KAWARASAKIZA

Names

Hôraiza
Shinboriza
Kawarasakiza

City

Edo

History

1656: opening of the Kawarasakiza by Kawarasaki Gonnosuke I.

10th lunar month of 1670: the number of Kabuki theaters in the city of Edo is set to 4 by the authorities. The authorized theaters are the Nakamuraza (in the district of Sakai-chô), the Ichimura-Takenojôza (Fukiya-chô), Moritaza (Kobiki-chô) and the Yamamuraza (Kobiki-chô).

22nd day of the 7th lunar month of 1690: the zamoto Kawarasaki Gonnosuke I (1596~1690) dies.

1735 ~ 1744: first period of production for the Kawarasakiza since the implementation of the rule limitating the number of theaters in Edo, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

11th lunar month of 1737: the play "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Kawarasakiza, as a kaomise drama entitled "Urûzuki Ninin Kagekiyo". It is produced with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kagekiyo lover's Akoya	Sodesaki Kikutarô
Chichibu no Shôji Shigetada	Ichikawa Ebizô II
Kagekiyo	Ichikawa Danzô I
Iba-no-Jûzô Kazuyoshi	Sakata Sadashirô
Yatôta	Nakamura Kichibê I

4th day of the 8th lunar month of 1738: the zamoto Kawarasaki Gonnosuke II dies.

24th day of the 1st lunar month of 1775: the zamoto Kawarasaki Gonnosuke III dies.

1790 ~ 1797: second period of production for the Kawarasakiza, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

4th lunar month of 1792: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dance "Tenaraiko", which is performed by the star Iwai Hanshirô IV as part of a seven-role hengemono entitled "Kakitsubata Nanae no Someginu".

8th lunar month of 1793: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the Nagauta-based dance-drama "Tsuki no Kao Monaka no Natorigusa" (commonly called "Oniji Hyôshimai" in the Kabuki repertoire), which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Osada Tarô	Ôtani Oniji III
Matsu-no-Mae	Iwai Kiyotarô II

5th lunar month of 1794: the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura" is staged for the first time at the Kawarasakiza (only the 4th act) with the following casting: Bandô Hikosaburô III (Minamoto Yoshitsune), Osagawa Tsuneyo II (Shizuka Gozen), Iwai Hanshirô IV (Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô) and Ichikawa Ebizô (Noritsune).

1796: Kawarasaki Chôjûrô II took the name of Kawarasaki Gonnosuke V and manages the Kawarasakiza up to his death in 1830.

1800 ~ 1808: third period of production for the Kawarasakiza, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

11th lunar month of 1801: Morita Kan'ya VIII and his son Morita Matakichi respectively take the names of Bandô Yasosuke I and Morita Kan'ya IX at the Kawarasakiza, performing in the drama "Ume ni Suisen Iro no Udezuku".

6th lunar month of 1802: the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is produced at the Kawarasakiza for the first time, staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Danshichi Kurobê	Ichikawa Omezô I
Issun Tokubê	Ichikawa Iwagorô
Tsuribune Sabu	Ôtani Tokuji I
Otatsu	Iwai Kumesaburô I
Mikawaya Giheiji	Kirishima Giemon I
Okaji	Osagawa Shichizô II

7th lunar month of 1804: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Katsu Hyôzô I's natsu kyôgen "Tenjiku Tokubê Ikoku Banashi"; Onoe Matsusuke I achieves a great success playing the role of Tenjiku Tokubê (which will become an important one for the best tachiyaku roles for the Otowaya guild) in this drama, which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
The sendô Tenjiku Tokubê, Dainichimaru, the zatô Tokuichi, Tsukiwakamaru's wet nurse Iohata	Onoe Matsusuke I
The sendô Tenjiku Tokubê (in reality Ogata Jûrô), Konomura Ôinosuke, Mashiba Hisayoshi	Iwai Kiyotarô II
The sendô Sakudayû, the ashigaru Saruta Hikozaemon	Bandô Hikozaemon I
The woman diver Moshio	Osagawa Shichizô II
The yakko Isohei	Ichikawa Raizô III
Takigawa Sakyô Masakatsu	Ichikawa Monzô
Yoshioka Sôkan, Moku Sôkan, Yatahachi	Fujikawa Kanosuke
Hôjô Tokigorô Ujitsura, Gotahachi	Bandô Zenji II
Ôtomo Sagajirô	Arashi Hinazô
Tsukiwakamaru	Iwai Iwatarô
Takigawa Sakyô's younger sister Princess Orie	Iwai Kamejirô
Princess Orie's wet nurse Sodegaki, Tokubê's wife Otsuta	Nakayama Tsunejirô
Sôkan's wife Yûgiri, Katsura Gengo Kunitsugu	Sakata Sajûrô
Tokubê's daughter Oshio	Sakata Tomikichi
Ushioda Hanroku, the shôya Okiemon	Onoe Onozô
The priest Sainen	Nakamura Nôzô
Kawakami Gumpei	Nakamura Isojûrô

11th lunar month of 1804: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Katsu Hyôzô I's kaomise drama "Shitennô Momiji no Edoguma", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Tatsuyasha Gozen, the Mount Katsuragi tsuchi-gumo, Sôma Tarô Yoshikado	Onoe Matsusuke I
Sakata Shumenojô Kintoki, Urabe Kageyu Suetake, Usui Yukienojô Sadamitsu, Watanabe Genji Tsuna	Ichikawa Omezô I
Hirai Yasumasa's wife Izumi Shikibu, Sôma Tarô Yoshikado's younger sister Princess Nanaaya	Osagawa Tsuneyo II
The keisei Nishikigi, the yamanba of Mount Ashigara, the fox Fujimori no Kojorô	Nakayama Tomisaburô I
Minamoto Raikô, the tôzoku Hakamadare no Yasu (in reality Hirai Yasusuke)	Onoe Eizaburô I
Hirai Saemonnojô Yasumasa	Yamashina Shirojûrô
The nyûdô Inokuma Raiun	Bandô Hikozaemon I

1815 ~ 1817: fourth period of production for the Kawarasakiza, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

5th lunar month of 1815: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Kakitsubata Iro mo Edozome" (commonly called "Oroku to Gantetsu" or "Dote no Oroku"), which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Omamori Denbê, Sano Jirôzaemon	Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Funabashi Jirôzaemon, Gantetsu	Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Manjiya Yatsuhashi, Dote no Oroku	Iwai Hanshirô V
Kanaya Kingorô	Seki Sanjûrô II
Sadaijin Magoroku	Sawamura Shirogorô II
Manjiya Taheiji	Kataoka Matsusuke II
Kosan	Matsumoto Yonesaburô II
Tsurigane Yazaemon	Ôtani Monzô I
Tsutaya Sashirô	Sawamura Kinpei II
Hinin no San	Bandô Tsurujûrô

7th lunar month of 1815: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Haji Momiji Ase no Kaomise" (commonly called "Date no Jûyaku", in English the ten roles of Date), whose plot and characters belong to the "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" world. Ten hayagawari roles are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII. It is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Watanabe Gekizaemon, Nikki Danjô, Dote no Dôtetsu, Ashikaga Yorikane, Takao, Yoemon, Kasane, Masaoka, Arajishi Otokonosuke, Hosokawa Katsumoto	Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Yamana Mochitoyo	Sawamura Shirogorô II
Ôba Dôeki	Bandô Zenji II
Yoemon's daughter Oriku	Iwai Matsunosuke I
The oshô Yûnen, Watanabe Minbunosuke	Kataoka Matsusuke II
Tsunasaka Gonbei	Ichikawa Danbê
Kanesugi Sachûta	Ichikawa Heijirô
Isarago Daizô, Ôe Onitsura, Gimpachi	Ichikawa Danshichi I
Watari Sanpei	Bandô Tsurujûrô
Shibaura Hayato	Ichikawa Enzô

11th lunar month of 1815: Segawa Tamon I takes the name of Segawa Kikunojô V at the Kawarasakiza, playing in the drama "Yamato Meisho Senbon Zakura".

1st lunar month of 1816: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's new year sogamono drama "Nazoraete Fujigane Soga", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kudô Saemon Suketsune, Mankô (the mother of the Soga Brothers)	Suketakaya Takasuke II
Soga no Danzaburô, Yawata Saburô Yukiuji	Seki Sanjûrô II
Oniô Shinzaemon's nyôbô Tsukisayo, Kobayashi no Asahimaru	Iwai Hanshirô V
Kudô Suketsune's okugata Nagi-no-Ha	Nakamura Daikichi I
Tegoshi no Shôshô	Segawa Kikunojô V
Kewaizaka no Shôshô, in reality Soga Gorô Tokimune	Iwai Kumesaburô II
Ôiso no Tora	Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Soga Jûrô Sukenari	Asao Yûjirô I
Ômi Kotôta Nariie	Sawamura Shirogorô II
The Hakone chigo Tojibômaru	Ichikawa Shinzô III
Kajiwara Genta Kagesue	Bandô Zenji II
The nakama Buruhei	Kirishima Giemon I
Nitta Shirô Tadatsune	Ichikawa Monzaburô II
Izu Jirô Sukekane	Ôtani Oniji IV
Amanawa Yadayû	Sawamura Kinpei II
Yawata Yukiuji's wife Mayumi	Ichikawa Onoe
Kenmotsu Tarô's sister Koyuki	Iwai Kaoyo
The okujochû Usami	Ichikawa Inasaburô
The okujochû Kusumi	Iwai Kamesaburô
Kudô Inubômaru Suketomo	Seki Kamematsu
Soga no Zenjibô	Suketakaya Kingorô
Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka	Suketakaya Ginpachi

3rd lunar month of 1817: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshô", which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
The priest Seigen, Tsurigane Gonsuke (in reality Shinobu no Sôta), Inanoya Hanbê	Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Princess Sakura, Fûrin Ohime, Awazu Toshikane's wife Yabase, the okugata of the Yoshida clan Hanjo Gozen	Iwai Hanshirô V
Gunjibê's daughter Kohina, Katsushika no Ojû	Segawa Kikunojô V
Yamada Gunjibê, Awazu Rokurosaemon Toshikane	Ogino Izaburô II
Iruma Akugorô	Ôtani Oniji IV
Zangetsu	Ôtani Bajû II
Nagaura, Sanukiya Kinbê	Sôryô Jinroku II
Inanoya Hanjûrô	Iwai Matsunosuke I
The yakko Gunsuke	Asao Yûjirô I
Yoshida no Matsuwakamaru	Ichikawa Momotarô I
Matsui Gengo	Bandô Matajûrô III
Awazu Shichirô, Sentarô	Ogino Senka

1819 ~ 1822: fifth period of production for the Kawarasakiza, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

11th lunar month of 1819: Kawarasaki Gonnosuke V produces at the Kawarasakiza the kaomise drama "Yakko Yakko Edo no Hanayari". Premiere of the Nagauta-based dance "Shikakubashira Saru no Kusemai", which is written by Segawa Jokô II and stars Ichikawa Danjûrô VII in the role of Konoshita Tôkichi.

7th lunar month of 1821: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Kumoi no Hareginu", which mixes the sekai of Gion no Nyôgo, the Two Shinbê ("Ninin Shinbê") and Tamamo-no-Mae. It was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kohata Saemon Mitsukiyo, Oryû's brother Yokozone Heitarô, Kisaki, Tamamo-no-Mae, Kyûbi no Kitsune (the nine-tailed fox), Tamaya Shinbê	Onoe Kikugorô III
Nasu Hachirô, Ukai Kujûrô, Demura Shinbê	Seki Sanjûrô II
Taikenmon'in, the Miuraya yûjo Kazusano, Nasu Hachirô's nyôbô Mome	Nakamura Daikichi I
Washizuka Kintôji Hidekuni, Takegaki Sagozaemon, Ibara no Tôbê	Arashi Kanjûrô I
Heitarô's sister Oryû, the spirit of the willow tree of Meotozaka, Mikuniya Kojorô	Ichikawa Monnosuke III
Taguma Hôgen Toshitsugu	Asao Tomozô II
The toneri Kishiô, the sarumawashi Yamadani no Sansaku	Onoe Tamizô II
The ueki-uri Terashima no Matsu	Onoe Matsusuke III
Abe Yasuchika	Ichikawa Monzaburô II

9th lunar month of 1821: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Kiku no En Tsuki no Shiranami", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
The rônin Ono Sadakurô, the tôzoku Akatsuki Hoshigorô (in reality Sadakurô), Onoda Shôgetsu (in reality Sadakurô)	Onoe Kikugorô III
The ishikiri Hotoke Gonbê, Kakisaka Sanpei, Amakawaya Igo	Seki Sanjûrô II
The onna date Kinkanzashi no Okaru, Amakawaya Igo's nyôbô Orin	Ichikawa Monnosuke III
En'ya Hangan's kôshitsu Kaoyo Gozen, the Momonoi okujochû Kakogawa	Nakamura Daikichi I
The rônin Ono Kurobê, the furubone-kai Shimobe Yogorô (later the nakama Naosuke)	Arashi Kanjûrô I
En'ya Nuinosuke (later Hakomochi Sasuke)	Onoe Tamizô II
Ishidô Kazumanosuke	Onoe Matsusuke III
Tanegashima Rokudayû, Hayashi Heinai	Bandô Zenji II
The En'ya koshimoto Ukihashi, later the geisha Okyô	Ichikawa Takisaburô
Kondô Genshirô, Uenoya Gorôza	Matsumoto Kingo I
Yamana Jirozaemon, the Kyôshinji Temple priest Untetsu (in reality the hyakushô Yoichibê), the old woman Otora	Ôtani Monzô II
The doctor Ôta Ryôchiku, the yanushi Mokuemon	Ichikawa Nosuke
Iruma Ushibê, Ichirikimasuya Kankurô	Matsumoto Somegorô
Kôno Shimagorô Moroyasu, Oyamada Gengo, the decchi Yomoda	Onoe Senzô
Isogami Gôsuke, the machigakae Inosuke	Bandô Kunizô
Kitamura Denji	Onoe Harugorô
The yamabushi Banshôin Kaizan, Hanayashiki no Kikuu, Okuno Sachûta	Matsumoto Torazô

11th lunar month of 1821: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Imoseyama Hitome Senbon", which mixes the "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura" and "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" worlds. This play is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Taira no Tomomori, Kenmotsu Tarô, Kawagoe Shigeyori	Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Shizuka Gozen, Kyô no Kimi, Osato	Ichikawa Monnosuke III
Satô Tadanobu, Igami no Gonta, Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, Nasu no Yoichi, the farmer Fukashichi	Onoe Kikugorô III
Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Yazaemon, Irie Tanzô	Seki Sanjûrô II
Kawatsura Hôgen	Nakajima Mihoemon IV
Medo no Kata, Kawagoe Shigeyori's wife Nishikigi, Onami	Nakamura Daikichi I

7th lunar month of 1822: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Reigen Kameyama Hoko", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Fujita Mizuemon, the priest Sôgen (in reality Fujita Mizuemon), the crematory attendant Hachirobê, the doctor Fujita Bokuan	Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Ishii Gennojô (later the kôguya Yahê), the Ishii servant Sodesuke (later Iwabuchi Bangorô), Takeda Tamonnojô	Onoe Kikugorô III
Ôgishi Tanomo, Takei Bunzô	Seki Sanjûrô II
Omatsu (later Ôgishi Tanomo's mekake Shizuhata), Tanbaya Otsuma	Ichikawa Monnosuke III
The okujochû Fujikawa (in reality the Ishii goke Shiranami), the ama Teirin, Ôgishi Tanomo's nyôbô Tsukinoto	Nakamura Daikichi I
Todoroki Kinroku, Ishii Rokunoshin	Onoe Tamizô II
Ishii Gennojô's son Ishii Genjirô	Ichikawa Komazô V
Ishii Rokunoshin's nyôbô Onami	Onoe Kikujirô I
Miki Jûzaemon, Omatsu's old father Sakusuke	Ogino Izaburô II
???	Onoe Sanchô
???	Bandô Zenji II
???	Nakajima Mihoemon IV
???	Ôtani Monzô II
???	Onoe Kanijûrô I
???	Nakamura Shiyû
???	Onoe Senzô

1823~1833: sixth period of production for the Kawarasakiza, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

6th lunar month of 1827: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Hitori Tabi Gojûsan Tsugi", which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
The umakata Sankichi (in reality Date no Yohachirô, later Nippon Daemon using the name of Kuwanaya Tokuzô), Akibayama no Sanjakubô, the carpenter Konishi no Hachi, Hirai Gonpachi, Takemura Sadanoshin	Onoe Kikugorô III
Teranishi Kanshin (in reality Date no Yosaku, later Nippon Daemon), Honjô Sukeichi, the fisherman Mihoshichi, Hokke Chôbê	Bandô Mitsugorô III
Nakano Tôsuke (in reality Yui Minbunosuke), Botan Jishi no Hachi, Edobei (in reality Fujikawa Mizuemon), Mamushi no Jirokichi, Banzui Chôbê	Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Fujikawa Kandayû	Kataoka Nizaemon VII
Ôe's daughter Princess Shigenoi (later the hinin Koman), the keisei Komurasaki, Minbunosuke's wife Onobu	Iwai Kumesaburô II
Ishii Hanjirô, Omatsu's sister Osode, the taiko mochi Kisaku	Onoe Matsusuke III
The anma Keimasa, later the traveller Yajirobê	Bandô Hikozaemon II
The courtesan Iroha, Shinanoya Ohan	Bandô Tamasaburô I
Ishii Sanai, Osaragi Sakusuke	Naritaya Sôbê I
The yakko Ôtsu Matahei, Yurugi Shirabenosuke	Ogino Izaburô III
The pilgrim Gorokichi	Ichikawa Sôzaburô V
Hyôzaemon's daughter Yaeume	Nakamura Daikichi II
The evil bonze Gantetsu, Obiya Chôemon (later the traveller Kitahachi)	Kiriyama Monji III
Akazuka Gengo, Yatsuhashi-mura Sajibei	Ôtani Monzô II
Ôno Budayû	Bandô Zenji III
Kurihara Tanzô	Ichikawa Danshirô III
Akabaneya Gorosaku	Ichikawa Monzaburô II
Yamagataya Gihei	Sawamura Kawazô I
Yurugi Umanosuke	Kataoka Gajûrô

11th lunar month of 1827: the Kamigata star Nakamura Karoku I arrives at the Kawarasakiza.

9th lunar month of 1829: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the 4-role hengemono "Hana ni Chô Magaki no Ukareme"; all the roles are performed by Segawa Kikunojô V; the 2nd role, the komori, is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire and is performed independently under the title "Mitsumen Komori".

Dance	Musical Ensemble
Kashima Odori	Nagauta
Komori	Nagauta/Tomimoto
Onna Date	Nagauta
Shakkyô	Nagauta

11th lunar month of 1831: Sawamura Gennosuke II takes the name of Sawamura Tosshô I at the Kawarasakiza, playing in the drama "Matsu o Chikara Tomoe no Fujinami".

1837~1855: seventh period of production for the Kawarasakiza, which receives the license for Kabuki performances from the bankrupt Moritaza.

3rd lunar month of 1839: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dances "Kaminari Sendô", "Yashiki Musume" and "Yuki no Shakkyô". They are part of a 4-dance program, which is entitled "Shiki no Nagame Maru-ni-I no Toshi" [JPN] and which stars the actor Sawamura Tosshô I, supported by Ichikawa Ebizô V and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII. This program is about the four seasons, one dance for each season:

Season	Title/Music	Actors	Current title
Spring	Ôuchi no Hana no En The festival of the cherry blossoms at the imperial palace Nagauta	Sawamura Tosshô I (Ariwara no Yukihira), Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII (a palace attendant)	???
Summer	Yûdachi no Choki The chokibune under a sudden afternoon rain shower (yûdachi) Tokiwazu	Sawamura Tosshô I (sendô), Sawamura Tsukunosuke (kaminari)	Sendô
Fall	Rangiku no Kochô The butterfly (kochô) on the spreading chrysanthemums (rangiku) Nagauta/Tokiwazu	Sawamura Tosshô I (shirabyôshi)	Yashiki Musume
Winter	Shakkyô no Yuki-geishiki The legendary stone bridge (shakkyô) in a snowy landscape Nagauta	Sawamura Tosshô I (Hanabusa Tarô, in reality a shishi), Ichikawa Ebizô V (Fûki Saburô, in reality a shishi)	Yuki no Shakkyô

9th lunar month of 1839: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the Kiyomoto-based dance "Shimero Yare Iro no Kakegoe", which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Kanda Matsuri". It stars Sawamura Tosshô I, Onoe Eizaburô III and Ichikawa Ebizô V.

3rd lunar month of 1840: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dance-drama "Kanjinchô", staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Benkei	Ichikawa Ebizô V
Togashi	Ichikawa Kuzô II
Yoshitsune	Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII

19th day of the 12th lunar month of 1841^[1]: the Nakamuraza, Ichimuraza and Kawarasakiza are ordered to move to the remote district of Asakusa Saruwaka-chô.

11th lunar month of 1846: Matsumoto Kôshirô VI takes the name of Matsumoto Kinshô I at the Kawarasakiza, playing in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Yukimi no Takadono".

4th lunar month of 1847: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dance-drama "Shiki no Hina Asakusa Hakkei" (commonly called "Kyô Ningyô"), which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
The carver Hidari Jingorô	Nakamura Utaemon IV
The spirit of the doll	Onoe Baikô IV
Jingorô's wife Otoku	Matsumoto Kinshô I

11th lunar month of 1848: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dance-drama "Takigi Ôyukima no Ichikawa". The leading roles are played by Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Bandô Mitsugorô IV and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII. This dance is still part of the current repertoire and is staged under the title "Yamanba".

1851: Iwai Kumesaburô III becomes tateonnagata at the Kawarasakiza. His main stage partner is the young star Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII.

7th lunar month of 1852: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari", which is staged with the following asting:

Roles	Actors
Jiraiya	Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII
Orochimaru, Takasago Yûminosuke	Arashi Rikan III
Princess Tagoto, Asazawaya Kishigawa, Princess Teruta	Iwai Kumesaburô III
Fûki Tarô, Yashagorô, Senso Dôjin	Ichikawa Kuzô II
Kumadeya Yokushirô, Yakama Shikaroku	Asao Okuyama IV

2nd lunar month of 1853: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Shiranui Monogatari", which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kikuchi Sadayuki, the uba Akishino, the ghost of Akishino, the ryôshi Namiroku (in reality Muraoka Shinpei), Isuke's nyôbô Otsuyu, Murota Sadayuki, Genkai Nadaemon	Arashi Rikan III
Aoyagi Harunosuke, the daijin Shiranui (in reality Princess Wakana), Namiroku's nyôbô Koiso, Suzushiro (in reality Princess Wakana), the ryôshi Harukichi	Bandô Shûka I
Toriyama Bungonosuke, Ôtomo Gyôbu Munetsura, the shôrômori Tonnen, the ghost of Shichisô Kanteirei, the ryôshi Hirekurô	Bandô Hikosaburô IV
Hanano-mura no Chigusa, Toriyama Inuchiyo (later Toriyama Akisaku), Washizu Rokurô, Hyakumanako no Yonekichi	Arashi Rikaku II
Yukioka Tadayû's son Yukioka Fuyujirô, Fuyujirô's younger sister Teruha, Tadasaku's son Tadashichi, the chadôguya Tsurusaku, Washizu Shichirô	Bandô Takesaburô I
Kagesawa Natsunojô	Ichikawa Dannosuke V
Isuke's son Inomatsu	Bandô Kichiya I
Ôtomo Iwatarô, Tanasuke	Asao Okuyama IV
Arabuchi Yatôta, Munehara Issai	Arashi Kangorô II
The ryôshi Nadazô, Gurehachi	Hatagaya Shichiemon

2nd lunar month of 1853: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dance "Yanagi no Ito Hikuya Gohiiki"; the role of Sanbasô is performed by Arashi Rikaku II.

3rd lunar month of 1854: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Miyakodori Nagare no Shiranami", which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Shinobu no Sôta (in reality Yamada Rokurô, a retainer of the Yoshida clan), Minezô	Ichikawa Kodanji IV
The keisei Hanako, in reality the thief Tengu Kozô Kiritarô, in reality Yoshida Matsuwakamaru	Bandô Shûka I
Katsushika Jûemon	Arashi Rikan III
The evil masseur Ushiichi	Ôtani Tomoemon IV
Hannyo-no-Mae, Sôta's wife Okaji	Ichikawa Dannosuke V
Yoshida Umewakamaru	Sawamura Yoshijirô I
The yakko Gunsuke	Nakamura Kan'emon I

6th lunar month of 1854: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Shinoda Sasuke's drama "Kumo no Uwasa Onna Narukami", which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
The ama Narukami	Bandô Shûka I
Kumo no Taemanosuke	Bandô Takesaburô I
The ama Hakuun (the "white cloud nun")	Ichikawa Dannosuke V
The ama Kokuun (the "black cloud nun")	Asao Okuyama IV
The ama Sekiun (the "red cloud nun")	Ôtani Tomomatsu

2nd day of the 10th lunar month of 1855: the Kawarasakiza is destroyed by the Ansei Edo Earthquake (Ansei Edo Jishin).

July 1874: reopening of the Kawarasakiza in the district of Shiba Shinbori-chô; Kawarasaki Sanshô and Kawarasaki Fukujirô respectively take the names of Ichikawa Danjûrô IX (not holden for 20 years) and Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VIII. The new Gonnosuke produces in his rebuilt family theater the drama "Shinbutai Iwao no Kusunoki".

October 1874: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kumo no Ueno San'e no Sakumae", which is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kôchiyama Sôshun	Ichikawa Danjûrô IX
Sakurai Shinnojô	Ichikawa Gonjûrô
Kaneko Ichinojô	Sawamura Tosshô II
Matsue Izumo-no-Kami	Bandô Kakitsu I
Kataoka Naojirô, Sakurai Shinnojô (in reality Kataoka Naojirô), Katagi Kozaemon	Seki Sanjûrô IV
The koshimoto Namiji, Michitose	Kawarasaki Kunitarô II
The courtesan Matsugae, Naojirô's wife Omatsu	Ichikawa Shinsha
Kurayami no Ushimatsu, Izumiya Seibê	Kawarasaki Danshô
Izumiya's kôshitsu Omaki	Onoe Eizaburô
Kitamura Daizen	Ichikawa Dan'emon I
Miyazaki Kazuma	Katsukawa Matakichi

July 1874: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Takeshiba Kinsaku I's Nagauta-based dance-drama "Kotobuki Ninin Shôjô", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
A shôjô	Ichikawa Danjûrô IX
A shôjô	Kawarasaki Kunitarô II
The sake peddler Kôfû	Seki Sanjûrô IV

May 1875: revival at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kusunoki-ryû Hanami no Makuhari", which is entitled "Hanamidoki Yui no Makuhari" and is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Marubashi Chûya	Ichikawa Sadanji I
Matsudaira Izu-no-Kami, Yui Shôsetsu	Ichikawa Danjûrô IX
Kanai Tamigorô, Motoyoshi Shinhachirô	Ichikawa Gonjûrô
The yumishi Tôshirô	Nakamura Nakazô III
Marubashi Chûya's wife Osetsu	Ichikawa Monnosuke V

Spring~Fall 1875: the theater is sold by Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VIII to investors not related to the Kabuki world. They decide to rename it Shinboriza.

October 1875: premiere at the Nakamuraza and the Shinboriza of Takeshiba Kinsaku I's drama "Minori no Aki Seishô Denki" [more details].

1877: the Shinboriza goes bankrupt.

Notes

[1] The 19th day of the 12th lunar month of the 12th year of the Tenpô era was the 30th of January 1842 in the western calendar.

Within the Kawarasakiza in the 3rd lunar month of 1817