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The Rat's Romance

(鼠のそうし) (Nezumi no sōshi)

First Staged: 1972
Reference: Bunraku August 1989 Performance Program

Written By: Yamaguchi Kōichi (山口廣一)

Performances:

• April 1972: The Rat's Romance
• August 1989: The Rat's Romance
• July/August 2001: The Rat's Romance

Kashira:

• Wakaotoko (若男)
• Hayaku (端役)
• Musume (娘)
• Nezumi (ねずみ)
• Konezumi (子ねずみ)
• Neko (猫)
• Genta (源太)

Characters:

• Asaka (浅香姫)
• Chidori (腰元千鳥)
• Koroku (郎党くるみ割の小六)
• Chuchu Gonnokami (若殿忠冑権の頭)
• Tarobei (郎党障子破りの太郎兵衛)
• Hikosuke (郎党俵くじりの彦助)
• Haito (郎党棚さがしの隼人)
• Reizei (下婢れいぜい)
• Senju (下婢せんじゅ)
• Page (お小姓)
• Priest Kyoji (教慈上人)
• Chinnen (小坊主珍念)