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A Kabuki play. A domestic drama in four acts. Written by Kawatake Mokuami. Commonly known as "Chijimiya Shinsuke" or "The Murder of Miyokichi." It was first performed in July 1860 (Man'en 1) at the Ichimuraza Theater in Edo by Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Shinsuke, Iwai Kumesaburo (Hanshiro 8) as Miyokichi, and Kawarazaki Gonjuro (Ichikawa Danjuro 9) as Hozumi Shinzaburo. It is an adaptation of the incident in 1807 (Bunka 4) when the Eitai Bridge collapsed due to the large crowds at the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival, and the murder of a geisha at a kimono shop in Hongo. On the day of the Fukagawa Hachiman festival, traveling merchant Chijikuya Shinsuke saves Fukagawa geisha Miyokichi from the unrequited love of Akama Genzaemon, who is gambling. That night, he rescues Miyokichi again after she falls into the river after a fall from the Eitai Bridge. Shinsuke, who is in love with Miyokichi, confesses his feelings to her on the boat and goes out of his way to raise the money needed for her lover, Hozumi Shinzaburo. However, Miyokichi is cut off by Shinzaburo, who has given his all to his benefactor's sister. Miyokichi drinks alcohol to drown her sorrows and is disrespectful of Shinsuke in front of a packed audience. In anger and rage, Shinsuke kills many people with the enchanted sword Muramasa and kills Miyokichi on the bank of Susaki. At the end, Shinsuke commits suicide after learning that Miyokichi is his younger sister, whom he was separated from when he was a child, in a tale of cause and effect. Overall, however, it is a masterpiece of the "Kizewamono" genre, depicting realistically the social conditions and human feelings of the downtown area and sharply depicting the process by which an honest country boy, Shinsuke, falls victim to the charms of a beautiful city prostitute and is ruined. Shinsuke was one of the hit roles of the first Nakamura Kichiemon.

[Toshiaki Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

歌舞伎(かぶき)脚本。世話物。四幕。河竹黙阿弥(もくあみ)作。通称「縮屋新助(ちぢみやしんすけ)」「美代吉(みよきち)殺し」。1860年（万延1）7月、江戸・市村座で4世市川小団次の新助、岩井粂三郎(くめさぶろう)（8世半四郎）の美代吉、河原崎権十郎（9世市川団十郎）の穂積(ほづみ)新三郎らにより初演。1807年（文化4）に深川八幡祭の人出で永代橋が墜落した事件と、本郷の呉服屋の芸者殺しを取り混ぜて脚色。深川八幡の祭礼の日、旅商人の縮屋新助は、深川芸者美代吉を博奕(ばくち)打ち赤間源左衛門の横恋慕から救い、その夜、永代橋の墜落で川へ落ちた美代吉をふたたび助ける。美代吉に恋慕した新助は船中で思いを打ち明け、彼女の恋人穂積新三郎のために必要な金を無理算段して調達する。しかし、美代吉は恩人の妹に義理をたてた新三郎から縁を切られ、やけ酒をあおって満座のなかで新助に愛想づかしをするので、悲憤の新助は妖刀(ようとう)村正で多くの人を殺傷し、洲崎(すさき)の土手で美代吉を殺す。結末は、美代吉を幼時に別れた妹と知った新助が自害するという因果噺(いんがばなし)になっているが、総体に下町の世相人情をリアルに写し、実直な田舎(いなか)者の新助が都会の美妓(びぎ)の魅力にひかれて破滅する過程を鋭く描いた生世話(きぜわ)物の傑作である。新助は初世中村吉右衛門(きちえもん)の当り役の一つであった。

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