Kanjinchō (勧進帳, The Subscription List) is a Japanese kabuki play by Namiki Gohei III. It is one of the ost popular plays in the modern kabuki repertory. The Kabukiza in Ginza is one of Tokyos leading kabuki theaters. ...

The play depicts one of the adventures of the legendary general Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his cunning servant Saito Musashibo Benkei. Yoshitsune is trying to travel across the country in disguise to avoid capture by his brother, Prince Minamoto no Yoritomo. Benkei disguises Yoshitsune as a porter, and himself as a priest and tries to bluff his way past Togashi, a samurai charged with killing Yoshitsune. Benkei fakes Buddhist chanting, and even beats Yoshitsune in an attempt at convincing Togashi that he is who he says he is. Togashi is not convinced, but is so impressed by Benkei's skill and dating that he lets them pass anyway. Both Benkei and Togashi are profoundly moved by their unspoken rapport. At the end of the play, Benkei dances to celebrate his triumph. Yoshitsune and Benkei Viewing Cherry Blossoms, by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 1885 pokemon Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経) (1159 – May 17, 1189) was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. ... Benkei as portrayed in Kabuki plays. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo (Japanese: 源頼朝) (May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura dynasty of Japan, who ruled from 1192 until 1199. ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ...

Akira Kurosawa's film The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail is partly based on Kanjinchō. Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 Kurosawa Akira, also é»’æ²¢ 明) (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. ... The Men Who Tread On the Tigers Tail is the most common English translation of the Japanese film Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi, written and directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1945. ...