| Fukami Shinzaemon, a samurai, killed Minagawa Souetsu, a blind moneylender, because he wanted to bilk his debts. Souetsu's ghost caused Shinzaemon, Shinzaemon was dead soon. About 20 years later, Fukami Shinkichi who is Shinzaemon's son lived togather Toyoshiga, a woman musical teacher. Toyoshiga is older than Shinkichi, so she loved him deeply with a blind passion. But Toyoshiga get sick to break her face ugly. So Shinkichi lost love for her, and he was getting on with Toyoshiga's student girl named Ohisa. So Shinkichi took up a quarrel by Toyoshiga, and he killed her. Shinkichi run away with Ohisa. But, at Kaasanegafuchi, Toyoshiga's ghost appeared, Shinkichi killed Ohisa by mistake. Its original is San'yuutei Enchou I's storytelling "Shinkei Kasanegafuchi" (about 1860). |