Onatsu Seijuro Mono - Onatsu Seijuro Mono

Japanese: お夏清十郎物 - おなつせいじゅうろうもの

It is a branch of Kabuki Kyogen and Ningyo Joruri. The truth behind this is unclear, but it is said to have been an incident that occurred in 1662 (Kanbun 2). Seijuro, a clerk at Tajimaya in Himeji, Banshu, had an affair with his master's daughter Onatsu. Onatsu ran away from home to pursue Seijuro, who had been dismissed, but she was eventually caught and Seijuro executed. This story was also sung in popular songs and became popular. There is a record of a Kabuki performance of this story at the Edo Nakamuraza in 1664. In January 1690 (Genroku 3), the Ichimura Kaori/Namie Kokanza in Osaka performed "Tajimaya Onatsu Seijuro 33rd Anniversary." It is believed that this work also influenced the Ningyo Joruri "Goju Nen Ki Uta Nembutsu" (50th Anniversary Song Nembutsu) written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (before 1707, Takemotoza in Osaka).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌舞伎狂言，人形浄瑠璃の一系統。実説は分明でないが，1662年(寛文2)の事件という。播州姫路の但馬屋の手代清十郎は，主家の娘お夏と密通。暇を出された清十郎を追ってお夏も家出したが，結局捕らえられ清十郎は処刑されたといわれ，俗謡にも歌われ流布した。歌舞伎では，64年江戸中村座上演の記録がある。1690年(元禄3)1月大坂の市村香織･浪江小勘座では《但馬屋　おなつ清十郎　卅三年忌》が上演されている。近松門左衛門作の人形浄瑠璃《五十年忌歌念仏》(1707年以前大坂竹本座)への影響も推定される作である。

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