Tsunemasa : PhotoStory

Ninna-ji Temple, Kyoto. In the deep of the night, the lamplight shows the figure of the ghost of a samurai.

It is Taira no Tsunemasa, who fell in battle with the Minamoto clan.

He appeared during a memorial service at Ninna-ji Temple, where he spent his childhood. Everything here brings back memories.

Tsunemasa was an accomplished biwa player. Sōzu Gyōkei consoles him with music.

The Seizan biwa lute that Tsunemasa played so well is here too. In the moonlight, lost in memories, he enjoys the performance and dances.

His thoughts linger on the different tones of the biwa.

Wonderful, wonderful! I don’t want the fun to end.

On the other hand, there is still anger in my heart. In war, you change into something despicable.

Such shame! So that others cannot see his despicable figure, the ghost puts out the light and returns to the darkness.