"Asakusa Miracle Chronicle" - Asakusa Miracle Chronicle

...This is a group of works with the motifs of homosexuality and masochism, based on the true story of a loyal retainer protecting a precious scroll of Daruma doll with his own blood during a fire at the Hosokawa family home, leaving the doll stained in blood. The first dramatization was the Kyoto Hotei-za's "Kashiyu Sakuraga Yatsuchi no Daruma" in 1712 (Shotoku 2), which was followed by the Osaka Kado play "Asakusa Miracle Record" (written by Chikamatsu Tokuzō) in May 1797 (Kansei 9), which reconstructed the story against the backdrop of the family feud between the Hosokawa and Akita families and became a huge hit. It was introduced to Edo in April 1800 at the Ichimura-za's "Otoko Musubi Chikai no Riyugan," which was basically the same as the previous work. ...

*Some of the terminology used in the "Asakusa Miracle Record" is listed below.

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…細川家火災の際，重宝達磨の一軸を忠臣が血で守り，血染めの達磨となったという実録に取材した，男色とマゾヒズムがモティーフの作品群。1712年(正徳2)京都布袋屋座《加州桜谷血達磨（かしゆうさくらがやつちのだるま）》が劇化の嚆矢（こうし）で，これをうけて97年(寛政9)5月大坂角（かど）の芝居《浅草霊験記》(近松徳三作)が細川･秋田両家のお家騒動を背景に再構成し，大当りをとった。江戸へ移入されたのは1800年閏4月の市村座《男結盟立願（おとこむすびちかいのりゆうがん）》で，大筋は前作そのままの上演。…

※「《浅草霊験記》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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