MEDIATHEK

Jigokuhen (Hell Screen)
Adopted from Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s novella
 
 Characters:
 Daughter: lyric soprano
 Monkey: spoken role
 The Lord of Horikawa: tenor
 Yoshihide: baritone
 
Background:
It is a story from the Heian Period of Japan. During that time, the conflict between the aristocracy and the court intensified, and the people suffered.
Yoshihide, then known as “the greatest painter in the land”, was serving the Lord of Horikawa exclusively. His daughter was also a maid there, with her pet monkey.