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Cast for the 1849 production shown in a similar print: Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Chichibu Shigetada, Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Iwanaga Saemon Sôren, Onoe Kikujirô II as Kagekiyo's Wife (Tsuma) Akoya, Matsumoto Kunigorô as Banba Chûta, Matsumoto Torazô as Takenoshita Magohachi, and Kataoka Toragorô I as Umibe Tarô (R), Ishikawa Shinsha as Kagekiyo's Daughter (Musume) Hitomaru, Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Kajiwara Heiza Kagetoki, Bandô Takesaburô I as Nitta Shirô Tadatsune, Seki Kasuke II as Nagatani Hachirô, Hatagaya Shichiemon as Hanzawa Rokurô, Ichikawa Saizaburô as Hodômaru, Arashi Kichiroku as Gunpei Guntô, and Ichikawa Gansuke (?) as Dô Gantô (L)
Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861),
Publisher Wakasaya Jingorô (Japanese)
1842 (Tenpô 13), 3rd month