《Akogi no Heiji》 - Akogi no Heiji

…The authors of “Tamuramaro Suzuka Kassen” are Asada Ittori and Toyoda Shozo, but is this fourth act also the same? The subject matter is “Even if we meet, if the nets we pull in Akogi Bay are few and heavy, people will know” (Kokin Rokujo), which is a Noh play that combines the legend of a fishing ban with the words “Akogi no Heiji” (old Joruri play), and this work is from this line. Heiji, who has heard that Taihogiyo (a fish with a cap on it) is effective for his mother's illness, casts his net into Akogi Bay, where fishing is prohibited, and obtains a treasured sword, but is found by an inspecting official. …

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…《田村麿鈴鹿合戦》の作者は浅田一鳥，豊田正蔵であるが，この四段目の作者も同一か。題材は〈逢ふ事も阿漕が浦に引く網もかず重ならば人も知りなむ〉(《古今六帖》)に禁漁伝説をからませた謡曲《阿漕》が古浄瑠璃《あこぎの平次》となり，この系統から本作となる。母の病気に戴帽魚（たいほうぎよ）が効くと聞いた平次は禁漁の阿漕浦に網を入れ，宝剣を手に入れるが，巡検の役人に見つかる。…

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