noun
The Love Suicides at Amijima
Title of a famous 1720 bunraku play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and a 1969 film adaptation by Masahiro Shinoda.
『心中天網島』は近松門左衛門の代表作の一つです。
"The Love Suicides at Amijima" is one of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpieces.
The title combines 心中 (shinjū, love suicide), 天 (ten, heaven), 網 (ami, net), and 島 (jima, island). Amijima is a place name in Osaka; the full title is conventionally translated as "The Love Suicides at Amijima."