Chikamatsu Monzaemon
The Courier for Hell or "Courier of Hell" ("Meido no hikyaku" 冥途の飛脚) is a love-suicide play by the Japanese writer Chikamatsu Monzaemon, written in 1711. It follows a similar storyline to some of his other love-suicide plays, including "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki" and "The Love Suicides at Amijima". "The Courier for Hell" was based on real events that took place in Osaka in 1710. It is one of the most celebrated of his domestic plays.