The New Barrier of Ataka

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The New Barrier of Ataka

(鳴響安宅新関) (Narihibiku Ataka noshinseki)

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First Staged: 1895
Reference: Hironaga, Shūzaburō, The Bunraku Handbook (Tokyo: Maison des Arts, 1976); Bunraku December 1984 Performance Program

Written By: Namiki Gohei (並木五瓶)

Performances:

Kashira:

Wakaotoko (若男)
Darasuke (陀羅助)
Kenbishi (検非違使)
Kodanshichi (小団七)
Kiichi (鬼一)
Bunshichi (文七)
Genta (源太)

Characters:

Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶)
Togashi (富樫左衛門 (富樫之介正広))
Yoshitsune Minamoto (源義経)
Ise (伊勢三郎)
Suruga (駿河次郎)
Hachiro Kataoka (片岡八郎)
Hitachibo (常陸坊 (常陸坊海尊))
Barrier guards (番卒)

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