February 1997: The Pregnant Mountain Ogress (Heroine) > Scenes > The Gay Quarter Gossips
The Gay Quarter Gossips
(廓噺) (Kuruwa banashi)
Narrators:
- Takemoto Chitosedayū (竹本千歳大夫)
- Toyotake Shimatayū VIII (豊竹嶋大夫 (八))
Shamisen (Musicians):
- Tsuruzawa Enjirō (鶴澤燕二郎)
- Takezawa Danroku VIII (see also Tsuruzawa Kanji VII) (竹沢団六 (八))
- Takezawa Dan'ichi (竹澤団市)
Performers:
| Puppeteer | Character | Kashira |
|---|---|---|
|
Kiritake Kanju
(桐竹勘寿) |
Lady Fujinami
(局藤浪) |
Fukeoyama
(老女形) |
|
Yoshida Kazuo
(吉田和生) |
Sarashina
(腰元更科) |
Ofuku
(お福) |
|
Yoshida Tamae
(吉田玉英) |
Kamon, a maid
(腰元歌門) |
Musume
(娘) |
|
Kiritake Itchō
(桐竹一暢) |
Genshichi, in fact Tokiyuki
(煙草屋源七実は坂田蔵人時行) |
Kenbishi
(検非違使) |
|
Yoshida Kan'ya (see also Kiritake Kanya)
(吉田勘弥) |
Omodakahime
(沢瀉姫) |
Musume
(娘) |
|
Yoshida Tamaki
(吉田玉輝) |
Taro Ota
(太田太郎) |
Yokanbei
(与勘平) |