"Iromoyo chotto karimame," commonly called "Kasane," a Kiyomoto Buyo, was first performed as a scene in "Kesakakematsu narita no riken" written by Tsuruya Namboku 4th.
The characters are the masterless samurai, Yoemon, who left only a writen message behind when he ran away, and Kasane, who is pregnant with his child. The first half of the dance shows subtle and quiet amorous passion and movements, but in the second half of the dance, from the point when a skull washes up on the riverside, the mood of the dance changes completely and becomes more like a ghost story or horror story. The skull is that of Kasane's father, Suke, killed by Yoemon when he was the lover of Kasane's mother, Kiku. When Yoemon picks up the skull, Kasane becomes possessed by Suke's spirit. Her face suddenly becomes ugly, she begins to limp, and she attacks Yoemon.
The role of Yoemon seems to be that of a handsome beau but is actually a typical Iroaku role, that of a handsome villain who is involved in multiple love affairs and betrays women.