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In the folktale “Bunbuku Chagama,” a tinker receives from a person with this occupation a tea kettle that is actually a tanuki in disguise. A dark-skinned figure who trained in this occupation was born with strength, but not invincibility, because his pregnant mother ate nine rather than ten iron hoe blades. In a Kabuki play, a hero upholds his disguise as this occupation by improvising a list aloud (15[1])from a blank sheet of paper, the title Kanjinchō. That person trained in this occupation failed to collect 1000 swords after (15[1])losing a duel at Gojō (*) Bridge to a flute-playing (-5[1])warrior. Anchin, another person with this occupation, was killed while hiding inside a bell from Kiyohime. (10[1])A warrior trained in this occupation received a “standing death” by arrows after Yoshitsune (10[2])committed seppuku. For 10 points, Benkei was what kind of religious figure, who tended to sites like Mt. Kōya, Mt. Hiei, and Tōdai-ji Temple? ■END■ (10[1])

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