Performances > November 1987: The Battle of Sakamoto Castle

November 1987: The Battle of Sakamoto Castle

Plays:

• The Battle of Sakamoto Castle (近江源氏先陣館)

Scenes:

• Sakamoto Castle (坂本城)
• The Visit of Wada Byoe (和田兵衛上使)
• Moritsuna's War Camp (See also Love for Koshiro and Moritsuna Identifies a Head) (盛綱陣屋 (See also 小四郎恩愛 and 盛綱首実検))
• Takatsuna's Hideout (高綱隠れ家)

Characters:

• Moritsuna (佐々木盛綱 (佐々木三郎兵衛盛綱))
• Takatsuna (佐々木高綱 (佐々木四郎左衛門高綱))
• Kagaribi (妻篝火)
• Shinzaemon (古郡新左衛門)
• Koshiro (小四郎 (小四郎高重))
• Kosaburo (小三郎 (小三郎盛清))
• Mimyo (母微妙)
• Hayase (妻早瀬)
• Shitobei, in fact Byoe (駕籠舁四斗兵衛実は和田兵衛秀盛)
• First messenger (注進)
• Second messenger (二度の注進)
• Tokimasa (北條時政)
• Magohachi (竹下孫八)
• Juro (榛谷十郎)
• Bonta (ぼん太)
• Sonobenosuke (花岡園部之介)
• Kotoji (谷村小藤治)
• Rokuro (四宮六郎)
• Tokimasa's double (贋時政)
• Helmeted warrior (鎧武者)
• Spy (忍び)
• Omaki (女房おまき)
• Zenbei, a candle dealer (蝋燭屋善兵衛)
• Kataoka (片岡造酒頭)
• Chozo, in fact Miuranosuke (塩売長蔵実は三浦之助義村)
• Tokihime (北条時姫)
• Tokihime, in fact Suminoe (北条時姫実は住之江)
• Oyotsu, in fact Kagaribi (およつ実は妻篝火)
• Jirosaku, in fact Takatsuna (二郎作実は佐々木高綱)