NAKAMURAZA SOGAMONO 1721
   
Play title Kichijô Ôtaka Soga  In Japanese
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).
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