johakyu is used as a synonym of " kishotenketsu " (the four-part organization of chinese and japanese narratives ), and the " three-act play " in the theatrical arts in japan today . 現代日本では、物語の“起承転結”、舞台の“三幕構成”などの類似語として使われることがある。
in contrast to the original version that was a one-act play lasting as long as three hours , mokuami made the new one a concise three-act play lasting half as long as the original one , making it like the model of edo kabuki . また原版が全一幕で上演時間が3時間という冗長な演目だったのに対し、新作は全三幕で上演時間は原版の約半分という簡潔なものにまとめ、江戸歌舞伎の見本のような作品に仕上げた。
