Chikamatsu Monzaemon

(1653 - 1725) : Japansese playwright of the Genroku period; pseudonym of Sugimori Nobumori.

PLAYS

Only the author's major works are listed.

1. Yotsugi Soga. Play, 5 acts. Produced 1683.
2. Shusse Kagekiyo. Play, 5 acts. Produced 1686.
3. Semimaru. Play, 5 acts. Produced 1686.
4. Sonezaki Shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki). Tragedy, 1 act. Produced 1703.
5. Yomei Tenno Shokunin Kagami. Play, 5 acts. Produced 1705.
6. Horikawa Nami no Tsuzumi. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1706.
7. Shinju Kasaneizutsu. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1707.
8. Tamba Yosaku. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1708.
9. Shinju Mannenso. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1708.
10. Keisei Hangoko (The Courier for Hell). Play, 3 acts. Produced 1708.
11. Meido no Hikyaku (The Courier for Hades). Domestic drama, 3 acts. Produced 1711.
12. Yugiri Awa no Naruto. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1712.
13. Kokusenya Kassen (The Battles of Coxinga). Play, 5 acts. Produced 1715.
14. Yari no Gonza. Play, 2 acts. Produced 1717.
15. Nebiki no Kadomatsu. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1718.
16. Soga Kaikeizan (The Soga Revenge). Play, 5 acts. Produced 1718.
17. Heike Nyogo no shima. Play, 5 acts. Produced 1719.
18. Hakata Kojoro Namimakura. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1719.
19. Shinju Ten no Amijima (The Love Suicides at Amijima). Domestic tragedy, 3 acts. Produced 1721.
20. Onnagoroshi Abura Jigoku. Play, 3 acts. Produced 1721.