In one work by this author, a character uses a sword to perform a Caesarean section on his dead wife before killing his infant son. In another work by this author, a character talks to his daughter-in-law about mice traps to escape from house imprisonment. In that work titled for a New Year's tradition, the stabbing of Hikosuke by "Hard Luck" Yohei eventually leads to Yojibei buying out the ransom of the courtesan (*) Azuma. A scam involving a lost promissory note and a fake extortion is executed by the oil merchant Kuheiji in one work by this author; in that work, Tokubei heads to a shrine in the Wood of Tenjin with the courtesan Ohatsu, where they kill each other. For 10 points, name this author of Japanese bunraku dramas like The Uprooted Pine, The Battles of Coxinga, and The Love Suicides at Sonezaki.
In one work by this author, a character uses a sword to perform a Caesarean section on his dead wife before killing his infant son. In another work by this author, a character talks to his daughter-in-law about mice traps to escape from house imprisonment. In that work titled for a New Year's tradition, the stabbing of Hikosuke by "Hard Luck" Yohei eventually leads to Yojibei buying out the ransom of the courtesan (*) Azuma. A scam involving a lost promissory note and a fake extortion is executed by the oil merchant Kuheiji in one work by this author; in that work, Tokubei heads to a shrine in the Wood of Tenjin with the courtesan Ohatsu, where they kill each other. For 10 points, name this author of Japanese bunraku dramas like The Uprooted Pine, The Battles of Coxinga, and The Love Suicides at Sonezaki.
In one work by this author, a character uses a sword to perform a Caesarean section on his dead wife before killing his infant son.