KYÔTO KAOMISE 1720
   
Play titles Gosha no Yonegura Fukki no Aimuko  In Japanese
Hamadaya Shirozuki no Yone  In Japanese
Theater Miyako Mandayû's theater
Producer Sawamura Chôjûrô I
Playwright ???

The kaomise drama "Gosha no Yonegura Fukki no Aimuko" and the kiri kyôgen "Hamadaya Shirozuki no Yone" were produced by Sawamura Chôjûrô I at Miyako Mandayû's theater in Kyôto in the 11th and 12th lunar months of 1720 [1]. It was staged with the following casting:

Code Actors Roles
1 Matsumoto Tomojûrô I Mikami Nuiemon
2 Katayama Kozaemon Iwagaki Jûrobei
3 Yamamoto Kamon The keisei Utamaki
4 Kirinami Onoe Princess Ozasa
5 Sawamura Chôjûrô I Tamamatsu Inabanosuke
6 Katsuyama Sukejûrô Wakanojô
7 Yamamura Kazaemon The rônin Jôemon [2]
8 Miyazaki Giheita Guntazaemon
9 Sawamura Chôjûrô I Eguchi Tazaemon
10 Fujita Kuhachirô Saburobê
11 Tamagawa Genzaburô The motoyuiya Ubê [3]
12 Yamamura Kazaemon Hamadaya Sanzaemon
13 Yamamoto Kamon Sanzaemon's nyôbô Okuni
14 Yamatogawa Tatsuya Oshina
15 Somenoi Hanshirô The sakaya's son Kanshichi [4]
16 Yamashita Kamenojô I The goze Okoyo [5]

The stars [6] of this kaomise program were:

Actors Category/Ranking
Sawamura Chôjûrô I tachiyaku
jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Yamamoto Kamon wakaonnagata
jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

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

[2] Jôemon or Sadaemon, both readings were possible.

[3] Tamagawa Genzaburô also played the role of the kagokaki Shinbê in the kaomise drama.

[4] Somenoi Hanshirô also played the role of Jôemon's younger brother Genpachi in the kaomise drama.

[5] Yamashita Kamenojô I also played the role of Guntazaemon's sister in the kaomise drama.

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

 
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