EDO KAOMISE 1721

The kaomise drama "Semimaru Yôrô no Taki" was produced by Morita Kan'ya IV at the Moritaza in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1721^[1]. It was staged with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Ichikawa Monnosuke I	Semimaru
2	Sodesaki Miwano I	Princess Ejinao
3	Suzuki Heizaemon III^[2]	Matsunami Kurando
4	Katsuyama Matagorô	Sakakami no Ôji, in reality Hakuka no Mii
5	Ogawa Zengorô I	Senju Tarô
6	Nakajima Mihoemon I	Sakakami no Ôji
7	Ôtani Hiroji I	Monju Shirô
8	Sodeoka Masanosuke II	The tsubone Karahashi
9	Morita Kan'ya IV	Mareyo
10	Ogino Makinojô	Baseo-no-Naishi
11	Nakajima Mihoemon I	Sakakami no Ôji
12	Ogawa Zengorô I	Senju Tarô
13	Ôtani Hiroji I	Monju Shirô
14	Ichikawa Monnosuke I	Semimaru

The stars^[3] of this kaomise program were:

Actors	Category/Ranking
Ôtani Hiroji I	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Sodeoka Masanosuke II	kashagata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Ichikawa Monnosuke I	wakashugata jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

Others actors were Nakamura Rokusaburô, Ogawa Zenroku, Ôtani Ryûzaemon I, Takamura Matashirô, Saigoku Hyôsuke, Kinue Jûrobê, Tamazawa Rin'ya^[4] and Tsugawa Mandayû.

[1] "I worked on this kaomise page in November 2021, almost 300 years afterwards!" (Shôriya Aragorô)

[2] Suzuki Heizaemon III received this name from his father Tsuuchi Han'emon, who used to be Suzuki Heizaemon II.

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

[4] Tamazawa Rin'ya took this name and switched to wakaonnagata roles in this kaomise program.