Lightning Cover

...The world is Fuwa Nagoya, and it involves Gonpachi Komurasaki and Banzuiin Chobei. The direct source is Santokyoden's reading book "Folk Tales: Lightning Cover," so it is commonly known as "Lightning Cover" or "Lightning Story." Fuwa Banzaemon (Ichikawa Danjuro VII), who killed Nagoya Sanzaemon and Shirai Hyozaemon, fell in love with Sanzaemon's son Yamazaemon (Onoue Kikugoro III) and his beloved lady-in-waiting Iwahashi (Segawa Kikunojo V), but failed, and became a ronin along with Yamazaemon. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…世界は〈不破名古屋〉で，〈権八小紫〉と〈幡随院長兵衛〉をからめる。直接の材料が山東京伝の読本（よみほん）《昔話稲妻表紙》なので通称《稲妻表紙》または《稲妻草紙》。名古屋三左衛門と白井兵左衛門を殺した不破伴左衛門(7世市川団十郎)は三左衛門の子山三(3世尾上菊五郎)と相愛の腰元岩橋(5世瀬川菊之丞)に恋慕して失敗し，山三もろとも浪人する。…

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