Tomioka Koiyama Opening

Japanese: 富岡恋山開 - とみがおかこいのやまびらき

Kabuki kyogen. Commonly known as "Ninin Shinbei." Written by Namiki Gohei the first. First performed in January 1798 (Kansei 10) at Edo Kiriza as the second sewa kyogen of "Kiso Hajime Koso De Soga." Ichikawa Yaozo III plays Tamaya Shinbei, Sawamura Sojuro III plays Demura Shinbei, and Segawa Kikunojo III plays Mikuniya Kojoro and Oen. Based on an old folk song from around the Genroku period (1688-1704) about the love story between Tamaya Shinbei and a prostitute from a port in Mikuni, Echizen. Gohei, who was known as Gohachi in Osaka in 1775 (An'ei 4), dealt with this subject in his play "Mikuni Minato Meisho Katabira."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌舞伎狂言。通称《二人（ににん）新兵衛》。初世並木五瓶作。1798年(寛政10)正月，《着衣始小袖曾我（きそはじめこそでそが）》の二番目世話狂言として江戸桐座で初演。玉屋新兵衛を3世市川八百蔵，出村新兵衛を3世沢村宗十郎，三国屋小女郎･おえんを3世瀬川菊之丞。元禄(1688‐1704)ごろからの古い俗謡に歌われた越前三国の湊の遊女小女郎と玉屋新兵衛の情話に取材。五瓶は大坂で吾八と名のっていた1775年(安永4)に《三国湊名所帷子》でこの題材を扱っている。

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