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==Plot==

==Plot==

===Act I===

===Act I===

====Scene One: The Chase<ref>Some of the scene numbers may have been changed, as the translations omit scenes that were in the original.</ref>====

====Scene One: The Chase<ref>Some of the scene numbers may have been changed, as the translations upon which this article is based omit scenes that were in the original.</ref>====

The play opens on a country road, where Daizô and Jôshirô provide exposition, describing their plot to trick Manjirô into pawning the heirloom Aoi-Shimosaka sword, and getting disowned for losing it, so that their master can take control of Awa. They reveal that Tokushima no Iwaji has the certificate of authenticity for the sword, and Jôshirô gives Daizô a letter to deliver to Iwaji.

The play opens on a country road, where Daizô and Jôshirô provide exposition, describing their plot to trick Manjirô into pawning the heirloom Aoi-Shimosaka sword, and getting disowned for losing it, so that their master can take control of Awa. They reveal that Tokushima no Iwaji has the certificate of authenticity for the sword, and Jôshirô gives Daizô a letter to deliver to Iwaji.