KYÔTO KAOMISE 1723

The kaomise drama "Manchô Chitose-gura" was produced by Arashi Sanjûrô I at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1723^[1]. It was staged with the following casting:

Code	Actors	Roles
1	Miyazaki Giheita	Asai Heizô
2	Yamashita Kamenojô I	Ryôsuke's nyôbô
3	Yamatogawa Tatsuya	Princess Matsu
4	Ichikawa Takegorô	Takechi Sadanojô
5	Fujioka Daikichi	Kanbê's nyôbô Kiku
6	Ichinoya Jûrobê	Umenoi Ryôsuke
7	Iwai Hanshirô III	Takaichi Sakon
8	Mihogi Gizaemon I	Matsugane Kanbê
9	Matsumoto Tomojûrô I	Kenmotsu
10	Osagawa Jûemon	Tagamatsu Sanzaemon
11	Mihogi Gizaemon I	Matsugane Kanbê
12	Nakamura Sagenji	Kenmotsu's younger sister Ogin
13	Osagawa Jûemon	Tagamatsu Sanzaemon
14	Arashi Sanjûrô I	Ôkagura Fukudayû, in reality Sanzaemon's younger brother Manjûrô
15	Yamamura Utanosuke	Manjûrô's nyôbô
16	Tsugawa Kamon	Kanbê's younger sister Miyoshi

Actors	Category/Ranking
Osagawa Jûemon	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]
Mihogi Gizaemon I	tachiyaku jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]

Others actors in identified roles were: Takashima Onoe, Fujita Kuhachirô, Ichimura Miyonosuke, Yamatogawa Sôsuke, Tsukui Ryôemon and Hanakawa Iseno.

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

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