Stage names:
| Ôtani Hiroemon II |  |
| Ôtani Ryûzaemon I | |
| Ôtani Ryûzaemon | |
| Ôtani Kotosuke | |
Line number: NIDAIME (II)
Poetry names: Banfû
Existence: ??? ~ 25th day of the 12th lunar month of 1745
Connections:
Master: Ôtani Hiroemon I
Son: Ôtani Ryûzaemon II
Disciple: Ôtani Kuniji I
Career:
He started his career at an unknown date, as a disciple of Ôtani Hiroemon I, who gave him the name of Ôtani Kotosuke.
11th lunar month of 1716: he becomes katakiyaku and takes the name of Ôtani Ryûzaemon I in at the Nakamuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Mitsudomoe Katoku Biraki", which celebrates the shûmei of Arashi Kiyosaburô II.
19th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1721: his master Ôtani Hiroemon I dies.
11th lunar month of 1733: Ryûzaemon plays at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Nagi no Hana Asahi Genji", which celebrates the shûmei of Arashi Otohachi I.
11th lunar month of 1740: Ryûzaemon performs at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Miya Bashira Taiheiki", which celebrates the shûmei of Ichikawa Danzô III.
3rd lunar month of 1741: Ryûzaemon's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, katakiyaku section, is jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent).
11th lunar month of 1745: Ôtani Ryûzaemon I and his son Ôtani Hiroshichi I take the respective names of Ôtani Hiroemon II and Ôtani Ryûzaemon II; the father performs at the Nakamuraza and the son is at the Ichimuraza; the new Hiroemon plays the role of Itô no Nyûdô in the kaomise drama "Suehiro Izu Nikki".
25th day of the 12th lunar month of 1745: Hiroemon suddenly fell ill and dies in Edo.
Comments:
Ôtani Hiroemon II was a faithful katakiyaku disciple of Ôtani Hiroemon I. He transmitted the art of his master to his son Ôtani Ryûzaemon II.
Ôtani Hiroemon II playing the role of Itô no Nyûdô in the kaomise drama "Suehiro Izu Nikki", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1745 at the Nakamuraza
The Ôtani Ryûzaemon line of actors
The Ôtani Hiroemon line of actors