Kyoden Santou's Masterpiece 'Edo-umare Uwaki no Kabayaki' Recreated in Taiga Drama 'Berabou,' Becoming a Hot Topic
The currently airing Taiga drama "Berabou: Tsutajyuu Eiga no Yume Banashi" is generating significant buzz as Kyoden Santou's representative kibyōshi (yellow-backed book), "Edo-umare Uwaki no Kabayaki," has been recreated as a play-within-a-play within the series. This work is once again drawing attention not only for its significant influence on Edo society at the time but also for its universal humor that resonates even today. The Social Phenomenon Caused by Enjirō "Edo-umare Uwaki no Kabayaki" was one of the particularly popular kibyōshi written by Kyoden Santou. The protagonist, Enjirō, is a young man who behaves comically due to his excessive longing to be a ladies' man. Its ending is a delightful twist, reminiscent of Chief Ōhara's punchline in "Kochikame": a false lovers' suicide attempt turns into Enjirō being stripped naked by a thief, only for the thief to be revealed as his own father trying to teach him a lesson, lead...