The role of Genroku, a hannin (a witness when women are sold to red-light districts) who attends to Osai, was a signature role of Matsunosuke ONOE (the fourth) in the past, and after the war, Koisaburo ONOE (the third) performed it well by creating a stern atmosphere. |
お才につきそう判人源六は古くは名脇役尾上松助 (4代目)の持ち役だったが、戦後は尾上鯉三郎 (3代目)が苦み走ったよい感じを出していた。 |