With Osan out of the picture, the lovers proceed to throw themselves off a bridge.
When her husband threatens to kill himself rather than marry his lover or leave his wife, the latter writes a letter to the former, suggesting that she can save his life by forsaking him. The lover, a prostitute, does pretend to leave him, but Jihei is still publicly humiliated when she's purchased by one of his rivals. Aghast, Osan tries to convince Jihei to sell their last goods and buy Koharu back, but her influence evaporates when her father, Gonzaemon, shows up to annul the dishonored marriage. With Osan out of the picture, the lovers proceed to throw themselves off a bridge. For ten points, identify this bunraki drama by Chikamatsu Monzaemon.
When her husband threatens to kill himself rather than marry his lover or leave his wife, the latter writes a letter to the former, suggesting that she can save his life by forsaking him.
The {Love Suicides at Amijima}