Among the kabuki programs, this 'sewamono' deals with the then current affairs (of roughly the Edo period) and contains various characteristic stories including a sequel to "Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan" (a sewamono dealing with a ghost story in Yotsuya), a rewrite of "Godairiki Koi no Fujime" (a sewamono based on a real-life serial murderer) originally written by Gohei NAMIKI and a side story of "Kanadehon Chushingura" (a famous story of loyal retainers).
歌舞伎作品の中でも、当時（大まかな時代として江戸時代）の出来事を扱う世話物であるこの作品は、『東海道四谷怪談』の後日譚、並木五瓶の『五大力恋緘（ごだいりきこいのふうじめ）』の書き換え、『仮名手本忠臣蔵』の外伝としての性格を持つ物語が展開される。