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The Love Story of Yūgiri and Izaemon EXPLAINED・Kuruwa Bunshō (1808)

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Kuruwa Bunshō ("Love Letters from the Pleasure Quarter") was first staged in 1808, and has since become one of the most beloved examples of Kamigata play and the wagoto acting style created by Sakata Tōjūrō I in the Genroku period.

You can read an english translation of this play in the book "Kabuki: Five Classic Plays", and find more information in kabuki21: https://www.kabuki21.com/kuruwa_bunsho.php

If you have any question, correction or suggestion you can contact me at: in.praise.of.shadows.kabuki@gmail.com

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