ÔSAKA KAOMISE 1725

The kaomise drama "Wagô no Futabashira" was produced in the 11th lunar month of 1725 at the Kado no Shibai by Arashi San'emon III. It celebrated the shûmei of Murakami Kinjûrô.

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Kaneko Kichizaemon	Kita-no-Kata Fujimaki^[3]
2	Sakurayama Shirosaburô I	Kyôgoku Umanojô
3	Yamamura Giemon I	Kumakaze
4	Ichimura Miyonosuke	Ochiba-no-Miya
5	Fujii Hanamatsu	Onnasan-no-Miya
6	Hanagiri Toyomatsu I	Kashiwagi no Emon
7	Sanjô Hachirôsuke	Nanbanosuke
8	Murakami Kinjûrô	Takakura Ôinosuke
9	Ichimura Tamagashiwa I	Udanojô's wife Kuretake
10	Arashi San'emon III	The zamoto performing a roppô
11	Nakamura Sôjûrô	Nanbanosuke's brother Kozatsuma
12	Yoshizawa Sakinosuke I	Udanojô's mekake Otsura
13	Sawamura Chôjûrô I	Kuramatsu Udanojô
14	Arashi San'emon III	Udanojô's servant Kisuke

The stars^[2] of this kaomise program were:

Actors	Category/Ranking
Sawamura Chôjûrô I	tachiyaku goku-jô-jô-kichi (extreme - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]
Arashi San'emon III	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Sakurayama Shirosaburô I	jitsuaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Ichimura Tamagashiwa I	wakaonnagata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

Others actors were Daimatsu Hyakusuke, Somekawa Ubê, Yamatoyama Sensuke I, Sawai Genshirô, Imagawa Kojûrô, Sawamura Masagorô, Nakajima Kuraemon, Tomizawa Tatsunosuke, Sanogawa Chisato, Haruyama Naotarô & Asao Motogorô I.

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in November 2025, almost 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Our definition of star is a ranking equal or above jô-jô-kichi.

[3] He also played the role of Fujimaki's younger brother Kingo.