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本朝廿四孝. 十種香 平家物語, 建礼門院 = [Japan's twenty-four paragons of filial piety. The ten types of incense ; The tale of the Heike, Kenrei Monʼin]

Honchō nijūshikō. Jusshukō ; Heike monogatari, Kenrei Monʼin = [Japan's twenty-four paragons of filial piety. The ten types of incense ; The tale of the Heike, Kenrei Monʼin]
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Jusshukō: Set in the 16th century, this play depicts and power struggle between two warlords feuding over a sacred helmet. Kenrei Monʼin: Drawn from The Tale of the Heike, this plays recounts the d...

Jusshukō: Set in the 16th century, this play depicts and power struggle between two warlords feuding over a sacred helmet.

Kenrei Monʼin: Drawn from The Tale of the Heike, this plays recounts the dramatic and tragic life of Taira no Tokuko who took the name of Kenrei Monʼin. In this act, Kenrei Monʼin renounces the world in order to become a Buddhist nun. She spends the remainder of her life praying for the souls of her dead Heike clansmen.

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