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Real name: Terashima Einosuke Guild: Otowaya Line number: ROKUDAIME (VI) Existence: 15th day of the 10th lunar month of 1870 [1] ~ 8 November 1934 Connections: Great-grandfather: Onoe Kikugorô III Father: Onoe Asajirô Adoptive father: Onoe Kikugorô V Sons: Onoe Eizaburô VII, Onoe Taijirô Grandson: Onoe Eizaburô VIII Disciples: Onoe Baichô IV, Onoe Umenosuke II Career: 15th day of the 10th lunar month of 1870 [1]: born in Nagoya in the district of Fushimi-chô. August 1876: he became disciple of the Buyô Master Nishikawa Koisaburô, receiving the name of Nishikawa Einosuke and playing at the Shinmoriza (Nagoya) the role of Ushiwakamaru in the dance "Gojô Bashi". 1882: the young Einosuke was adopted by Onoe Kikugorô V. January 1885: he took the name of Onoe Einosuke I. February 1885: Einosuke took part in the opening ceremony of the Chitoseza [more details]. Premiere at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Suitengû Megumi no Fukagawa"; Einosuke played the role of Kôbê's daughter Oshimo [casting]. November 1885: premiere at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Shisen Ryô Koban no Ume-no-Ha"; Einosuke played the role of Sôka no Hanakichi (a member of the Chitose kôjû) [more details]. March 1886: première at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Mekura Nagaya Ume-ga-Kagatobi"; Einosuke played the role of Oasa [casting]. May 1891: Onoe Einosuke I took the name of Onoe Eizaburô V at the Shintomiza (Tôkyô). November 1891: the title "Oto ni Kiku Tenjiku Tokubê" was used for the first time, in Tôkyô at the Fukanoza; Eizaburô played the role of Sanza's wife Katsuragi [casting]. July 1892: premiere at the Kabukiza of the drama "Kaidan Botan Dôrô", adapted for Kabuki from a famous Rakugo story created by San'yûtei Enchô; Eizaburô played the roles of Otsuyu and Otsuyu's ghost [casting]. September 1892: Onoe Kikugorô V and Eizaburô achieved a great success at the Kabukiza in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi". The father and the son played respectively the roles of Yosaburô and Otomi. September 1893: tour in Nagoya with the troupe led by Onoe Kikugorô V. January 1898: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's dance-drama "Hagoromo"; Eizaburô played the role of the fisherman Hakuryô [casting]. May 1898: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Edo Sodachi Omatsuri Sashichi"; Eizaburô played the role of the courtesan Koito [casting]. October 1902: premiere at the Kabukiza of Enokido Kenji's drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi"; Eizaburô played the role of Chôbê's wife Okane [casting]. March 1903: great shûmei at the Kabukiza for the Otowaya guild; the actors Onoe Ushinosuke II, Onoe Eizaburô V and Onoe Eizô respectively took the names of Onoe Kikugorô VI, Onoe Baikô VI and Onoe Eizaburô VI [more details]. June 1904: premiere at the Kabukiza of the drama "Meiboku Kasane Monogatari"; Baikô played the role of Kasane [casting]. November 1908: revival at the Kabukiza of the Kabuki Jûhachiban drama "Kagekiyo"; Baikô played the role of Kagekiyo's wife Akoya [casting]. April 1910: premiere at the Kabukiza of "Yuki no Yûbe Iriya no Azemichi", a few scenes taken from "Kumo ni Magou Ueno no Hatsuhana" focusing on Kataoka Naojirô and his lover Michitose and staged independently from the rest of the play; Baikô played the role of Michitose [casting]. March 1911: opening of the Imperial Theater. The three leading actors of the new Kabuki troupe based in this theater were Onoe Baikô VI (onnagata), Ichikawa Komazô VIII (tachiyaku) and Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (wagotoshi). April 1912: premiere at the Naniwaza of Okamoto Kidô's "Heikegani", which starred Sawamura Sôjûrô VII and Baikô. September 1914: premiere at the Imperial Theater of the dance "Onatsu Kyôran"; the roles of Onatsu and the pack-horse driver were played by Baikô and Matsumoto Kôshirô VII. November 1922: Baikô played at the Imperial Theater the role of the courtesan Yûgiri in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of Fujiya Izaemon was played by Kataoka Nizaemon XI. 7 May 1926: his eldest son Onoe Eizaburô VII died. July 1927: premiere at the Kabukiza of "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi", an adaptation to Kabuki by the playwright Kimura Kinka of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel; Baikô played the role of the geisha Yonehachi [casting]. 2nd of September 1927: his youngest son Onoe Taijirô died. January 1934: Baikô played at the Kabukiza the role of Nureginu in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô"; his stage partners were Onoe Kikugorô VI (Princess Yaegaki) and Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Katsuyori). November 1934: Baikô played at the Kabukiza the role of Enju in the drama "Genta Kandô"; he collapsed on stage the 4th of November, victim of a cerebral haemorrhage. 8th of November 1934: Baikô died in Tôkyô. Comments: Onoe Baikô VI was one of the best onnagata of the Meiji, Taishô and the first years of the Shôwa eras. He costarred stage giants like Onoe Kikugorô V, Kataoka Nizaemon XI, Matsumoto Kôshirô VII or Onoe Kikugorô VI. The duo Onoe Baikô VI-Ichimura Uzaemon XV was extremely popular. He was expected to retire in March 1936 at the Kabukiza, taking the name of Onoe Baiju II [2] and performing in a special program commemorating the 32nd anniversary (33rd memorial service) of the passing away of his adoptive father Onoe Kikugorô V but he died before the event. "Baikô, following the traditions of the Onoe family, for he was the grandson of the third Kikugorô, and was adopted by the fifth, was clever in the weird, and never pleases so much as when he played an unearthly woman, ghost, or demon. He was particularly successful as a woman of the people, but it was as a dancer that he has endeared himself to all Tôkyô. The grace of his movements, the power of suggestion in his descriptive dances, fill all who witness them with admiration." (Zoë Kincaid in "Kabuki, the Popular Stage of Japan") Some members of the audience used to shout 'Nagata-chô' during his performances (kakegoe). This was the name of Onoe Baikô VI's neighboorhood in Tôkyô and an original way to appraise this talented actor. [1] The 15th day of the 10th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Meiji era was the 8th of November 1870 in the western calendar. [2] The actor Onoe Kikugorô III's haimyô was Baiju and, although he never officially held the name of Onoe Baiju I, he was considered as being Onoe Baiju I. |
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The Actor Onoe Baikô VI as Sayuri, from the series “Collection of Portraits by Shunsen (Shunsen Nigao Shû)" The Onoe Eizaburô line of actors The Onoe Baikô line of actors |
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