SHINJU: The Most DEADLY Act of Love in Japan's Pleasure Quarters

All about shinjū, an extreme act of love in Edo Period Japan. Other wild acts of love: https://youtu.be/fFnABhflXJw 00:00 Did True Love Exist? 01:31 The Play: Sonezaki Shinjū 04:19 Romance = Death 07:02 Redemption Through Shinjū 08:46 Buddha Loved Shinjū? 11:20 Government Crackdown NEED FOOD =) 🔸PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Linfamy 🔸MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/Linfamy/join 🔸MERCH: https://shop.linfamy.com/ (charms, stickers, tees, and more!) 🔸DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/Linfamy RECOMMENDED 🔸History of Japan (ALL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATnFsFRnRsI&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9ZQS70LRfOpQodtb8oogcEs 🔸Japanese Folktales (ALL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngNvakLYNto&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9ZR-2VPUKaMordQkrJzZcyG 🔸The Kamakura Period (Japan 1185 - 1333): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dql4zmbw_gM&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9bk9tt8CtfNzb8OsQy-DAPK 🔸Sexuality in Medieval Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl0m3pm5SCo&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9Yi1N1cZ_u2v-ed5tNeBXaK 🔸Japanese Mythology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyHPh1KSvQ&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9YmtK5BVbB7u5DhkYYj1s0W 🔸Legendary Weapons of Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_0n4OSxiIQ&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9ZtZWqaNGFqpDYD42pU_Tqv SOCIAL 🔸Discord (community chat): https://discord.gg/tub8PzX 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linfamy 🔸Twitter: http://twitter.com/linfamy SOURCES 🔸 Yoshiwara: https://amzn.to/43QfAUd 🔸 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Suicides_at_Sonezaki 🔸 Shinjū as Misdeed: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.22848.11 🔸 Double Suicide Drama as Millenarian Discourse: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2059839 🔸 Double Suicide at Rosmersholm: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/230547333.pdf WHAT I USE TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS 🎤Microphone: https://amzn.to/2Xgq2Ca 🖥Drawing Tablet: https://amzn.to/2NhYQ1b 📸Camera: https://amzn.to/2BL03tr 💻Software: https://amzn.to/3c0nYXj ⚙The rest: https://kit.co/Linfamy/animator-s-kit DISCLAIMER: This description contains affiliate links. If you click on them, then purchase something on the site, I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you! This helps support the channel and allows me to continue making videos for you. It's a win-win! Thank you for your support! #JapaneseHistory #HistoryOfJapan #Linfamy