NAKAMURAZA SOGAMONO 1721


Play title	Kichijô Ôtaka Soga
Theater	Nakamuraza
Producer	Nakamura Kanzaburô VI
Playwright	???

The new year sogamono drama "Kichijô Ôtaka Soga" was produced by Nakamura Kanzaburô VI and was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1721 in Edo at the Nakamuraza with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Shinomiya Genpachi	Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki
2	Ôtani Hiroemon I	Matano Gorô
3	Fujimura Handayû II	The courtesan Kewaizaka no Shôshô (Gorô's lover)
4	Tomizawa Hanzaburô I	Kudô Saemon Suketsune
5	Ichikawa Danzô I	Soga Gorô Tokimune
6	Ôtani Hiroji I	Kobayashi no Asahina
7	Asao Jûjirô I	The courtesan Ôiso no Tora (Jûrô's lover)
8	Arashi Kiyosaburô II	The keisei Koshizuka
9	Nakamura Shichisaburô II	Chichibu no Shigeyasu
10	Katsuyama Matagorô	Soga Jûrô Sukenari
11	Hisamatsu Tomoemon	Kajiwara Genta Kagesue
12	Sakata Hangorô I	Tadanobu

It was the last appearance on stage for Ôtani Hiroemon I.

Kamakura Chôkurô II celebrated his shûmei playing the role of Kamakuraya Hanza in this new year drama.

There was a kusazuribiki scene between Kudô Saemon Suketsune (Tomizawa Hanzaburô I) and Soga Gorô Tokimune (Ichikawa Danzô I).