徳兵衛がお初を木に縛り、涙ながらに剃刀でお初の胸を突き、自らも喉を突いて心中を遂げた

Under the pine tree in the forest of Tsuyu no Tenjin, Tokubei bound Ohatsu to the tree and, through tears, plunged a razor into the breast of his beloved, then stabbed his own throat to follow her. This gruesome yet passionate ending, where a young man and woman torn between duty and emotion take their own lives swearing eternal love, gave a sensational impact to people of the time, and continues to be performed as a supreme masterpiece.