SHITENNÔ YAGURA NO ISHIZUE


Play title	Shitennô Yagura no Ishizue Yuki Akari Aru Toki-ha Koi no Omoni Yotsu no Tami Tsuzuku Nishikie The Four Guardians and the Foundation Stone of the Drum Tower^[1]
Author	Fukumori Kyûsuke I, Katsu Hyôzô I^[2]
History	Katsu Hyôzô I's kaomise drama "Shitennô Yagura no Ishizue" was premiered in the 11th lunar month of 1810^[3] at the Ichimuraza [casting]. Three dance-drama were staged within this kaomise program: the Nagauta-based dance "Yuki Akari", the Tokiwazu-based dance "Aru Toki-ha Koi no Omoni" and the Nagauta-based dance "Yotsu no Tami Tsuzuku Nishikie".
Key words	Hirai Yasumasa Ishizue Kaomise Minamoto Raikô Minamoto Yorimitsu Nagauta Sakata Kintoki Shitennô Shitennômono Sôma Yoshikado Taira Masakado Taira Yoshikado Tokiwazu Urabe Suetake Usui Sadamitsu Watanabe Tsuna Yagura
Summary
Notes	[1] Shôriya Aragorô's awkward translation: the four guardians (shitennô) and the foudation stone (ishizue) of the drum tower (yagura). [2] The others sakusha were Sakurada Jisuke II, Shimizu Shôshichi I, Tsuchii Hyôshichi I, Katsuura Shûzô, Narita Yasuke, Kameyama Tamesuke, Tana Sôhachi I and Iozaki Kyûsuke. [3] The opening day was the 3rd day of the 11th lunar month of the 7th year of the Bunka era, which was the 29th of November 1810 in the western calendar.

Matsumoto Kôshirô V (top/right) and Bandô Mitsugorô III (bottom/left) playing the roles of Sôma Tarô Yoshikado and Watanabe Genji Tsuna in the kaomise drama "Shitennô Yagura no Ishizue", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1810 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III)