TÔKYÔZA

Name

Tôkyôza

City

Tôkyô

History

March 1897: opening of the Tôkyôza in Tôkyô in the district of Kanda Misaki-chô. Its first zagashira is Ichikawa Danjûrô IX's disciple Ichikawa Sumizô V.

January 1902: Takeshiba Kisui's drama "Kichirei Kotobuki Soga" (commonly called "Soga no Ishidan") was staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kudô Saemon Suketsune	Ichikawa Ennosuke I
Soga Gorô Tokimune	Ichikawa Yaozô VII
Soga Jûrô Sukenari	Sawamura Gennosuke IV
Oniô Shinzaemon (Jûrô's retainer)	Jitsukawa Enjirô I
Kobayashi no Asahina	Ichikawa Sumizô V

February/March 1904: premiere at the Tôkyôza of Tsubouchi Shôyô's drama "Kiri Hitoha", which was staged with the following casting:

October 1904: premiere at the Tôkyôza of the Kabuki adaptation of the kyôgen "Buaku", which was staged with the following casting:

March 1906: Tsubouchi Shôyô's drama "Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu" is produced for the first time in Tôkyô, at the Tôkyôza. It is staged with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Yodogimi	Nakamura Shikan V
Katagiri Katsumoto, Ujiie Naizen	Ichikawa Ennosuke I
Ôno Shurinosuke	Sawamura Tosshi VII
Omatsu, Tokiwagi	Ichikawa Metora II
Toyotomi Hideyori	Ichikawa Komazô VIII
Princess Sen	Sawamura Sônosuke I
Koguruma no Tsubone	Bandô Shûchô III
Aeba no Tsubone	Arashi Yoshisaburô IV

January 1919: final performance at the Tôkyôza.


Ichikawa Danjûrô IX playing the role of Watônai in the drama "Kokusen'ya Gassen", which was staged during the opening program of the Tôkyôza in March 1897 (print made by Toyohara Kunichika)