EDO KAOMISE 1720
   
Play title Kodakara Imagawajô  In Japanese
Theater Ichimuraza
Producers Ichimura Takenojô IV, Ichimura Zensaburô, Ichimura Wakadayû II, Ichimura Katsujirô
Playwright Tsuuchi Jihê II

The kaomise drama "Kodakara Imagawajô" was produced by Ichimura Takenojô IV at the Ichimuraza in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1720 [1]. It celebrated the shûmei of Yamanaka Takejûrô. It was staged with the following casting:

Code Actors Roles
1 Yamanaka Takejûrô Mushanosuke
2 Yamanaka Heikurô I Akamatsu Danjôzaemon
3 Nakamura Kichibê I Genjibê
4 Nakajima Saburoshirô Hyûga no Zenji Hisakuni
5 Matsumoto Shichizô I Waranbe
6 Matsumoto Kôshirô I Watanabe Minbu Hayatomo
7 Sawamura Sôjûrô I Ashikaga Yorikane
8 Ichimura Takenojô IV Imagawa Nakaaki
9 Nakamura Takesaburô I Akamatsu's younger sister Matsugae
10 Hayakawa Hatsuse The midaidokoro Ozasa-no-Mae
11 Sanjô Kantarô II Minbu Hayatomo's younger sister Umegae
12 Nakamura Takesaburô I Akamatsu's younger sister Matsugae
13 Sanjô Kantarô II Minbu Hayatomo's younger sister Umegae
14 Matsumoto Kôshirô I Watanabe Minbu Hayatomo
15 Yamanaka Takejûrô Mushanosuke

The stars [3] of this kaomise program were:

Actors Category/Ranking
Yamanaka Heikurô I jitsuaku | goku-jô-jô-kichi [Visual]
Ichimura Takenojô IV sôkanjiku | jô-jô-kichi [visual]
Matsumoto Kôshirô I tachiyaku | jô-jô-kichi [visual]
Ôkuma Utaemon [2] oyajigata | jô-jô-kichi [visual]

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in October 2020, almost 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Ôkuma Utaemon played the role of Nikki Daizen.

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

 
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