Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki theater performances.Donald Keene's translation of the original text is presented here with a new preface More »