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The Loyal Samurai

(太平記忠臣講釈) (Taiheiki chūshin kōshaku)

First Staged: 1766
Reference: November 1993 Program; February 1972 Program

Written By: Chikamatsu Hanji (近松半二) , Miyoshi Shōraku (三好松洛) , Takeda Bunkichi (竹田文吉) , Takeda Koide (竹田小出) , Tsukuda Heishichi (筑田平七) , Takemoto Saburobei (竹本三郎兵衛)

Performances:

• January 1972: The Loyal Samurai
• February 1972: The Loyal Samurai
• November 1993: The Loyal Samurai

Kashira:

• Musume (娘)
• Darasuke (陀羅助)
• Onoemon (斧右衛門)
• Hanaugoki (鼻動き)
• Fukeoyama (老女形)
• Kenbishi (検非違使)
• Hayaku (端役)
• Ofuku (お福)
• Baba (婆)
• Koyaku (子役)
• Kiichi (鬼一)
• Genta (源太)
• Otoko koyaku (男子役)

Characters:

• Ohyaku, a streetwalker (惣嫁お百)
• Assistant carpenter (手伝い)
• Tokuwaka, a street entertaier (万歳徳若)
• Fake customer (からぞめき)
• Orie, Yazama's wife (おりゑ)
• Orie's customer (おりゑの客)
• Jutaro Yazama (矢間重太郎)
• Ukihashi, in fact Omutsu (浮橋実は重太郎妹おむつ)
• Laundry woman (洗濯婆)
• Tanbei, a monkey trainer (猿廻の丹兵衛)
• Housewife (茜屋の内儀(女房))
• Kinai's wife (喜内女房 )
• Taichiro, Kinai's grandson (太市郎)
• Kinai Yazama (矢間喜内)
• Sekinai, a servant (奴関内)
• Okimi, a streetwalker (惣嫁お君)