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Ken Miyamoto

KEN MIYAMOTO

  
Nationality:    USA
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Ken Miyamoto's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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         Hana Ichimomme

Hana Ichimomme

Synopsis:
the play Hana Ichimomme was written by Ken Miyamoto in 1982. He based it on the famous Japanese children's song of the same name. the lyrics, familiar to anyone born and raised in Japan, are, 'If I win, I'm happy, Hana Ichimomme. . .If I lose, it's frustrating, Hana Ichimomme.' In the song, hana refers to a girl and the word ichimomme means to sell for a small price, so it can also be called a song about human trafficking. the lyrics of 'winning' and 'losing' have the double meaning of negotiating to get a cheaper offer. It is said that this song was born during a time when people's lives were so poor that they had to resort to selling little girls. . ..In the play, we learn the tragic story behind the lyrics-a mother who left her child in Manchuria after Japan's defeat in World War II. the play takes place during midsummer on the Japanese island of Shikoku, which is famous as a destination for pilgrimages, and starts with a woman in a pilgrim's outfit leisurely sharing her experience in Manchuria. She goes on to tell her story, the story of a mother forced to part with her child
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