746 and 1748 respectively.</ref>. Originally written in [[1747]] for the [[joruri|jôruri]] puppet theater by [[Takeda Izumo II]], [[Miyoshi Shoraku|Miyoshi Shôraku]] and [[Namiki Senryu I|Namiki Senryû I]], it was adapted to kabuki the following year.
''Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura'', or "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees", is a Japanese play, one of the three most popular and famous in the [[Kabuki]] repertoire<ref>The other two are ''[[Kanadehon Chushingura|Kanadehon Chûshingura]]'' and ''[[Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami]]'', which were written and premiered in 1746 and 1748 respectively.</ref>. Originally written in [[1747]] for the [[joruri|jôruri]] puppet theater by [[Takeda Izumo II]], [[Miyoshi Shoraku|Miyoshi Shôraku]] and [[Namiki Senryu I|Namiki Senryû I]], it was adapted to kabuki the following year.
===Act Two===
===Act Two===
Act two opens at the [[Fushimi Inari-taisha|Fushimi Inari Shrine]], where Benkei catches up to Yoshitsune, Shizuka, and the four retainers. The group has fled the capital, seeking to escape retribution for Benkei's careless attack. The monk apologizes, and is forgiven by his lord, at the suggestion of Shizuka. However, Benkei then offers that since their journey will be long and dangerous, a lady such as her should not be subjected to such things and should be escorted back to the capital. She refuses, and in order to prevent her following them, or killing herself in grief, they tie her to a tree, along with the drum Hatsune, and leave her.
Act two opens at the [[Fushimi Inari Shrine]], where Benkei catches up to Yoshitsune, Shizuka, and the four retainers. The group has fled the capital, seeking to escape retribution for Benkei's careless attack. The monk apologizes, and is forgiven by his lord, at the suggestion of Shizuka. However, Benkei then offers that since their journey will be long and dangerous, a lady such as her should not be subjected to such things and should be escorted back to the capital. She refuses, and in order to prevent her following them, or killing herself in grief, they tie her to a tree, along with the drum Hatsune, and leave her.
She is found by agents of the shogun, who cuts her free and tries to drag her away. Yoshitsune's retainer Tadanobu suddenly shows up and rescues her, in a flamboyant and vigorous swordfight. He is then commended by his lord, who bestows upon him his own (Yoshitsune's) suit of armor, and his name, Genkurô<ref>''Genkurô'' (源九郎) is an alternate name for Yoshitsune, meaning roughly "ninth son of Minamoto."</ref>. The group then continue on their journey, leaving Tadanobu to escort Shizuka back to the capital.
She is found by agents of the shogun, who cuts her free and tries to drag her away. Yoshitsune's retainer Tadanobu suddenly shows up and rescues her, in a flamboyant and vigorous swordfight. He is then commended by his lord, who bestows upon him his own (Yoshitsune's) suit of armor, and his name, Genkurô<ref>''Genkurô'' (源九郎) is an alternate name for Yoshitsune, meaning roughly "ninth son of Minamoto."</ref>. The group then continue on their journey, leaving Tadanobu to escort Shizuka back to the capital.