Performances > October 1977: The Courier for Hell

October 1977: The Courier for Hell

Plays:

• The Courier for Hell (冥途の飛脚)

Scenes:

• The Kameya Express Agency at Awajimachi (淡路町)
• The Haori Falls Off (羽織落し)
• The Misappropriation (of Money) (封印切)
• The Travel in a Palanquin (道行相合かご)

Characters:

• Ihei (手代伊兵衛)
• Jinnai (国侍甚内)
• Myokan (母妙閑)
• Chubei (亀屋忠兵衛)
• Man (下女まん)
• Hachiemon (丹波屋八右衛門)
• Baggage transport manager (宰領)
• Supervisor of courtesans (花車)
• Courtesan Umegawa (傾城(遊女)梅川)
• Courtesan Chiyotose (傾城(遊女)千代歳)
• Courtesan Narutose (傾城(遊女)鳴渡瀬)
• Girl attendant to a courtesan (禿)
• Jester Gohei (太鼓持五兵衛)
• Palanquin bearer (駕屋)
• Hachiemon's messangers (八右衛門の使)
• Rin, a maid (仲居りん)
• Tama, a maid (仲居たま)
• Horse drivers (馬方)