Kanazawa no Takehiro
Where is Takehiro employed as a samurai?
Wakasa
What is Tajōmaru's attitude about being caught?
Defiant and proud
How are Masago and Takehiro related?
They are husband and wife.
According to the priest, how tall is Masago?
About 4 feet 5 inches
Where is the bamboo grove located?
About 150 yards off the Yamashita Stage Road
How was the samurai able to give his testimony after his death?
through a medium
What does the he stick in Takehiro's mouth?
bamboo leaves
Where does Masago deliver her confession?
Kiyomizu Temple
According to the woodcutter, where is the samurai's wood located in his body?
chest
What color is Masago's horse?
Dappled gray with red tinge
Why does Takehiro follow Tajumaru in the grove?
To buy treasure
How is Tajomaru caught?
He fell off Masago's horse, and the police caught him.
Why doesn't Masago die?
She tried to commit suicide twice but always failed.
How is Takehiro characterized by Masago's mother?
A kind man who doesn't have enemies
Who finds Takehiro's body?
The woodcutter
According to the testimony of the priest, how many arrows was the samurai carrying?
twenty arrows
What punishment does Tajomaru ask for?
To hang in a tree outside of prison
In her account, what look does Masago see in her husband's eyes?
Contempt
Which character does not give a testimony to the magistrate?
What does the priest compare life to?
A drop of dew, a flash of lightning
Why doesn't Takehiro save Masago from being violated by Tajomaru?
His hands are tied to his ankles
Why does Tajōmaru not have Takehiro's sword when he is caught?
He got rid of it before coming to Kyoto
In Masago's account, how does she kill Takehiro?
She stabs him with her dagger.
Why does the woodcutter assume that there was a battle between the samurai and the thief before the former was murdered?
because the grass and fallen bamboo−blades had been trampled down all around
What is the city closest to where to story happened?
Kyoto