The diary of Lady Kagekiyo Yashima - Lady Kagekiyo Yashima Diary

Japanese: 嬢景清八島日記 - むすめかげきよやしまにっき

Bunraku puppet theater. Historical piece. 5 acts. Commonly known as "Hyugajima" and "Blind Kagekiyo". Written by Wakatake Fuemi, Kokuzosu, and Nakamura Akei. First performed at the Toyotakeza Theater in Osaka in October 1764 (Meiwa 1). This is a sequel to the story of Akushichibei Kagekiyo. The third act, in which Kagekiyo's daughter visits him after he has been exiled to Hyuga, was adapted into a kabuki play and became particularly famous. Kagekiyo's daughter Itotaki, wants to bring her blind father back to the capital and have him serve in the government, so she tries to sell herself to the Hanabishi-ya Inn in Tegoshi. Feeling filial piety, Sajidayu, the owner of Hanabishi-ya, takes Itotaki to Hyuga to visit her father, but Kagekiyo, now a blind beggar, lies and tries to send him back, saying that his father has starved to death.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

人形浄瑠璃。時代物。5段。通称《日向島》《盲景清》。若竹笛躬（ふえみ），黒蔵主（こくぞうす），中邑阿契（なかむらあけい）合作。1764年(明和1)10月大坂豊竹座初演。悪七兵衛景清の後日譚物で，日向に流された景清を娘が尋ねる三段目が歌舞伎に移され，とくに有名になった。景清の娘糸滝は，日向にいる盲目の父を都に連れ戻し仕官させたいと，わが身を手越の宿花菱屋に売ろうとする。孝心に感じた花菱屋の主人左次太夫に連れられ，日向まで糸滝は父を尋ねて来るが，盲目の乞食となった景清は，父は飢死したと偽り，帰そうとする。

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