Lady Ejima Scandal

[Jason Gray]

Hi,

Don't know the event, but I think this is what you're
looking for -- the "Ejima Ikushima Jiken," a scandal
between an elder member of the Shogun's harem (Ejima) and
a famed kabuki performer (Ikushima). Seems Ejima was
purposely waylaid at the kabuki post-performance-party,
thereby missing her concubine curfew and giving the weaker
female faction more ammunition to demand palace power.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9F%E5%B3%B6%E7%94%9F%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6

Did you happen to see "Koshu Saho Tokyo Kenbutsu",
"Bakudan Hanayome", or "Teito Fukko" in Pordenone? I'm
curious how they went down with audiences as I subtitled
them with my wife. I suspect "Bakudan" was a crowd
pleaser...

jg




--- Alexander Jacoby <a_p_jacoby at yahoo.co.uk> ?????
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> Dear All,
> Sorry not to have encountered people on this website
> at Pordenone, I was too distracted by the awful loss
> of my film notebook, which I am now painstakingly
> striving to reconstruct...
> Anyway, I wondered if anyone knew if there was
> anywhere in English where one could read in detail
> about the Lady Ejima scandal of 1714 (Shotoku 4nen);
> the histories seem to have very sketchy accounts. If
> there's a detailed account in Japanese somewhere,
> that might also be useful since I can no doubt
> enlist someone Japanese who will help me puzzle the
> meaning out...
> Best,
> 
> ALEX
> 
> 
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