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Actors in The Old Story of Sanshô Dayû (Mukashibanashi Sanshô Dayû): Ichikawa Hirogorô I as Yura no Saburô, Kawarazaki Chôjûrô III as Taiômaru, Ichikawa Ebizô V as Sanshô Dayû, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Motoyoshi Kanamenosuke, Ichikawa Saruzô I as Anju-hime, Arashi Rikan III as Dayû's Daughter (Musume) Osan (R); Ichikawa Komazô VII as Kagawa Kazuma, Asao Okuyama III as Ôeno Gunryô, Ichikawa Dan'nosuke V as Sakurado, Onoe Shinshichi III as Iwaki no hangan, Ichikawa Kuzô II as Shichiya Jûbei (C); Ichikawa Kuzô II as Ôwada Kuranoshin, Ichikawa Ebizô V as Sanshô Dayû, Iwai Kumesaburô III as Wife (Nyôbô) Orachi, Arashi Rikan II as Yamaoka Gonroku, and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Motoyoshi Yônosuke (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Yamadaya Shôjirô (Japanese)
1852 (Kaei 5), 4th month