EDO KAOMISE 1719

The kaomise drama "Banmin Taiheiki" was produced by Morita Kan'ya IV at the Moritaza in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1719^[1]. It was staged with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Ogawa Zengorô I	Kuryû Saemon
2	Mimasuya Sukejûrô I	Watari Shinzaemon
3	Ichikawa Monnosuke I	Nitta Yoshisada
4	Takamura Matashirô	Emperor Godaigo
5	Sanjô Kantarô II	The nyûdô Andô's daughter Princess Eawase
6	Sakata Hangorô I	Ôtô-no-Miya
7	Sodeoka Masanosuke II	Princess Eawase's mother
8	Ichikawa Danjûrô II	Murakami Hikoshirô
9	Ichikawa Danjûrô II	Hata Rokurôzaemon
10	Mizuki Kikusaburô	Kôtô-no-Naishi
11	Hayakawa Hatsuse	Awa no Tsubone
12	Miyakawa Hachirôzaemon	Ômori Hikoshichi
13	Sawamura Sôjûrô I	Ashikaga Tadayoshi
14	Ichikawa Danjûrô II	Hata Rokurôzaemon
15	Sakata Hangorô I	Shinozuka Gorô
16	Morita Kan'ya IV	Katagiri Yashichi

Others actors who took part in this kaomise program were:

Roles	Actors
tachiyaku	Sawamura Jûrôzaemon Yamazaki Jûgorô Ichikawa Shinjûrô
katakiyaku	Yamanaka Heishirô I Kamakura Chôkurô
dôkegata	Kanazawa Heiroku
kashagata	Kinue Jûrobê Hashimoto Daigorô
wakaonnagata	Dekishima Daisuke II^[2]
wakashugata	Ichikawa Mannojô Ichikawa Seikichi

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in October 2019, almost 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Dekishima Daisuke II played the role of Shinobu-no-Mae.