Ojo Kichisa, who robbed 100 ryo of koban (former Japanese oval gold coin) from a prostitute named 'Otose,' Obo Kichisa, who tried to take that money, and Osho Kichisa, who tried to break apart the two struggling with each other, hit it off with each other at Okawabata.
大川端で「おとせ」という娼婦から小判百両を奪ったお嬢吉三、それに対し、その金をよこせと横車を張るお坊吉三、立ち回りをはじめた2人に割って入った和尚吉三の3人が意気投合する。