EDO KAOMISE 1725

The kaomise drama "Oguri Chôseiden" was produced by Nakamura Kanzaburô VI at the Nakamuraza in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1725. It was staged with the following casting:

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

Actors	Category/Ranking
Ichikawa Danjûrô II	tachiyaku goku-jô-jô-kichi (extreme - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]
Matsumoto Kôshirô I	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Sawamura Sôjûrô I	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Yamashita Kinsaku I	wakaonnagata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Nakamura Denpachi	dôkegata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Shinomiya Genpachi	oyajigata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Ichikawa Monnosuke I	wakashugata goku-jô-jô-kichi (extreme - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]

Others actors were Nakamura Genshichi, Tagawa Hikojûrô, Ikushima Tôgorô, Miyazaki Jûshirô II, Nakamura Heijûrô, Ichikawa Sajûrô, Kinue Jûrobê, Dekishima Heihachi & Nakagawa Kinzô.

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in October 2023, almost 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

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

[4] Inui no Tsubone, in reality Princess Terute's elder sister Akebono.