ÔSAKA KAOMISE 1721


Play titles	Tenryû Chiryû Kogane no Suzunari
Theater	Higashi no Shibai
Producer	Arashi San'emon III
Playwright	???

The kaomise drama "Tenryû Chiryû Kogane no Suzunari" was produced in the 11th lunar month of 1721^[1] in Ôsaka at the Higashi no Shibai by Arashi San'emon III. This kaomise program was staged with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Arashi San'emon III	Negi Hyakudayû^[2]
2	Sugiyama Kanzaemon III	Himematsu Mokunojô
3	Sanogawa Hanazuma I	Nuiemon's nyôbô Otame
4	Nakamura Shingorô I	Kashiwade Nuiemon
5	Ichikawa Sôzaburô I	Kashiwade Kakuemon
6	Murayama Heijûrô II	Bantate Jûzô
7	Tsugawa Kamon	Nuiemon's sister Matsui
8	Kamakura Heikurô I	The yakko Dekisuke
9	Nakatsuru Sagenji	Komatsu
10	Toyomatsu Manzaburô	Okon
11	Sanogawa Mangiku	Daigaku's sister Masaki
12	Arashi San'emon III	Negi Hyakudayû (performing a roppô)
13	Arashi Sangorô I	Manzei Izuminosuke
14	Somekawa Ubê	A kôshitsu
15	Osagawa Jûemon	Kurayama Daigaku
16	Sagawa Bunzô I	Kazaori Kinji

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

Actors	Category/Ranking
Arashi San'emon III	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Osagawa Jûemon	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

Others actors were Kirishima Jinpachi, Arashi Saburoshirô III, Kikukawa Tsunejirô and Haruyama Naotarô.

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in December 2021, 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Hyakudayû or Momodayû?

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