ICHIMURAZA SOGAMONO 1780
   
Play title Ume Goyomi Akebono Soga  In Japanese
Theater Ichimuraza
Producers Ichimura Uzaemon IX
Playwrights Sakurada Jisuke I (tatesakusha), Kasanui Sensuke I, Tsutsui Hanji, Sone Shôkichi I, Hama Onozô, Sakurada Bunpei

The new year sogamono drama "Ume Goyomi Akebono Soga" was produced in the 1st lunar month of 1780 [1] at the Ichimuraza by Ichimura Uzaemon IX with the following casting:

Code Actors Roles
1 Ôtani Hiroji III Honda no Jirô, in reality Oniô Shinzaemon
2 Ichimura Uzaemon IX Kagekiyo
3 Segawa Kikunojô III The courtesan Ôiso no Tora
4 Matsumoto Kôshirô IV Yawata no Saburô, in reality Kyô no Jirô
5 Onoe Kikugorô I Kudô Saemon Suketsune
6 Ôtani Tomoemon I Ômi no Kotôta, in reality Kusumidayû

Others actors in identified roles were:

Actors Roles
Segawa Kikunojô III The courtesan Kewaizaka no Shôshô, Shizuka Gozen
Onoe Kikugorô I Mankô Gozen
Matsumoto Kôshirô IV Kaminari Tsurunosuke
Sawamura Sôjûrô III The komamonoya Sukeshichi (in reality Soga Jûrô Sukenari), Kantô Koroku
Bandô Hikosaburô III Soga Gorô Tokimune
Ichimura Uzaemon IX The ghost of Kawazu Saburô Sukeyasu
Ôtani Tomoemon I Kawa Daijin
Ichikawa Komazô III Danzaburô (Gorô's retainer)
Nakajima Mihoemon II Kobayashi no Asahina
Onoe Tamizô I Kudô's mekake Nagi-no-Ha
Matsumoto Kojirô I Torigane no Kurobê [3]
Sanogawa Ichimatsu II The chaya woman Matsumotoya Oichi
Segawa Otome Oniô Shinzaemon's nyôbô Tsukisayo
Onoe Ushinosuke I Ômi no Kotôta's son Kudô Inubômaru Suketomo

The opening day was the 15th day of the 1st lunar month of the 9th year of the An'ei era (1780), which was the 19th of February 1780 in the western calendar.

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in January 2020, almost 240 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Literally the minister (daijin) of the River (kawa). To be clarified as it is quite unclear for us.

[3] Torigane, Torikane or Torikin. At least 3 possible readings.

Kabuki Playbill for "Umegoyomi Akebono Soga" at the Ichimura Theater (MFA)
 
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