The Courtesan of Awa, Naruto

Joruri Gidayubushi (a type of Japanese drama with a gidayu-bushi narration). Sewamono (domestic drama). 10 acts. Collaborative work by Chikamatsu Hanji, Yatami Heishichi, Yoshida Hyozo, Takeda Bunkichi, and Takemoto Saburobei. First performed at the Takemotoza Theater in Osaka in June 1768 (Meiwa 5). Also written as "Keisei-." Based on the Joruri "Yugiri Awa no Naruto" by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, this work incorporates the love story of Yugiri Izaemon and the street rumor of Awa no Jurobei into the family strife of the Tamaki family of Awa Tokushima. The eighth act, "The Pilgrimage Song," is famous, and is still frequently performed today. The story is about Oyumi, the wife of Jyurobei, who became a thief out of loyalty to her former master, the Tamaki family, and when a pilgrim girl named Otsuru happens to visit her, she knows that she is her own daughter, but is afraid of causing trouble for her and leaves her mother without giving her her name. In Kabuki, this scene is often performed in the scene in front of Dondoro Daishi due to later adaptations, and is commonly called "Dondoro."

Chikamatsu Monzaemon wrote a kabuki play with the same title. It premiered at the Sounza Theater in Kyoto in March 1695 (Genroku 8). It is a story about the family feud of the Ikaruga clan that took place in anticipation of the opening of the Horyu-ji Temple, and is unrelated to Hanji's work.

[Toshiaki Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

浄瑠璃義太夫節(じょうるりぎだゆうぶし)。世話物。10段。近松半二(はんじ)、八民(やたみ)平七、吉田兵蔵、竹田文吉、竹本三郎兵衛合作。1768年（明和5）6月、大坂・竹本座初演。「契情(けいせい)～」とも書く。近松門左衛門作の浄瑠璃『夕霧阿波鳴渡(ゆうぎりあわのなると)』に基づき、阿波徳島玉木家の御家騒動に、夕霧伊左衛門の情話と阿波の十郎兵衛の巷説(こうせつ)を取り入れた作。八段目「巡礼歌の段」が有名で、今日でも多く上演される。旧主玉木家への忠義のため、盗賊となった十郎兵衛の女房お弓が、偶然訪ねてきた巡礼娘お鶴(つる)を、わが子と知りながら、難儀をかけるのを恐れ、母親と名のらずに別れる話。歌舞伎(かぶき)では、この場を後世の改作により、どんどろ大師前の場面で演じることが多く、俗に「どんどろ」とよぶ。

　近松門左衛門には同題の歌舞伎脚本がある。1695年（元禄8）3月、京都早雲座初演。法隆寺開帳を当て込んだ斑鳩(いかるが)家の御家騒動の話で、半二の作とは関係がない。

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