Performances > August 1986 National Bunraku Theatre, Osaka: Kiichi's Book of Strategy

August 1986 National Bunraku Theatre, Osaka: Kiichi's Book of Strategy

Plays:

• Kiichi's Book of Strategy (鬼一法眼三略巻)

Scenes:

• The Gojo Bridge (五条橋)

Characters:

• Kiyomori (平清盛)
• Hiromori (播磨大掾広盛)
• Tankai Kasahara (笠原湛海)
• Minazuru (皆鶴姫)
• Kobata (腰元木幡)
• Chienai, in fact Kisanta (奴智恵内実は吉岡鬼三太)
• Kiichi (吉岡鬼一法眼)
• Torazo, in fact Ushiwakamaru (奴虎蔵実は牛若丸)
• Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶)
• Kijiro (吉岡鬼次郎)
• Kisanta (吉岡鬼三太)
• Umechiyo (稚児梅千代丸)
• Takemaru (稚児竹丸)
• Iwachiyo (広盛一子岩千代丸)
• Dampei (市原団平)
• Shokei (性慶阿闍梨)
• Oniwaka, later known as Benkei (鬼若丸後に武蔵坊弁慶)
• Asuka (乳母飛鳥)
• Okyo (妻お京)
• Buzenbo (天狗豊前坊)
• Sanukibo (天狗讃岐坊)
• Togakushibo (天狗戸隠坊)
• Sojobo (僧正坊)
• Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸)
• Maids (腰元)