組解説
The drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa") was the Kabuki adaptation of a kôdan made by Kenkonbô Ryôsai was premiered in the 3rd lunar month of 1853 at the Nakamuraza [casting]. It was a huge success.
"Jokô III's famous play is based on a kôdan by Kenkonbô Ryôsai that was, in its turn, based on a true story. It concerned the Nagauta master Yoshimura Ichisaburô IV, who, in his youth, had become intimate with Osato, the concubine of gang boss Okashi Kinzaemon in Kisarazu. The musician was captured during a tryst and slashed all over, although allowed to live. Sometime later, he returned to Edo, met the woman again at a Fukagawa festival, and married her. They had a daughter, Otomi, who became the dance teacher Bandô Miyakichi." (Samuel Leiter in "New Kabuki Encyclopedia")
個別解説
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