Plays > The Courier for Hell
The Courier for Hell
(冥途の飛脚) (Meido no hikyaku)
Written By: Chikamatsu Monzaemon (近松門左衛門)
Performances:
- November 1964: The Courier for Hell
- February 1972: The Courier for Hell
- October 1973: The Courier for Hell
- November 1973: The Courier for Hell
- October 1977: The Courier for Hell
- July 1980: The Courier for Hell
- February 1981: The Courier for Hell
- February 1985: The Courier for Hell
- October 1986: The Courier for Hell
- February 1988: The Courier for Hell
- December 1983 Bunraku Kanshō Kyōshitsu: The Courier for Hell
- August 1991: The Courier for Hell
- February 1993: The Courier for Hell
- July 1996: The Courier for Hell
- Marty Gross Film Production: The Courier for Hell
Kashira:
- Hagataki (端敵)
- Baba (婆)
- Genta (源太)
- Ofuku (お福)
- Darasuke (陀羅助)
- Musume (娘)
- Koyaku (子役)
- Hayaku (端役)
- Tsume (つめ)
- Fukeoyama (老女形)
- Onna koyaku (女子役)
- Kenbishi (検非違使)
- Baba (sewa) (婆(世話))
- Nemuri no musume (ねむりの娘)
- Hanaugoki (鼻動き)
- Kani (かに)
- Sanmaime (三枚目)
Characters:
- Ihei (手代伊兵衛)
- Jinnai (国侍甚内)
- Myokan (母妙閑)
- Chubei (亀屋忠兵衛)
- Man (下女まん)
- Hachiemon (丹波屋八右衛門)
- Baggage transport manager (宰領)
- Supervisor of courtesans (花車)
- Courtesan Umegawa (傾城(遊女)梅川)
- Courtesan Chiyotose (傾城(遊女)千代歳)
- Courtesan Narutose (傾城(遊女)鳴渡瀬)
- Girl attendant to a courtesan (禿)
- Jester Gohei (太鼓持五兵衛)
- Palanquin bearer (駕屋)
- Hachiemon's messangers (八右衛門の使)
- Rin, a maid (仲居りん)
- Tama, a maid (仲居たま)
- Horse drivers (馬方)