ÔSAKA 1751

ÔSAKA NI-NO-KAWARI 1751


Play title	Keisei Tôyama Zakura Hana Kuyô Fûryû Shakkyô
Theater	Naka no Shibai
Producer	Nakamura Jûzô I
Playwright	Takagi Richû, Namiki Eisuke I

The new year ni-no-kawari "Keisei Tôyama Zakura" was staged in the 12th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Kan'en era (1750) in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II	Utanosuke
2	Kiriyama Monji I	Tosa Shôgen Mitsunobu
3	Arashi Sangorô II	???
4	Mimasu Daigorô I	Ukiyo Matahei
5	Nakamura Utaemon I	Fuwa Banzaemon
6	Nakamura Utaemon I	Fuwa Dôken
7	Yamashita Rokusaburô	Sanza's wife Makino
8	Sanjô Namie I	Matahei's wife Okichi
9	Yamashita Jirosa I	Oguri Tanzô
10	Kiriyama Monji I	Hasebe Unkoku
11	Nakamura Jûzô I	Maizuruya Denbê
12	Ichimura Sanohachi	Katsuragi
13	Nakamura Tomijûrô I	The keisei Tôyama
14	Iwai Hanshirô III	Kanô Shirojirô
15	Nakamura Tomijûrô I	The leading role of the Shakkyô dance "Hana Kuyô Fûryû Shakkyô"

This drama, which was produced by the zamoto Nakamura Jûzô I, was very similar to Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Keisei Hangonkô"; it included the famous "Domo Mata" act.

The Shakkyô dance "Hana Kuyô Fûryû Shakkyô" was staged to commemorate the 2th anniversary (3rd memorial service) of the passing away of Segawa Kikunojô I.

The opening day was the 11th day of the 12th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Kan'en era (1750), which was the 8th of January 1751 in the western calendar.