KYÔTO KAOMISE 1725

The kaomise drama "Ôkamado Hatsumen Bako" was produced by Sanogawa Mangiku at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1725^[1]. It was staged with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Nakamura Jûzô I	Kanamori Tamiemon
2	Murayama Heijûrô III	The yakko Tomosuke
3	Mizuki Somematsu	Princess Tamamatsu
4	Iwai Hanshirô III	Fujiya Heihachi
5	Fujita Daijirô II	Okita
6	Sodeshima Genji	Hanzaemon's nyôbô Komatsu
7	Nanboku Sabu II	Sekiguchi Hikokurô
8	Yashio Ikuemon	Ikoma Daigaku
9	Sugiyama Kanzaemon II	Tôjô Sadaemon
10	Nakamura Jûzô I	Kanamori Tamiemon
11	Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	The rônin Tokoyo Manzô
12	Tatsuoka Someemon	Harada Kanbê
13	Onoe Kikusaburô I	The keisei Katsuyama, in reality Harada Sandayû's daughter Orui
14	Nakamura Shingorô I	The karô Kanamori Hanzaemon
15	Sanogawa Mangiku	Oraku
16	Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	The rônin Tokoyo Manzô

The stars^[2] of this kaomise program were:

Actors	Category/Ranking
Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Kirinoya Gonjûrô I	Nakamura Shingorô I jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Yashio Ikuemon	jitsuaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Sanogawa Mangiku	wakaonnagata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

Others actors were Tôgoku Hyônai^[3], Ichikawa Toyama III^[4], Uemura Hanagiku & Kikukawa Kichitarô.

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in December 2025, 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Our definition of star is a ranking equal or above jô-jô-kichi.

[3] He played the role of Nanpû Kujûbê.

[4] He played the role of the Isogami kôshitsu.