KYÔTO KAOMISE 1784


Play title	Kuni no Hana Ôshimadai
Theater	Nishi no Shibai
Producer	Nakayama Ihachi II
Playwrights	Tatsuoka Mansaku

The kaomise drama "Kuni no Hana Ôshimadai" was produced in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nishi no Shibai by Nakayama Ihachi II (who celebrated his shûmei; his previous stage name was Mizuki Seizô) with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Asao Tomisaburô	Seiôbo
2	Asao Nakazô I	Tarobê's nyôbô Oiwa
3	Anegawa Shinshirô III	Momoyama Tarobê
4	Nakayama Ihachi II	The fox Sankurô
5	Hanagiri Motokichi	Tsurumatsu (?)
6	Sawamura Kunijûrô	Tsukinowa Kumaemon
7	Anegawa Shinshirô III	Akaboshi Tarô
8	Urayama Heijûrô	Todoroki Daizô
9	Onoe Shinshichi I	Akita Jônosuke
10	Arashi Mitsugorô I	The yakko Tomahei
11	Asao Kunigorô II	Miura Danjô
12	Hanagiri Tomimatsu I	Jônosuke's nyôbô Kakehashi
13	Sawamura Kunitarô I	The dancing girl Tamagiku
14	Nakayama Raisuke II	Kazusa Sakonnosuke
15	Otowa Jirosaburô II	Shinoda Daigaku
16	Yamamoto Giemon	Miura Saemon

The opening day was the 15th day of the 11th lunar month of the 4th year of the Tenmei era (1784), which was the 29th of December 1784 in the western calendar.