The libertine Yonosuke has spent his life in quest of sexual pleasure. Disowned by his
father when he is 18, 16 years stuffed with modifications and errantry start for him. On the age of 34 he inherits nice wealth after his father dies and forgives his son.
When Yunosuke is 57, certainly one of his tailors named Juzo involves see him earlier than setting out for Edo. Juzo has unwisely made a wager with a wealthy service provider that he’ll sleep with Komurasaki, essentially the most remowned courtesan in Edo, on the first assembly. If he succeeds he’ll win a villa, but when he loses he’ll lose his manhood. Yunosuke is astounded as he is aware of how arduous the excessive rank courtesans are to get. The very best courtesans, tayu, in addition to being lovely, had been extremely cultured, being educated in poetry, calligraphy, portray, tea ceremony and different arts. They’d sleep with a shopper solely on the third evening, the opposite two nights being taken up with greetings and different social niceties. Humble males, to whom they had been ‘untouchable’ seemed as much as them with adoration and respect.
Indignant, Yunosuke takes Juzo to Edo and allows him to satisfy Komurasaki. Juzo is a laughing-stock on the tea-house due to his nervousness, and shortly turns into drunk. He clumsily spills wine over the Courtesan’s kimono. Unperturbed, she goes out and returns carrying a recent, an identical garment.
The ova relies on incidents in a novel ‘Koshoku
Ichidai Otoko’ (The Lifetime of an Amorous Man) by Saikaku Ihara (1642-1693).