Horikawa, Kyoto, one of main streets in Kyoto, whereupon lie the Horikawa Mansion of both Emperor Horikawa, and later, Minamoto no Yoshitsune
The play revolves around actual historical figures of the Genpei War, including Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his retainer Benkei.
Yoshitsune defeated and killed his rival cousin Minamoto no Yoshinaka at the Battle of Awazu in Ōmi Province in the first month of 1184 and in the next month defeated the Taira at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani in present day Kobe.
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Eventually, Yoshitsune was put under the protection of Fujiwara no Hidehira, head of the powerful regional Northern Fujiwara clan in Hiraizumi, Mutsu Province.
Minamoto clan | Minamoto no Yoritomo | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | Yoshitsune | Minamoto no Sanetomo | Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura | Minamoto no Masanobu | Minamoto no Tomonaga | Minamoto no Shitagō's | Minamoto no Shitagō |
Shizuka is represented in the 2005 video game Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, as "Gozen Shizuka" (Lady Shizuka), a character who aids the protagonist, Yoshitsune Minamoto and his ally (a former enemy) Saito Musashibo Benkei during the course of the game.