The kaomise drama "Torisaka no Jô Tsuru no Sugomori" was produced by Nakamura Kanzaburô VI
at the Nakamuraza in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1721 [1].
It celebrated the shûmei of Ichikawa Danshirô II and welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Yamamura Ichitarô.
It was staged with the following casting:
The stars [2] of this kaomise program were:
Others actors were Tomizawa Hanzaburô I, Kamakura Chôkurô II, Shinomiya Genpachi, Iwai Tatsusaburô II and Hayakawa Hatsuse.
[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in November 2021, almost 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)
[2] Our definition of star is a ranking equal or above jô-jô-kichi.
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