An illustration from the ezukushi banzuke of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Mimasu Daigorô I, Yamashita Kinsaku II, Nakayama Shinkurô I, Matsuyama Sanjûrô, Yamashita Jirosa I and Nakayama Raisuke I in the roles of Kawaura Ryûken, the keisei Agemaki, Hanamitsu Kenpô, Hanamitsu Nuinosuke, Kumamoto Bennosaku and the taiko mochi Koichi

An illustration from the ezukushi banzuke of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Nakayama Bunshichi I, Mimasu Daigorô I, Nakamura Kiyosaburô I, Bandô Iwagorô, Nakamura Shirogorô III and Nakayama Shinkurô I in the roles of Shindô Genpachi, Kawaura Ryûken, Mifune, Ikegami Zusho, Yodo Yozaemon and Hanamitsu Kenpô

An illustration from the ezukushi banzuke of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Matsuyama Sanjûrô, Sawamura Sukejûrô, Nakayama Bunshichi I, Nakamura Kiyosaburô I, Yamashita Kinsaku II, Mimasu Daigorô I, Anegawa Daikichi I, Nakayama Raisuke I and Nakamura Shirogorô III in the roles of Hanamitsu Nuinosuke, Hanamitsu Shôgen, Shindô Genpachi, Mifune's younger sister Ofune, the keisei Agemaki, Sekiguchi Heita, Miyuki, the taiko mochi Koichi and Yodo Yozaemon

An illustration from the ezukushi banzuke of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Nakayama Shinkurô I, Arashi Matsunojô III, Matsuyama Sanjûrô, Nakayama Bunshichi I and Nakamura Kiyosaburô I in the roles of the watashimori Mojibê, Mojibê's granddaughter Omatsu, the ge'nin Yokurô, the kanekashi Tsumenaga no Gonkurô and Ofune

An illustration from the ezukushi banzuke of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Nakayama Shinkurô I, Nakayama Bunshichi I, Mimasu Daigorô I, Matsuyama Sanjûrô, Yamashita Kinsaku II, Anegawa Daikichi I and Nakamura Kiyosaburô I in the roles of the watashimori Mojibê, Shindô Genpachi, Sekiguchi Heita, Hanamitsu Nuinosuke, the keisei Agemaki, Miyuki and Ofune

An illustration from the ezukushi banzuke of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Nakayama Bunshichi I and Mimasu Daigorô I in the roles of Shindô Genpachi and Sekiguchi Heita

An illustration from the 1758 Ôsaka hyôbanki depicting the ni-no-kawari drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari", which was staged in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Nakamura Kiyosaburô I (top/1st from left), Nakayama Shinkurô I (top/2nd from left), Matsuyama Sanjûrô (top/2nd from right), Yamashita Kinsaku II (top/1st from right), Nakayama Raisuke I (bottom/1st from left), Nakamura Koisa (bottom/2nd from left), Yamashita Jirosa I (bottom/2nd from right) and Mimasu Daigorô I (bottom/2nd from right) in the roles of Genpachi's nyôbô Mifune, Hanamitsu Kenpô, Hanamitsu Nuinosuke, the keisei Agemaki, the taiko mochi Koichi, Yozaemon's younger sister Kichô, Kumamoto Bennosaku and Kawaura Ryûken

An illustration from the 1758 Ôsaka hyôbanki depicting the ni-no-kawari drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari", which was staged in the 12th lunar month of 1758 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai with Minakawa Saizô (top/1st from left), Minakawa Yaheiji (top/2nd from left), Arashi Matsunojô III (top/center), Sawamura Sukejûrô (top/2nd from right), Nakamura Shirogorô III (top/1st from right), Mimasu Kanzô I (bottom/1st from left), Anegawa Daikichi I (bottom/2nd from left), Nakayama Bunshichi I (bottom/2nd from right) and Mimasu Daigorô I (bottom/2nd from right) in the roles of Yozaemon's nyôbô Kohata, Iwase Kinai, Mojibê's granddaughter Omatsu, Hanamitsu Shôgen, Yodo Yozaemon, the yakko Ganpei, Hanamitsu Kenpô's nyôbô Miyuki, Shindô Genpachi and Sekiguchi Heita

The cover of the ezukushi banzuke for the staging of the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" in the 3rd lunar month of 1773 in Kyôto with Edosaka Kyôemon (left), Sanogawa Hanazuma III (center) and Arashi Shichigorô II (right) in the roles of Shindô Genpachi, Genpachi's nyôbô Mifune and Sekiguchi Heita

This ezukushi banzuke was published but the drama was never staged as the theater had to close the 2nd lunar month of 1773 after the staging of "Kanadehon Chûshingura". The troupe performed at the Hirano no Shibai (Kyôto), then went on tour in Nagoya