{"id":9648,"date":"2026-02-19T10:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/shop\/the-palace-beneath-the-waves-archive-online-viewing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:58:34","slug":"the-palace-beneath-the-waves-archive-online-viewing","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/shop\/the-palace-beneath-the-waves-archive-online-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Palace Beneath the Waves \u2014 Archive (Online Viewing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A performance of The Palace Beneath the Waves, based on The Tale of the Heike, staged at Akama Shrine, where Emperor Antoku is enshrined.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8599 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ryugudenzenkei-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This work, created by the Kanmon Time Travel Project based on The Tale of the Heike, is a story that resonates with modern audiences.<\/p>\n<p>While following The Tale of the Heike, the story is retold from the perspective of Taira Tokuko, mother of Emperor Antoku\u2014from the clan\u2019s days of glory to the hellish scenes at Dan-no-ura, and her later life as a nun in Kyoto.<br \/>\nThrough the interplay of her narration and the biwa, the tragedy of Dan-no-ura comes vividly to life in the audience\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n<p>The Tale of the Heike, renowned as a masterpiece of war literature, tells the greatest tragedy in Japanese history\u2014an enduring work that conveys a sorrow that never fades.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Storyteller: Chika Ehara (Actress \/ Dancer \/ Model)<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3811 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s.jpg\" alt=\"Ehara Chika\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chika-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Biwa &amp; Vocals: Seih\u014d Takagi (Biwa Performer)<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3810\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s.jpg\" alt=\"Takagi Seihou\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/seihou-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Context Commentary: Tsuyoshi Tomita (Kanmon Time Travel)<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8597\" src=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tomitaphoto-sq400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tomitaphoto-sq400-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tomitaphoto-sq400-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tomitaphoto-sq400-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tomitaphoto-sq400-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Written &amp; Directed by Tsuyoshi Tomita<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/beneath-the-waves\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>\u2014Performance Details\u2014<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>The Tragedy of Dan-no-ura: A Tear-Jerking Story<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Biwa reading play The Tale of Heike \"The Palace Beneath the Waves\"<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Performed at Akama Shrine, dedicated to Emperor Antoku<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an archived recording of the April 18, 2026 performance, available for viewing from April 20 to May 5.<\/strong><small><\/small><\/p>\n<p>An edited version with English subtitles will be sent to purchasers via URL.<br \/>\n(Scheduled to be sent on the evening of April 20, once ready.)<\/p>\n<p><small><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><small><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">If you are using a mobile email address, please allow emails from @kanmontime.com before applying.<\/span><\/strong><\/small><\/span><\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sns_share_botton_hide":"","vkExUnit_sns_title":"","_vk_print_noindex":"","sitemap_hide":"","_veu_custom_css":"","veu_display_promotion_alert":"common","vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","_lightning_design_setting":{"layout":"default","section_base":"default","header_trans":"default"}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[126,123],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9648","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-online-en","7":"product_cat-stages-and-events","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"downloadable","12":"virtual","13":"taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"veu_head_title_object":{"title":"","add_site_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/9648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=9648"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=9648"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanmontime.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=9648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}