Mayama Seika's drama "Katsu Awa no Chichi" was premiered in May 1938 at the Tôkyô Gekijô [more details]. It was revived, revised by Takase Seiichirô and staged on tour with the Zenshinza troupe from August to October 1957 in different theaters ^[1]. The title was definitively changed to "Tenpô Yûkyôroku".

[1] From the 16th to the 25th of August 1957 in Nagoya at the Misonoza, the 29th of September in the city of Himeji, from the 1st to the 25th of September in Ôsaka at the Ôsaka Kabukiza, the 5th and from the 10th to the 13th of October in Kôbe at the Shinbun Kaikan and from the 16th to the 27th of October in Kyôto at the Minamiza.

The actors Ichikawa Shôchô II (left) and Ichikawa Sadanji II (right) playing the roles of Sakamotoya Yaeji and Katsu Saemon Tarô (commonly called Katsu Kokichi) in the drama "Tenpô Yûkyôroku", which was staged in May 1938 at the Tôkyô Gekijô

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