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The Bloodshed at Ise

(伊勢音頭恋寝刃) (Ise ondo koi no netaba)

First Staged: 1838
Reference: Kokuritsu Gekijō jōen shiryōshū, edited by Kokuritsu Gekijō Geinō Chōsashitsu, vol. 177, May 1980; Bunraku May 1980 Performance Program; Hironaga, Shūzaburō, The Bunraku Handbook (Tokyo: Maison des Arts, 1976)

Written By: Chikamatsu Tokuzō (近松徳三)

Performances:

• July 1972: The Bloodshed at Ise
• May 1973 National Theatre: The Bloodshed at Ise
• July 1976: The Bloodshed at Ise
• May 1980: The Bloodshed at Ise
• July 1980: The Bloodshed at Ise
• July 1986: The Bloodshed at Ise
• July 1990: The Bloodshed at Ise
• September 1993: The Bloodshed at Ise
• July 1996: The Bloodshed at Ise

Kashira:

• Yashio (八汐)
• Genta (jidai) (源太（時代）)
• Kenbishi (検非違使)
• Darasuke (陀羅助)
• Sanmaime (三枚目)
• Ofuku (お福)
• Otoko tsume (男つめ)
• Onna tsume (女つめ)
• Onna koyaku (女子役)
• Hanaugoki (鼻動き)
• Musume (娘)
• Genta (源太)
• Koyaku (子役)
• Tedai (手代)
• Hayaku (端役)

Characters:

• Okon (女郎お紺)
• Manno (仲居万野)
• Mitsugi (福岡貢)
• Kisuke (料理人喜助)
• Iwaji (徳島岩次)
• Kitaroku (藍玉屋北六)
• Oshika (女郎お鹿)
• Night watchman (起番男)
• Waitress (仲居)
• Maid (下女)
• Junior courtesan (小女郎)
• Tea house guest (泊り客)
• Courtesan (相方女郎)