¡Sonezaki Shinju Meido No Hikyaku Shinju Ten No Amijima Gendai Go Yaku Tsuki(Kadokawa Sofuia Bunko)
¡Chikamatsu Monzaemon Suwa Haruo
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[Machine Translation] Tokubei and Ohatsu (Sonezakishinju), Chubei and Umekawa (Underworld Explorers), Jihei and Koharu (Shinchu Ten no Amijima). A man and a woman in love. The women are all prostitutes who have fallen into a world of suffering. The man wants to save the woman. The man wants to save the woman, but the woman's love grows stronger and stronger, and the ties of the floating world, duty, and human feelings block their way. What is the fate that awaits the two women trapped in a corner... This collection includes "Sonezakishinju," which is based on a shinju incident that actually occurred in Osaka in the 16th year of the Genroku era (1688), and three other masterpieces of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's sewamono joruri (narrative joruri) that depict a man and woman in the most extreme situations. Includes a synopsis and an easy-to-read translation into modern Japanese.
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