The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:opera
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Katsuo_Nakamura
gptkb:Kōji_Yamamura
gptkb:Yasuko_Matsumoto
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:Japanese_folklore
theater arts
tragic romance
gptkbp:author gptkb:Chikamatsu_Monzaemon
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in Japanese literature
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Jōruri
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Edo_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
gptkbp:influence gptkb:theater
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:dance
gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:theater
gptkbp:inspired modern adaptations
gptkbp:inspired_by real events
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:main_theme love and suicide
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Hana
Kichisaburo
gptkbp:notable_performance 2015 production
2003 revival
2021 revival
2010 adaptation
2020 staging
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Death is better than dishonor.”
“ Love is a fleeting thing.”
“ We are bound by fate.”
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:National_Theatre_of_Japan
gptkb:Takarazuka_Revue
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:theater
cultural events
local theaters
international festivals
gptkbp:premiere_date 1703
gptkbp:published_in Shinpan
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:UNESCO
gptkb:Japanese_government
gptkbp:setting Sonezaki
gptkbp:themes gptkb:honor
gptkb:social_class
gptkb:sacrifice
forbidden love
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bando_Tamasaburo_II
gptkb:Shinju_Ten_no_Amijima
gptkb:Baroque_literature
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6