ÔSAKA KAOMISE 1720

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ÔSAKA KAOMISE 1720


Play title	Hana Yakata Chibikizuru
Theater	Kado no Shibai
Producer	Kirinoya Gonjûrô I
Playwright	???

The kaomise drama "Hana Yakata Chibikizuru" was produced in the 11th lunar month of 1720^[1] in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai by Kirinoya Gonjûrô I. It was staged with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	The karô Yamaki Hideemon
2	Sadoshima Chôgorô I	Miumanosuke
3	Fujioka Daikichi	Hideemon's mekake Satake
4	Fujii Hanamatsu	Okuri
5	Matsushima Hyôtarô	Princess Kameyo
6	Sugiyama Kanzaemon III	Miyoshi Jinroku
7	Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	The karô Yamaki Hideemon
8	Anegawa Shinshirô I	Sasano Sagoemon
9	Yashio Ikuemon	The umakata Rokuzô
10	Yamamoto Hikogorô	The servant Chôjibê
11	Osagawa Jûemon	Monokawa Yasoemon
12	Ôtani Tsuneemon	Tarozaemon^[2]
13	Kaneko Kichizaemon	Kingobê
14	Ichimura Tamagashiwa I	Sasano's nyôbô Okiku

The stars^[3] of this kaomise program were:

Actors	Category/Ranking
Osagawa Jûemon	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	jitsuaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Ichimura Tamagashiwa I	wakaonnagata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

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

[2] Tarozaemon or Tarôzaemon.

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

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