In the play, Yakamochi's daughter (a ''tsure'' role) is upset that her father (the ''waki'' role) is still going to Court when her mother is deathly ill. Desperate, she summons a sorcerer, Hata no Yasukuni (the ''shite'' role), asking him to exchange her life for that of her mother. Yakamochi then returns from Court to find his wife recovering but his daughter dying. Messengers from Hell arrive to take the daughter, but ultimately spare her out of pity or sympathy. | In the play, Yakamochi's daughter (a ''tsure'' role) is upset that her father (the ''waki'' role) is still going to Court when her mother is deathly ill. Desperate, she summons a sorcerer, Hata no Yasukuni (the ''shite'' role), asking him to exchange her life for that of her mother. Yakamochi then returns from Court to find his wife recovering but his daughter dying. Messengers from Hell arrive to take the daughter, but ultimately spare her out of pity or sympathy. |