Originally written for the bunraku puppet theatre, it was adapted into kabuki shortly after its premiere on 3 January 1721.
It is widely regarded as one of his greatest domestic plays[1][2] and was hailed by Donald Keene as “Chikamatsu’s masterpiece”.
[3] The Japanese new wave filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda directed a stylized adaptation of the story as Double Suicide in 1969.
Milwaukee, WI-based Dale Gutzman (book, lyrics) and Todd Wellman (score) debuted the musical adaption AmijimA in 2007.
The Australian National University's Za Kabuki performed a version of the play in 2005, directed by Mr.