In Front of the Gate

Puppeteer	Character	Kashira
Yoshida Sakujūrō (吉田作十郎)	Yoshinari Mori (森三左衛門義成)	Kenbishi (検非違使)
Kiritake Kameji (桐竹亀次)	Hayase, a maid (腰元早瀬)	Musume (娘)
Kiritake Kan'ya (see also Yoshida Kanya) (桐竹勘弥)	Saeda, a maid (腰元左枝)	Musume (娘)
Yoshida Minosuke III (吉田蓑助 (三))	Hinaginu (娘雛絹)	Musume (娘)
Yoshida Minotarō (see also Kiritake Kanjūrō) (吉田蓑太郎)	Gemba Marikawa (鞠川玄蕃)	Yokanbei (与勘平)
Yoshida Bunshō (吉田文昇)	Shigarami (妻柵)	Fukeoyama (老女形)
Yoshida Tamao (吉田玉男)	Masakiyo Kato (加藤肥多守正清)	Bunshichi (文七)
Yoshida Kotama (see also Yoshida Bungo V) (吉田小玉)	Tokimasa Hojo (北条時政)	Ōshūto (大舅)
Yoshida Tamaya (see also Yoshida Eikō) (吉田玉也)	Kyuma Hayabuchi (早淵久馬)	Hagataki (端敵)
Yoshida Kazuo (吉田和生)	Imperial messenger (山蔭中納言)	Kōmei (孔明)
Kiritake Kanshirō (桐竹勘士朗)	Spy (忍び)	Otoko tsume (男つめ)