How Would a Group of Puppeteers Portray the Emotions Felt by Chubei in the Final Scene of Act 1 in the Bunraku Performed “the Lovers’ Exile” by Marty Gross?
How would a group of puppeteers portray the emotions felt by Chubei in the final scene of act 1 in the Bunraku performed “The Lovers’ Exile” by Marty Gross?
Contents
Subject Essay …………………………………………………………………………p. 2-8
Bibliography…………………………………………………...……………………..p. 9
Critique of Sources…………………………………………………………….p. 10-12
“The Lovers’ Exile”, a Japanese movie directed by Marty Gross, based on the ancient bunraku play “The Courier from Hell” (Meido no kikyaku) a love-suicide play written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon in 1711. It was first staged in Osaka at the Takemotoza in the third month of 1711. The Lover’s Exile is not a tradional form of movie with changing scenes and camera angles, it is just a filming of the Lovers’ Exile.
“The Courier from Hell” tells the tale of Chubei, an adopted son of a courier who is in love with Umegawa, a prostitute in his local town of Osaka. Chubei steals letters and packages from customers of his father’s courier house as he tries to buy out Umegawa’s contract before another man chooses to do so. Returning from a visit to the pleasure house, Chubei’s friend Hachiemon runs into him and demands he returns money he owes him. After discussing, Chubei breaks down and admits to Hachiemon that he is trying to buy out Omegawa’s contract. Hachiemon is impressed by Chubei’s honesty and forgives the debt. Later on however, Chubei finds a large sum of gold has to be given to a samurai and initially he attempts to do, but his emotions take over his reasoning and he finds himself going to the brothel instead, ending Act 1. Once at the brothel he finds Hachiemon there, pleading him not to do anything stupid, however Chubei is offended by his friends’ mistrust and in his anger breaks the seal on the container of the gold, a crime punishable by death, and pays his debts to Hachiemon along with the Umegawa’s contract. The couple then decide to escape, however they are eventually caught by soldiers. The tale ends with the lines “What further fate
Contents
Subject Essay …………………………………………………………………………p. 2-8
Bibliography…………………………………………………...……………………..p. 9
Critique of Sources…………………………………………………………….p. 10-12
“The Lovers’ Exile”, a Japanese movie directed by Marty Gross, based on the ancient bunraku play “The Courier from Hell” (Meido no kikyaku) a love-suicide play written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon in 1711. It was first staged in Osaka at the Takemotoza in the third month of 1711. The Lover’s Exile is not a tradional form of movie with changing scenes and camera angles, it is just a filming of the Lovers’ Exile.
“The Courier from Hell” tells the tale of Chubei, an adopted son of a courier who is in love with Umegawa, a prostitute in his local town of Osaka. Chubei steals letters and packages from customers of his father’s courier house as he tries to buy out Umegawa’s contract before another man chooses to do so. Returning from a visit to the pleasure house, Chubei’s friend Hachiemon runs into him and demands he returns money he owes him. After discussing, Chubei breaks down and admits to Hachiemon that he is trying to buy out Omegawa’s contract. Hachiemon is impressed by Chubei’s honesty and forgives the debt. Later on however, Chubei finds a large sum of gold has to be given to a samurai and initially he attempts to do, but his emotions take over his reasoning and he finds himself going to the brothel instead, ending Act 1. Once at the brothel he finds Hachiemon there, pleading him not to do anything stupid, however Chubei is offended by his friends’ mistrust and in his anger breaks the seal on the container of the gold, a crime punishable by death, and pays his debts to Hachiemon along with the Umegawa’s contract. The couple then decide to escape, however they are eventually caught by soldiers. The tale ends with the lines “What further fate
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