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Shin Heike Monogatari (novel)
may refer to: * ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' (novel), a novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, translated into English as "The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War" * ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' (film), a 1955 film based on the novel * ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' (TV series), a 1972 television drama {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tale Of The Heike
is an epic account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira clan and Minamoto clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185). It has been translated into English at least five times. The first translation was by Arthur Lindsay Sadler, in 1918–1921. A complete translation in nearly 800 pages by Hiroshi Kitagawa & Bruce T. Tsuchida was published in 1975. It was also translated by Helen McCullough in 1988. An abridged translation by Burton Watson was published in 2006. In 2012, Royall Tyler completed his translation, which, he says, seeks to be mindful of the performance style for which the work was originally intended. Historical novelist Eiji Yoshikawa published a prose rendering in the '' Asahi Weekly'' in 1950, under the title ' (''Shin Heike Monogatari''). Background Title Heike () refers to the Taira (), ''hei'' being the ''on'yomi'' reading of the first ''kanji'' and "ke" () meaning "family". However, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Heike Monogatari (novel)
may refer to: * ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' (novel), a novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, translated into English as "The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War" * ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' (film), a 1955 film based on the novel * ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' (TV series), a 1972 television drama {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Heike Monogatari (film)
is a 1955 in film, 1955 Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is based on a prose version by Eiji Yoshikawa of a Japanese Epic poetry, epic poem, ''The Tale of the Heike''. It is Mizoguchi's second and last film in color, the other being ''Princess Yang Kwei Fei'' (''Yōkihi'') of the same year. Critical reaction Ian Cameron editor of the British film magazine, ''Movie'', wrote in 1962: “The parallel between the historical action and the personal story gives ''Shin Heike Monogatari'' its particular beauty. Mizoguchi is arguably the greatest of directors. This is arguably his best film, and the best of all films.” Kevin B Lee in a 2009 review for ''Slant Magazine'' found it a rather tentative attempt at color filmmaking and a self-conscious "prestige" picture, with Mizoguchi's usual themes present but at o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
