"Windy Riverside Willows" - Wind-Crazy Riverside Willows

...However, out of public opinion, Shosaku hands his brother over to the police. In the second act, "The Scene of Koubei's Madness," the play uses the Kiyomoto piece "Kaze ni Kuruu Kawabe no Meyanagi" (commonly known as "Fudeyuki"), composed by Kiyomoto Junzaburo (later known as Kiyomoto Umeyoshi II), and Kikugoro's realistic acting was well received. It is also interesting as a drama of manners that skillfully incorporates the social conditions of the new era, such as newspapers and the police.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし世間の手前，正作は弟を警察へ引き渡す。二幕目〈幸兵衛狂気の場〉に清元順三郎(のちの2世清元梅吉)作曲の清元《風狂（かぜにくるう）川辺の芽柳（めやなぎ）》(通称《筆幸》)を用い，菊五郎の写実的演技で好評をえた。新聞，警察などの新時代の社会相を巧みにとりこんだ風俗劇としても興味がもてる。…

※「《風狂川辺の芽柳》」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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