The cherry blossom season is almost finishing by now. However, when it first started, the close look of the budding flowers actually gave me a creep. The sakura wants to come out so much, as if there they are aliens trying to get out of human body. You see them budding out angrily of the cherry tree everywhere, even the tree barks. Very freaky.
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I cannot say all, but some traditional Japanese plays are related to mis-use of money. Or a protagonist managed to millionfold his assets from one golden coin. Chinese traditional plays are related to justice system, someone was arrested for wrong reason and exonerated later (if she/he is lucky, this would be done in her/his lifetime) by a super clever judge. Of course both cultures have play plots of gangsters and outlaweds, but putting these 2 favored topics by these 2 cultures together is quite an interesting comparison.
Not trying to make any judgement but I think Chinese are more relaxed in being poor. You can be unpresentable, you can have nothing to wear but that the fact that you are broke doesn't affect your status as a famous scholar or a person with good virtues, conformity, and filial piety. I also think the popularity of court drama stermed from the unfunctional justice system.
What's the background of Japanese traditional play with money lending/borrowing/growing?
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