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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.
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]
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.
[3] [4] The name of this valley is derived from the ascetic Sōjō Ichiyen. [4] In Japanese, the name Sōjōbō is composed of three kanji: 僧,正,坊. The first two characters of Sōjōbō's name,sōjō (僧正) mean "Buddhist high priest" in Japanese. The final kanji, bō (坊), also means "Buddhist priest" but is also commonly used to mean ...
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.
Japanese: Street address: 362 West 23rd Street: ... Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese restaurant in New York ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
His original name was Fujiwara no Kagekiyo (藤原 景清), but he was adopted by the Taira and served them loyally the rest of his life. In 1156, he played a role in confirming Emperor Go-Shirakawa on the throne, and later, during the Genpei War, sought unsuccessfully to have the head of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo , assassinated.
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 ...