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The is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese gunki monogatari
Gunki monogatari

, or ?war tales,? is a category of Japanese literature written primarily in the Kamakura period and Muromachi periods that focus on wars and conflicts, especially the civil wars that took place between 1156 and 1568....
 ("war-tale") that focuses on the legends of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune

was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo....
 and his followers. Considered to have been composed during the Nanboku-cho period, it has provided inspiration to numerous Noh
Noh

, or is a major form of classic Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Together with the closely-related Kyogen farce, it evolved from various popular, folk and aristocratic art forms, including Dengaku, Shirabyoshi, and Gagaku....
, kabuki
Kabuki

is the highly stylised classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers....
 and bunraku
Bunraku

, also known as Ningyo joruri , is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theater, founded in Osaka, Osaka in 1684.Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance:...
 plays. Much of the image that people today have of Yoshitsune and those associated with him (Saito Musashibo Benkei
Saito Musashibo Benkei

, popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore....
 and Shizuka Gozen
Shizuka Gozen

Shizuka Gozen , or Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature, was a shirabyoshi of the 12th century, and a mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitsune....
, for example) is considered to have been influenced by the Gikeiki.

The word "Gikeiki" literally means "The Record of Yoshitsune", but the on-yomi of the kanji
Kanji

are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese language logogram along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet....
 for his name are used in reading it aloud – "yoshi" is read as "gi", and "tsune" is read "kei".








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The is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese gunki monogatari
Gunki monogatari

, or ?war tales,? is a category of Japanese literature written primarily in the Kamakura period and Muromachi periods that focus on wars and conflicts, especially the civil wars that took place between 1156 and 1568....
 ("war-tale") that focuses on the legends of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune

was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo....
 and his followers. Considered to have been composed during the Nanboku-cho period, it has provided inspiration to numerous Noh
Noh

, or is a major form of classic Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Together with the closely-related Kyogen farce, it evolved from various popular, folk and aristocratic art forms, including Dengaku, Shirabyoshi, and Gagaku....
, kabuki
Kabuki

is the highly stylised classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers....
 and bunraku
Bunraku

, also known as Ningyo joruri , is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theater, founded in Osaka, Osaka in 1684.Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance:...
 plays. Much of the image that people today have of Yoshitsune and those associated with him (Saito Musashibo Benkei
Saito Musashibo Benkei

, popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore....
 and Shizuka Gozen
Shizuka Gozen

Shizuka Gozen , or Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature, was a shirabyoshi of the 12th century, and a mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitsune....
, for example) is considered to have been influenced by the Gikeiki.

The word "Gikeiki" literally means "The Record of Yoshitsune", but the on-yomi of the kanji
Kanji

are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese language logogram along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet....
 for his name are used in reading it aloud – "yoshi" is read as "gi", and "tsune" is read "kei".

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The emotions of the characters are often discussed and vividly described.

See also

  • Heike Monogatari


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