 Two swordsmen with blunt swords are locked in combat, and a third has taken a tumble. This is an episode from a popular story based on the Igagoe revenge, first performed in 1777. Print by Konishi Hirosada, c. 1850. | |
| Native name | 鍵屋の辻の決闘 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 7, 1634 |
| Location | Iga-Ueno |
| Type | Revenge attack |
| Cause | Murder of Watanabe Gendayū |
| Target | Kawai Matagorō |
| Organised by | Watanabe Kazuma and his brother-in-law Araki Mataemon |
| Outcome | Revenge successful |
| Casualties | |
| Kazuma's people: 0 | |
| Matagorō's people: 3+ | |
| Arrests | unknown |
The Igagoe vendetta was a vengeance incident in Japan in 1634, where the murder of a retainer was avenged by his older brother. The event happened in the town of Iga-Ueno near Iga Pass.[1] The vendetta is known as one of the three major vendetta incidents in Japan, alongside the Revenge of the Soga Brothers and the Akō vendetta (by the 47 Rōnin).[2]
- ^ Jones, Stanleigh H. (31 December 2012). "3. Vengeance at Iga Pass". The Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance, and Love in Four Plays of the 18th and 19th Centuries. pp. 76–235. doi:10.1515/9780824837259-005. ISBN 978-0-8248-3725-9.
- ^ "IGAGOE DÔCHÛ SUGOROKU". www.kabuki21.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.