| ÔTANI HIROJI II |
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Other name: Tatsumatsu Bunshichi Nicknames: Surugaya Jicchô Guild: Surugaya Line number: NIDAIME (II) Existence: 1717 ~ 2nd day of the 6th lunar month of 1757 [1] Connections: Masters: Ôtani Hiroji I, Ichimura Uzaemon VIII Disciples: Ôtani Hiroji III, Ôtani Hiroemon III Career: 1717 ~ 1735: born in Edo. He was the son of the puppeteer Tatsumatsu Buzaemon. He started his career as a disciple of the actor Ôtani Hiroji I, who gave him the name of Ôtani Heizô. After a quarrel with his master, he was back in the puppets worlds and learnt the art with his master Tatsumatsu Kôsuke, who gave him the name of Tatsumatsu Bunshichi. After a few years, he reconciliated with Ôtani Hiroji I and went back to the Kabuki world, receiving the name of Ôtani Bunzô I. 1736: he became disciple of the actor Ichimura Takenojô IV. 11th lunar month of 1736: he took the name of Bandô Matatarô III at the Ichimuraza. 11th lunar month of 1740: Matatarô played at the Ichimuraza the role of Watanabe Hayatomo in the kaomise program "Kichirei Imagawajô", which welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Matsushima Moheiji. 11th lunar month of 1743: reconciliation with Ôtani Hiroji I; he joined back the Ôtani clan and took the name of Ôtani Oniji I at the Nakamuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Funayosooi Mitsugi Taiheiki". 1st lunar month of 1746: Oniji's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 5th lunar month of 1747: the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" was produced at the Nakamuraza for the first time; Oniji played the role of Matsuômaru [picture] [casting]. 25th day of the 5th lunar month of 1747 [2]: his master Ôtani Hiroji I passed away. 11th lunar month of 1748: Ôtani Oniji I took the name of Ôtani Hiroji II at the Ichimuraza, playing the role of Aoto Saemon Fujitsuna in Tsuuchi Jihê II's kaomise drama "Hôkasô Yunzei Hachinoki". 1st lunar month of 1749: Hiroji's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1749: Hiroji performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Yoritomo Gunbai Kagami", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the actor Nakamura Kiyosaburô I. 11th lunar month of 1750: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the role of Ômori Hikoshichi in the kaomise drama "Gaijin Taiheiki", which celebrated the shûmei of Bandô Sanpachi I. 11th lunar month of 1751: Hiroji performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Kamimukae Nigiwai Genji", which celebrated the shûmei of Bandô Hikosaburô II and welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Arashi Shichigorô I. 11th lunar month of 1752: Hiroji performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Akazawayama Sumô Nikki". 11th lunar month of 1753: Hiroji performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Hyakumanki Tsuwamono Taiheiki", which celebrated the shûmei of Ichikawa Masuzô I. 11th lunar month of 1754: Hiroji performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Keisei Asakusa no Kane". 11th lunar month of 1755: Hiroji performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Kashiwa-ga-Tôge Kichirei Sumô". 11th lunar month of 1756: Hiroji performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Kaeribana Kon'ô Zakura", which celebrated the shûmei of Segawa Kikunojô II. 1st lunar month of 1757: Hiroji's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 2nd lunar month of 1757: Hiroji appeared on stage for the last time, in Edo at the Ichimuraza, where he played the roles of Oniô Shinzaemon and Shigenoi Saemon in the drama "Some Tazuna Hatsuuma Soga". 3rd lunar month of 1757: Hiroji's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 2nd day of the 6th lunar month of 1757 [1]: Hiroji passed away in Edo. Comments: Ôtani Hiroji II was a talented tachiyaku, who reached fame between 1746 and 1757. It was said that his acting skills were similar to his master's ones but that his looks and personal apperance surpassed his master's ones. He was said to be outstanding in the role of Oniô Shinzaemon in the href="glossaire_7.php#sogamono">sogamono dramas. [1] The 2nd day of the 6th lunar month of the 7th year of the Hôreki era was the 17th of July 1757 in the western calendar. [2] The 25th day of the 5th lunar month of the 4th year of the Enkyô era was the 2nd of July 1747 in the western calendar. |
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The Actors Ôtani Hiroji II (top/right) as Kawazu Saburô and Nakamura Sukegorô I (bottom/left) as Matano Gorô in the play "Kashiwa-ga-Tôge Kichirei Sumô," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1755 Print made by Torii Kiyonobu in 1749 The Ôtani Bunzô line of actors The Bandô Matatarô line of actors The Ôtani Oniji line of actors The Ôtani Hiroji line of actors |
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