Overview

In the eleventh year of the Tenpō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by Naritaya, featuring music by the master Kineya Rokusaburō. However, Naritaya's requests to change some of Rokusaburō's most painstakingly crafted parts of the composition angered his disciple, Shinjirō, leading to a conflict and Shinjirō's abandonment of the shamisen. One day, Shinjirō was captivated by the mysteriously beautiful dance of Oaki, a traveling performer's daughter, who seemed to be channeling her art into a form of revenge.

Cast

Kōkichi Takada

杵屋新二郎

Kyōko Kagawa

お秋

Keiko Yukishiro

おしの

Danshirō Ichikawa

市川市蔵（成田屋）

Kodayu Ichikawa

杵屋六三郎

Haruyo Ichikawa

お照

Atsushi Watanabe

段六

Jūshirō Konoe

岡っ引源三

Jotaro Togami

鉄火場の胴元

Miki Mori

士佐犬の久五郎

Danshirō Ichikawa

弁慶