 The act ends with Gonta's death, one of the most famous examples in Japanese traditional drama of the interference of the affairs of nobles and samurai into the lives of common people, and the death and destruction it brings.The fourth act begins with a "michiyuki" dance scene, which follows Shizuka as she seeks to catch up with Yoshitsune and his party.The journey is narrated by an offstage narrator, in the bunraku style, and there is very little dialogue.