BANDÔ KUNIGORÔ
   
FOUR GENERATIONS
Bandô Kunigorô I
 

The actor Bandô Kunigorô I held this name from his teens (1730s?) to Fall 1761 (?).

Bandô Kunigorô I playing the role of Banba no Chûta in the kaomise drama "Fûryû Gosho Zakura", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1749 at the Naka no Shibai

Bandô Kunigorô II
Bandô Kunigorô II  In Japanese | Nakamura Daitarô  In Japanese | Nakamura Toraji  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Nakamura Denkurô II, he served his apprenticeship with his master in Edo. He became katakiyaku and received the name of Nakamura Toraji in the 11th lunar month of 1763 at the Moritaza. He took the name of Nakamura Daitarô in the 11th lunar month of 1767 at the Ichimuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Nue Shigedô Sakiwake Yûsha". He went to Kyôto in Fall 1770 and went back to Edo in 1772. He finally took the name of Bandô Kunigorô II in the 11th lunar month of 1780 at the Moritaza, performing in the kaomise drama "Tokimekiya Oedo no Hatsuyuki", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata star Arashi Hinasuke I. He played in the 11th lunar month of 1781 at the Ichimuraza the role of Aramaki Mimishirô in the kaomise drama "Mukashi Otoko Yuki no Hinagata", which celebrated the shûmei of Matsumoto Sanjûrô and Ichiyama Sukejûrô. This was his last-recorded stage performance. We don't know what happened to him afterwards.

He was treated as a disciple of Bandô Jûtarô in the "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten", but it is quite difficult to believe it for obvious age reasons. We do personally think he was in reality a disciple of Bandô Iwagorô.

Haimyô Yagô
Sandan (?) Echizenya
Bandô Kunigorô III
 

The actor Yamamura Tomoemon II held the name of Bandô Kunigorô III from 1806 to the beginning of the 1810s (?).

Bandô Kunigorô IV
Bandô Kunigorô IV  In Japanese | Yoshizawa Hachizô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career in Kamigata as a disciple of the actor Yoshizawa Iroha I, who gave him the name of Yoshizawa Hachizô. He made his training in miyaji shibai and hama shibai. He became both katakiyaku and disciple of Bandô Jûtarô, who allowed him to take the name of Bandô Kunigorô IV in 1812. He followed his master to Edo for two short tours, the first one from April to Summer 1812 and the second one from Winter 1817 to Fall 1817. He was active in Kyôto or Ôsaka up to 1837. He stopped acting to become tôdori and died at the end of the Tenpô era.

Haimyô Yagô
Hôga, Hôhachi Itaya, Narutaya, Awaya
 
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