Underplayed Gems

おけちみゃく (2018)

おけちみゃく poster
Directed by
Masatoshi Akihara
Country
Japan
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A classical rakugo performance tells the story of a miraculous event at the Zenkoji temple in Nagano. The tale includes the temple's origin and a Buddhist miracle where scattered bones are gathered to revive the dead.

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What happens

『お血脈』(おけちみゃく)は、古典落語の演目。別題に『血脈』、上方落語では『骨寄せ』、『善光寺骨寄せ』。物語の本筋は短いため、前半部は舞台となる信濃国善光寺の由来を語ることで一席としている。 上方落語における別題の骨寄せ(こつよせ)は、死者の骨を集めて蘇らせる歌舞伎の用語に由来する(『加賀見山再岩藤』など)。これは上方において、実際に歌舞伎における骨寄せの演出を導入したからである。ほとんど演じ手がなかったが、昭和期に2代目桂歌之助によって再現され、弟子の3代目桂歌之助に伝えられた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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