The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
San Jose, CA
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An indie comics label based out of Nagoya, Japan, producing new comic books every month from creators living in Japan. We feature work by both Japanese and non-Japanese artists.
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by Chieko Kobayashi
36 pages, black and white
Tokubei and Ohatsu are forbidden to lve each other, but their attempt to hide their love leads to scandal, a stolen dowry, betrayal, drunken brawls and suicide.
Based on the classic play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, considered the Shakespeare of Japan. From the tradition of bunraku, a type of puppet theater thematically similar to Kabuki.