December 1987: Oshun and Dembei > Scenes > The Monkey Dance
The Monkey Dance
(堀川猿廻し) (Horikawa sarumawashi)
Narrators:
- Toyotake Shimatayū VIII (豊竹嶋大夫 (八))
 - Toyotake Komatsudayū II (豊竹小松大夫 (二))
 
Shamisen (Musicians):
- Tsuruzawa Seisuke (鶴澤清介)
 - Takezawa Danji (竹沢団治)
 - Takezawa Danshichi (see also Takezawa Danjirō IV) (竹澤団七)
 - Tsuruzawa Asazō V (鶴澤浅造 (五))
 
Performers:
| Puppeteer | Character | Kashira | 
|---|---|---|
| 
            
              
              
              
              Yoshida Bunshō
             (吉田文昇)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Yojiro's mother
             (与次郎の母)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Baba
             (婆)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Kiritake Monju
             (桐竹紋寿)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Oshun
             (娘おしゅん)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Musume
             (娘)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Yoshida Kazuo
             (吉田和生)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Dembei
             (井筒屋伝兵衛)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Genta
             (源太)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Yoshida Tamae
             (吉田玉英)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Otsuru
             (稽古娘おつる)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Onna koyaku
             (女子役)  |