EDO KAOMISE 1720


Play title	Kodakara Imagawajô
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.