Five Men - Gonin Otokomono

Japanese: 五人男物 - ごにんおとこもの

It is a type of puppet theater, Kabuki, and Kyogen. It includes the Five Men of Karigane, the Five Men of Kumokiri, and the Five Men of Shiranami. The story of five real-life ruffians (who were executed in August 1702), led by Gankin Bunshichi, Anno Heibei, Hotei Ichiemon, Gokuin Senemon, and Kaminari Shokuro, was made into a puppet play at the Okamoto Bunya-za theater the month after their execution in "Gankin Bunshichi: Autumn Frost." Since then, the stories have been passed down as "The First Year of Gankin Bunshichi's Memorial" (Yamamoto Hidajo, 1703) and "The Third Year of Gankin Bunshichi's Memorial" (Uji Kagajo, 1704). However, the story of the Five Gankin Made by a Man (Otoko Datei Tsutsukarigane) (written by Takeda Izumo, performed at the Osaka Takemoto-za theater in July 1742) emphasized the group's character as men of chivalry, which had a great influence on later generations.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

人形浄瑠璃，歌舞伎狂言の一系統。雁金（かりがね）五人男，雲霧（くもきり）五人男，白浪五人男などをいう。雁金文七を頭とした庵（あんの）平兵衛，布袋市右衛門，極印千右衛門，神鳴庄九郎という実在した5人の無頼漢(1702年8月刑死)を，獄門の翌月に岡本文弥座で人形浄瑠璃化した《雁金文七秋の霜》以来《雁金文七一年忌》(山本飛驒掾，1703)，《雁金文七三年忌》(宇治加賀掾，1704)と語りつがれたが，《男作五雁金（おとこだていつつかりがね）》(竹田出雲作，1742年7月大坂竹本座)によって，仁俠の徒としての性格が強調され，後世に大きな影響をもたらした。

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