It is said that this Sukeroku fell in love with a courtesan named Agemaki in Shimabara, Kyoto but their love and social obligations were at odds and they committed double suicide in Hozen-ji Temple in Osaka during the Enpo era.
これが総角（あげまき）という名の京・嶋原の傾城と果たせぬ恋仲になり、大坂の法善寺で心中したのが延宝年間のことであるという。