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Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles that toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune was one of the most important samurai warriors living at the end of the Heian era in 12th century Japan. He led his warriors to victory over the Taira for his half brother Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei wars, and helped to bring about the creation of Japan's first bakufu, or tent government in Kamakura, just south of the little-known fishing village of Edo on the ...
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The Tale of the Heike ' s origin cannot be reduced to a single creator. Like most epics (the work is an epic chronicle in prose rather than verse), it is the result of the conglomeration of differing versions passed down through an oral tradition by biwa-playing bards known as biwa hōshi.
SN=Surname, Family name or Clan name; GN=Given name or Penname SN-GN without exception: pro: simple; consistent with Japanese name order; consistent with academic books and articles (this is the method the Encyclopedia Britannica uses, except that for people who are primarily known by a single name, such as Basho or Shiki, where they use a single name).
Ryunosuke Hashino as young Yoshitsune (a.k.a. Ushiwakamaru) Munetaka Aoki as Benkei; Takashi Ukaji as Minamoto no Yorimasa; Kenichi Endō as Hōjō Tokimasa; Mayumi Tsukiyama as Maki no Kata; Anne as Hōjō Masako; Takuya Nakayama as Hōjō Yoshitoki; Takashi Tsukamoto as Tōkurō; Saki Fukuda as Yae, Yoritomo's first wife.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Japanese: Street address: 362 West 23rd Street: ... Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese restaurant in New York City. [1]
Setsuwa (Japanese: 説話, romanized: setsu wa) is a Japanese literary genre. It consists of myths, legends, folktales, and anecdotes. Among the setsuwa, those that are full-length are generally referred to as monogatari. In Japan, the term setsuwa is also applied to similar works around the world. [1]