KYÔTO KAOMISE 1721
   
Play title Yamato Uta Denju no Tomikura  In Japanese
Theater Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater
Producer Arashi Sanjûrô I
Playwright Nakayama Kinzô

The kaomise drama "Yamato Uta Denju no Tomikura" was produced by Arashi Sanjûrô I at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1721 [1]. It was staged with the following casting:

Code Actors Roles
1 Fujikawa Heikurô The hôin Tekkai
2 Yashio Ikuemon Shigaraki Zusho
3 Nakamura Kanjûrô Ikunoyama Takeemon
4 Yoshida Jûrobê II Kanzaki Hyôgo
5 Onoyama Ujiemon Mutsura Gonzô
6 Iwai Hanshirô III Umetô Naniwanosuke
7 Segawa Kikunojô I The yuna Kofuji
8 Matsumoto Tomojûrô I Takebara Toraemon
9 Yoshizawa Gonshichi Sakuragi Ôinosuke
10 Kikukawa Kiyotarô I The keisei Sakuragi
11 Yamada Jinpachi Monaka Kingorô
12 Yamamoto Koshikibu Tamagaki Toriinosuke
13 Ichikawa Toyama III The uba Osaga
14 Ichimura Tamagashiwa I Kanbê's nyôbô Oishi
15 Mihogi Gizaemon I Matsugane Kanbê
16 Arashi Sanjûrô I Kanbê's kerai Jibuhachi

The stars [2] of this kaomise program were:

Actors Category/Ranking
Shibazaki Rinzaemon I tachiyaku
jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Ichimura Tamagashiwa I wakaonnagata
jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Yamada Jinpachi dôkegata
jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

Others actors were Asao Shichirôji, Uemura Kichisaburô II, Fujita Daijirô II, Onoe Kikusaburô I and Ichimura Miyonosuke.

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

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

 
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