《Otsuma Hachirobei》 - Otsuma Hachirobei

...Sewamono (domestic drama). Also called "Tsumagasane: The Grudge of the Samesaya," commonly known as "Unagidani" or "Otsuma Hachirobei." The murder of Hachirobei's wife (the murder of the daughter of Yotsubashi) took place in July 1702 (Genroku 15), and was immediately adapted into a kabuki play and performed in Osaka.

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…世話物。別題《裙重（つまがさね）恨鮫鞘》，通称《鰻谷（うなぎだに）》《お妻八郎兵衛》。古手屋(古物商)八郎兵衛のお妻殺し(四つ橋娘殺し)は，1702年(元禄15)7月に起こり，すぐさま歌舞伎に仕組まれて大坂で上演されている。…

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