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Kanjinchō (勧進帳 The Subscription List) is a Japanese kabuki play by Namiki Gohei III based on the Noh play Ataka. It is one of the most popular plays in the modern kabuki repertory.Belonging to the repertories of the Naritaya and Kōritaya guilds the play was first performed in March 1840 at the Kawarazaki-za in Edo. Ichikawa Ebizō V Ichikawa Kuzō II and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII played the leading roles of Benkei Togashi and Yoshitsune respectively.
