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The Ancient Calendar

(大経師昔暦) (Daikyōji mukashigoyomi)

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First Staged: 1715
Reference: Bunraku February 1983 Performance Program (and all other 3 programs); Hironaga, Shūzaburō, The Bunraku Handbook (Tokyo: Maison des Arts, 1976)

Written By: Chikamatsu Monzaemon (近松門左衛門)

Performances:

• February 1983: The Ancient Calendar
• February 1987: The Ancient Calendar
• November 1991: The Ancient Calendar
• February 1994: The Ancient Calendar

Kashira:

• Darasuke (陀羅助)
• Kani (かに)
• Musume (娘)
• Baba (婆)
• Genta (源太)
• Otoko tsume (男つめ)
• Decchi (丁稚)
• Kiichi (鬼一)
• Sadanoshin (定之進)
• Sanmaime (三枚目)
• Kenbishi (検非違使)
• Matahei (又平)
• Hayaku (端役)

Characters:

• Osan (女房おさん)
• Ishun (大経師以春)
• Sukeyemon (手代助右衛門)
• Tama (下女玉)
• Osan's mother (おさん母)
• Mohei (手代茂兵衛)
• Shichisuke, a servant (下男七介)
• Denkichi, a servant (下男伝吉)
• Bairyu (赤松梅龍)
• Dojun (岐阜屋道順)
• Street entertainer (万歳)
• Government official (役人)
• Policemen (捕手)

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