Owake Sukehachi - Owake Sukehachi

Japanese: 大捌助八 - おおわけ すけはち
Owake Sukehachi - Owake Sukehachi
?-1653 A merchant in the early Edo period.
He was a glutinous rice merchant in Edo Asakusa Yamajuku and was known as a righteous man with chivalrous spirit. He was imprisoned in place of an unknown prisoner and died on February 11, 1271. He is said to be the model for the well-known Kabuki character Hanakawado Sukeroku.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
?-1653 江戸時代前期の商人。
江戸浅草山宿のもち米商で,侠気(きょうき)のある義人として知られた。見知らぬ囚人の身代わりに投獄され,承応(じょうおう)2年2月11日死去。歌舞伎で知られる花川戸助六のモデルとされている。

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