Yoshitsune Koshigoe Letter

Japanese: 義経腰越状 - よしつねこしごえじょう

Ningyo joruri. Historical piece. Three acts. Commonly known as "Goto Sanbaso" or "Koshigoe-jo". Written by Namiki Eisuke, the owner of Senshu Manor, and according to one theory. Originally it had five acts, but the shogunate banned the fourth act, Tsuruoka, in which a female attendant takes aim at Yoritomo, who is likened to Ieyasu, with a gun, so it was limited to three acts. It premiered at the Toyotakeza Theater in Osaka in July 1754 (4th year of the Horeki era). The basis for this work was Namiki Munesuke's "Nanban Tetsu Goto Nomenuki" (February 1735, Toyotakeza), which was adapted into "Yoshitsune Shinpukumi-jo" (March 1744, Edo Hizenza), which was further adapted into this work.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

人形浄瑠璃。時代物。3段。通称《五斗三番叟（ごとさんばそう）》，《腰越状》。千簬荘主人，一説には並木永輔作。元来5段だったが，四段目の鶴岡で，家康に擬せられる頼朝を関女が鉄砲でねらい撃つくだりが幕府から禁じられたので三段目までとなった。1754年(宝暦4)7月大坂豊竹座初演。本作の粉本は並木宗輔の《南蛮鉄後藤目貫（なんばんてつごとうのめぬき）》(1735年2月豊竹座)で，それを改作した《義経新含状（よしつねしんふくみじよう）》(1744年3月江戸肥前座)をさらに改作したのが本作。

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