April 1973: The Pregnant Mountain Ogress (Heroine) > Scenes > The Gay Quarter Gossips
The Gay Quarter Gossips
(廓噺) (Kuruwa banashi)
Narrators:
- Takemoto Koshijidayū IV (竹本越路大夫 (四))
 
Shamisen (Musicians):
- Nozawa Kizaemon II (野澤喜左衛門 (二))
 - Nozawa Katsuhei II (see also Nozawa Kizaemon III) (野澤勝平 (二))
 
Performers:
| Puppeteer | Character | Kashira | 
|---|---|---|
| 
            
              
              
              
              Yoshida Kunihide
             (吉田国秀)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Lady Fujinami
             (局藤浪)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Fukeoyama
             (老女形)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Kiritake Monju
             (桐竹紋寿)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Sarashina
             (腰元更科)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Ofuku
             (お福)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Kiritake Kanju
             (桐竹勘寿)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Kamon, a maid
             (腰元歌門)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Musume
             (娘)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Toyomatsu Seijūrō IV
             (豊松清十郎 (四))  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Genshichi, in fact Tokiyuki
             (煙草屋源七実は坂田蔵人時行)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Genta
             (源太)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Yoshida Kotama (see also Yoshida Bungo V)
             (吉田小玉)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Omodakahime
             (沢瀉姫)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Musume
             (娘)  | 
        
| 
            
              
              
              
              Yoshida Sakujūrō
             (吉田作十郎)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Taro Ota
             (太田太郎)  | 
          
            
              
              
              
              Yokanbei
             (与勘平)  |