 Act II, The Scriptorium of the Kenchōji Temple

When Act II is performed as Kabuki it is often given in a later version, first performed by Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (1791–1859), and entitled "The Scriptorium of the Kenchōji Temple".A performance of Act II is extremely rare, even "complete" ("tōshi kyōgen") performances almost never include it.The original puppet and Kabuki scripts of Act II are similar and the story is as follows –
The act takes place in the mansion of the young "daimyō", Momonoi Wakasanosuke.