Morita Kan’ya XIV (守田勘弥; 守田勘彌) as
Satô Shirô Tadanobu (佐藤四郎忠信)/
Genkurô Kitsune (源九郎狐)
Play: Yoshinoyama (吉野山), Act IV, Scene 1 of
Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (義経千本桜)
Performance Place: Osaka Kabuki-za, Osaka
Performance Date: 11/1949
Print Date: 02/1952
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
Series: Shinpan Butai no Sugata-e
[New Version of Figures on the Stage]
(新版舞台之姿絵)
*Image courtesy of the Tsubiouchi Memorial Theatre Museum
Note: Kan’ya XIV's only performance as Tadanobu in
Tokyo prior to the publication date of this print was at the
Meiji-za in December 1937. It is possible that this print
reflects that performance or some other performance
outside of Tokyo.