Piece

Nom de la Pièce Katsuragawa renri no shigarami
Autre Nom de la Pièce The Love of Ohan and Choemon ([Traduction] Translation)
Date de Création [1776] 1776
Arts du Spectacle Associés Puppetry, Kabuki
Mouvement Associé sewamono (domestic play)
Langues de Création [Japonais] Japanese
Divisions de la Structure 4 acts (dan)
Personnages dans la Pièce Ohan , Choemon Ohan
Intrigue Ohan and Chōemon meet at an inn while traveling. They begin an illicit affair which is later discovered by Choemon's wife Okinu and his step-mother Otose, the later of whom plots against him to blame him of the misappropriation of shop money and an heirloom sword. In the end Ohan and Choemon flee together and drown themselves in the Katsura river.

Associated Items

Productions Associées 1977Jul09, Asahi-za, Bunraku, Hirakana seisuiki ,
1976Mar19, Kokuritsu shōgekijō, Bunraku, Sonezaki shinju ,
1977Jul09, Asahi-za, Katsuragawa renri no shigarami
Performances of the piece 1006554, 1006555
Representations of characters from piece 1004281
Components associated with piece 1004281, 1004354