Kyogen Characters
Kyogen characters are known by the names of their roles, such as Taro Kaja or the daimyo. Even when the name stays the same, each play presents the role as a different person on stage. Here are the main characters of Suehirogari, Busu, Bo-shibari, and Kazumo, with the roles they play and what they do in each story.
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Taro Kaja
A careless but quick-witted servant
Taro Kaja is the servant role that appears most often in kyogen, Japan's traditional comic theater. The name does not belong to one specific person. It refers to the…
Appears in 5 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5The Daimyo (the Master) Daimyo
A vain, hot-tempered master
The Daimyo (the Master) is the role of the pompous master in kyogen, Japan's traditional comic theater. He is not a great lord like the daimyo of the Edo period, but is…
Appears in 5 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Jiro Kaja
Taro Kaja's partner in mischief, a fellow servant
Jiro Kaja is the servant role who appears as Taro Kaja's partner in kyogen, Japan's traditional comic theater. As his name suggests, he ranks just below Taro Kaja among…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3The Swindler (Suppa) Suppa
A smooth-talking city con man
The Swindler (Suppa) is the role of a con man or thief in kyogen, Japan's traditional comic theater. The word "suppa" could also originally refer to a shinobi, or…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1The Mosquito Spirit Ka no Sei
A mosquito spirit disguised as a sumo wrestler
The Mosquito Spirit is a supernatural being from the kyogen play Kazumo, a mosquito that has taken human form. To drink all the human blood it wants, it appears…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 4