Talk:Yotsuya Kaidan

Poor English

In the Story/Act 1 section is the following sentence: 'Shortly after an cur at the precise time of the slaying of Samon'. This doesn't make any sense. Could someone who is familiar with the story amend this? Constantine Opal (talk) 03:02, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Untitled

A very nice start. I've started exploring the world of Kabuki myself, just a very little thus far, but I'm very happy that someone is starting to do articles on the plays. And you've gotten a great start on it, with most if not all of the elements that one should have - there's an image (which I think adds a lot to any article), and you discuss not only the story itself, but the history of its origins, and its depiction in ukiyo-e and in film. The sections look kind of short, just on face value, as each one is only two paragraphs or so, but I'm not sure how much more content is really necessary to add. Overall, I'd say a pretty solid article. Welcome to the 'pedia, and keep up the good work! LordAmeth 11:40, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

"ye"

Hello. I simply wanted to explain my change from Iyemon to Iemon. The consensus on Wikipedia, as far as I have seen in use and in discussion, is to use the modernized versions of names. So Yebisu becomes Ebisu, Kwannon becomes Kannon, and Iyemon becomes Iemon. See Talk:Ebisu (mythology) for some more discussion on this matter. LordAmeth 03:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Understandable. "Iyemon" was the version I used while writing my dissertation, largely at insistance of my professor, so that is what got drummed into my head. In translations of Yotsuya Kaidan, "Iyemon" seems to be the preferred spelling. Possibly because the name comes from Kabuki, and it preserves the archaic flare. Possibly because Iemon looks like Lemon depending on the font. :) Either way, I am all for consistancy, although I think notes should be made explaining the different spellings.MightyAtom 04:30, 12 July 2006(UTC)

Thanks for your understanding. I too generally prefer archaic spellings, for the flavor of it, but for the sake of consistency and such... I think your note works beautifully. Thanks again. LordAmeth 10:52, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I support the change because Lemon is the English translation version, and while the traditional Japanese spelling should be acknowleged, we should keep to the English translations Yojimbo501 (talk) 22:56, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Is there any way to put Serifs on the "I" in Iemon at least? It took me a good five minutes to figure out it wasn't "Lemon," and even after that it was difficult to read. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.233.13.170 (talk) 05:28, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

I think it looks fine as is - if you have trouble reading it, that's from lack of knowledge of Japanese. It's just i-e-mon, not hard really. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.0.17.206 (talk) 08:33, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

　Start-Class？

Curious here. You rated my article "Start Class." I looked at other articles in the "Start Class" range, and they seem to be very basic, quite different from mine. What do you suggest I could do to bring the ranking up? Thanks! MightyAtom 04:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

GA Result

There are 7 things that must pass before an article reaches GA status. I have reviewed it and the result is as follows:

1. Well-written: Pass
2. Factually accurate: Pass
3. Broad: Pass
4. Neutrally written: Pass
5. Stable: Pass
6. Well-referenced: Pass
7. Images: Pass

Well done, the GA has passed successfully —Minun ^Spiderman 19:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Lemon?

TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE ARTICLE!!!

It's been vandalized with a lemon making umbrellas!

88.105.125.49 (talk) 21:29, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Is the de-capitalization of lemon needed? It's very strange to read a name that isn't capitalized. 75.176.108.7 (talk) 11:29, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Just so we're clear, it's not Lemon. Iemon begins with an "i". Unfortunately it's very easy to make that mistake. I certainly did. So now you know. Iemon with a capital "i". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.78.98.106 (talk) 23:57, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Citations

In looking about for the number of citations a GA usually has, i see that this article has none. There is a list of general sources, but whoever wrote it needs to put in citations.

Should we add...

More instances of this story in popular culture? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the influence it had on Shintaro Kago's 'Iwa and Izaemon', but... —Preceding unsigned comment added by WarriorKalia (talk • contribs) 03:09, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Tradition of paying respects to Oiwa

The urban legend stating cast and crew who fail to pay their respects at her gravestone will have accidents is well known in Japan (suicide, fires, etc) and a relevant detail for historical significance. I'll dig up a non-blog website for verifiability eventually. Jun Kayama 12:00, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Tamiya lemon?

How can we differentiate between I and l? I had to come here to the talk page to find out that what I'm reading isn't lower-case "lemon", that the character actually is named "I-e-mon", since whatever font Wiki uses makes the capital "I" look like a lower case "l". Apparently I'm not the only reader confused. Is there anyway to fix this or do we want English readers unfamiliar with Japanese or this play to think one of the characters is a round, yellow citrus fruit? Xenomorph erotica (talk) 22:25, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Ooh.. I thought someone vandal the pages with Lemon (yellow citrus fruit) Thatonewikiguy (talk) 03:27, 9 February 2016 (UTC)