일본 시코쿠의 임진왜란 전승과 예능

Abstract

This article is about the tale and play of the Imjin war in Shikoku region. More specifically, it aims to analyze the trasmission of the Ushi-oni tale in Uwajima, Tora-mai in Matsuyama and the Joseon doctor Kim duk bang’s tale in Kochi Prefecture. People tend to approach Ushi-oni’s origin as a incident in Joseon during the Imjin war. Even though Ushi-oni was a Japanese native, it had been related with the monster doll that was used by the Japanese army for protection from the tiger attacks and associated with the war wagon that was used by Kato Kiyomasa’s army during the Battle of Jinju Castle. The Tora-mai was originated from the tiger hunting by the Kato Yoshiaki’s troops during the Imjin war. The Tora-mai is usually performed during the fall festival by the Itsukushima Shrine, and the Joseon tiger symbolizes chaos and impurity. The Joseon doctor Kim Duk bang was the skilled doctor who helped the spread of the Joseon traditional medicine in Japan, but he was poisoned by the Japanese doctors who is jealous of his skill. This study shows that the historically distorted perceptions of Imjin war and also reflects harsh settlement life of Joseon captives in Japanese society.