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The Story of Monsters

(化競丑満鐘) (Bakekurabe ushimitsu no kane)

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First Staged: 1800
Reference: Kokuritsu Gekijō jōen shiryōshū, edited by Kokuritsu Gekijō Geinō Chōsashitsu, vol. 230, August 1984; Bunraku August 1984 Performance Program

Written By: Takizawa Bakin (滝沢馬琴)

Performances:

• August 1984: The Story of Monsters
• August 1978: The Story of Monsters
• September 1984: The Story of Monsters

Kashira:

• Kawatarō (川太郎)
• Musume (娘)
• Kenbishi (検非違使)
• Fukeoyama (老女形)
• Darasuke (陀羅助)
• Kintoki (金時)
• Hanaugoki (鼻動き)

Characters:

• Tanuki (狸)
• Kawataro (川太郎)
• Rokurohime (ろくろ姫)
• Aosaginoshin (青鷺之進)
• Yukionna (雪女)
• Kawauso (かわうそ)
• Kamaitachi (かまいたち)
• Kamaitachi's retainer (いたちの家来)

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