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''Genre: [[Sewamono]]''
*''Premiere: [[1796]]/7, [[Kado no Shibai]], [[Osaka]]''
*''Writers: [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]], [[Namiki Shozo II|Namiki Shôzô II]]''
*''Japanese'': 伊勢音頭恋の寝刃 ''(Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba)''
''Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba'' is a [[kabuki]] ''[[sewamono]]'' play by [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]], and [[Namiki Shozo II|Namiki Shôzô II]], which debuted in [[1796]] at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in [[Osaka]]. The title roughly translates as "The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade"<ref>Jones. p319.</ref>, though it has been given the English titles "The Quest of Shimosaka"<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/departmental/Maile/EVENTS.history.PDF Theatrical Events at the University of Hawaii]. University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref> and "The Vengeful Sword"<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/stage/stage00.htm Kennedy Theatre 2010-2011]. University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref> as well.
The play takes place primarily at the Aburaya, a house of assignation in the town of [[Furuichi]]<ref>Today part of Ise City.</ref> near [[Ise Shrine]], and features a cursed [[Shimosaka]] sword which, once it is drawn, must taste blood. Like many ''sewamono'', it is based on a real incident, in this case a mass murder which occurred near Ise that same year.
The debut performance was produced by Kado no Shibai ''[[zamoto]]'' [[Fujikawa Hachizo III|Fujikawa Hachizô III]], and featured [[Nakayama Bunshichi II]], [[Yoshizawa Iroha I]], and [[Nakayama Bungoro I|Nakayama Bungorô I]] in the lead roles of, respectively, the samurai Mitsugi and the courtesans Okon and Mannô.<ref>[http://www.kabuki21.com/kadoza.php#jul1796 Kadoza]. Kabuki21.com. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref>
In a reverse from the more common situation of kabuki plays being based on those from the puppet theatre, a ''[[ningyo joruri|ningyô jôruri]]'' version of ''Ise Ondo'' first debuted in [[1838]].
==Characters==
*Manjirô - a samurai, who has lost the sword and is seeking it (''[[nimaime]]'')
*Mitsugi - a samurai in the service of Manjirô's father
*Okon - a courtesan; Mitsugi's lover
*Okishi - a courtesan; Manjirô's lover
*Oshika - a homely courtesan
*Mannô - the conniving proprietess at the Aburaya
*Sennô - a courtesan
*Kisuke - the head cook at the Aburaya, who is loyal to Mitsugi
*Rinpei - a ''[[yakko]]'' (footman) in the service of Mitsugi
*Daizô and Jôshirô - two men in the service of Tokushima no Iwaji, seeking to keep the sword from Manjirô
*Tokushima no Iwaji and Aidamaya Kitaroku - two men from [[Awa province (Shikoku)|Awa no kuni]], who have stolen the sword
==Plot==
==References==
*[http://www.kabuki21.com/ise_ondo.php Ise Ondo at Kabuki21.com]. Accessed 20 November 2010.
*[[Stanleigh H. Jones|Jones, Stanleigh H.]] "The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade." in [[James Brandon|Brandon, James]] and [[Samuel Leiter]] (eds.) ''Kabuki Plays on Stage: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002. pp318-350.
<references/>
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
*''Premiere: [[1796]]/7, [[Kado no Shibai]], [[Osaka]]''
*''Writers: [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]], [[Namiki Shozo II|Namiki Shôzô II]]''
*''Japanese'': 伊勢音頭恋の寝刃 ''(Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba)''
''Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba'' is a [[kabuki]] ''[[sewamono]]'' play by [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]], and [[Namiki Shozo II|Namiki Shôzô II]], which debuted in [[1796]] at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in [[Osaka]]. The title roughly translates as "The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade"<ref>Jones. p319.</ref>, though it has been given the English titles "The Quest of Shimosaka"<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/departmental/Maile/EVENTS.history.PDF Theatrical Events at the University of Hawaii]. University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref> and "The Vengeful Sword"<ref>[http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/stage/stage00.htm Kennedy Theatre 2010-2011]. University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref> as well.
The play takes place primarily at the Aburaya, a house of assignation in the town of [[Furuichi]]<ref>Today part of Ise City.</ref> near [[Ise Shrine]], and features a cursed [[Shimosaka]] sword which, once it is drawn, must taste blood. Like many ''sewamono'', it is based on a real incident, in this case a mass murder which occurred near Ise that same year.
The debut performance was produced by Kado no Shibai ''[[zamoto]]'' [[Fujikawa Hachizo III|Fujikawa Hachizô III]], and featured [[Nakayama Bunshichi II]], [[Yoshizawa Iroha I]], and [[Nakayama Bungoro I|Nakayama Bungorô I]] in the lead roles of, respectively, the samurai Mitsugi and the courtesans Okon and Mannô.<ref>[http://www.kabuki21.com/kadoza.php#jul1796 Kadoza]. Kabuki21.com. Accessed 20 November 2010.</ref>
In a reverse from the more common situation of kabuki plays being based on those from the puppet theatre, a ''[[ningyo joruri|ningyô jôruri]]'' version of ''Ise Ondo'' first debuted in [[1838]].
==Characters==
*Manjirô - a samurai, who has lost the sword and is seeking it (''[[nimaime]]'')
*Mitsugi - a samurai in the service of Manjirô's father
*Okon - a courtesan; Mitsugi's lover
*Okishi - a courtesan; Manjirô's lover
*Oshika - a homely courtesan
*Mannô - the conniving proprietess at the Aburaya
*Sennô - a courtesan
*Kisuke - the head cook at the Aburaya, who is loyal to Mitsugi
*Rinpei - a ''[[yakko]]'' (footman) in the service of Mitsugi
*Daizô and Jôshirô - two men in the service of Tokushima no Iwaji, seeking to keep the sword from Manjirô
*Tokushima no Iwaji and Aidamaya Kitaroku - two men from [[Awa province (Shikoku)|Awa no kuni]], who have stolen the sword
==Plot==
==References==
*[http://www.kabuki21.com/ise_ondo.php Ise Ondo at Kabuki21.com]. Accessed 20 November 2010.
*[[Stanleigh H. Jones|Jones, Stanleigh H.]] "The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade." in [[James Brandon|Brandon, James]] and [[Samuel Leiter]] (eds.) ''Kabuki Plays on Stage: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002. pp318-350.
<references/>
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]