sentences:  Benten Kozō
  
  , as the original and fullest version of this play is known, is a tale in five acts of the "shiranamimono" (tales of thieves) sub-category of the "kizewamono" (rough contemporary piece) genre of kabuki plays.Written by Kawatake Mokuami, it first premiered at the Ichimura-za in Edo in March 1862.