Other kabuki
or ningyo joruri plays
based on the Ako Incident that existed
before this
program include "Higashiyama eiga
no butai" (Edo Yamamura-za
theater) and "Akemono Soga yauchi" (Edo Nakamura-za
theater) performed from 1902 and 1703,
shortly after the
incident, "Taiheiki Sazareishi" and "Onikage Musashiabumi" performed
in 1710, and "Goban Taiheiki"
written by Monzaemon CHIKAMATSU; their stories
vary from 'Oguri Hoganmono' (Oguri Hogan-style), 'Soga monogatari' (the
tale of Soga) to 'Taiheikimono' (Taiheiki-style).