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| City | Kotohira (City), Kagawa (Prefecture), Shikoku (Island) |
| History |
10th lunar month of 1835: building of the theater. June 1985 (3 days/5 performances): first edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai (Grand Kabuki at the Kompira Shrine on the Island of Shikoku). The program is made up of "Saikai Zakura Misome no Kiyomizu" and "Niwaka Jishi". It stars Nakamura Kichiemon, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Sawamura Sôjûrô IX, Ichimura Yoshigorô, Ichimura Kakitsu and Nakamura Kangorô XIII. April 1986 (3 days/6 performances): 2nd edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The program is made up of "Kiwametsuki Banzui Chôbei" and "Yami no Ume Hyaku Monogatari". It stars Nakamura Kichiemon, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Kashô, Bandô Keizô and Ichikawa Shinsha. April 1987 (7 days/14 performances): 3rd edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Kôchiyama", "Tsuri Onna", "Numazu" and "Yashiki Musume". It stars Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII, Matsumoto Kôshirô, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Bandô Hikosaburô, Nakamura Kashô, Ichikawa Shinsha and Nakamura Kangorô XIII. April 1988 (10 days/20 performances): 4th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Ishikiri Kajiwara", "Osome no Nanayaku", "Shunkan" and "Bô Shibari". It stars Nakamura Tomijûrô, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Nakamura Tokizô, Nakamura Kashô, Ichimura Kakitsu and Sawamura Shônosuke. April 1989 (10 days/20 performances): 5th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Domo Mata", "Kagami Jishi", "Keisei Awa no Naruto" and "Kanjinchô". It stars Ichikawa Danjûrô, Nakamura Senjaku, Nakamura Tomotarô, Nakamura Hirotarô, Kataoka Ichizô V, Ichikawa Unosuke, Kataoka Jûzô and Sawamura Yoshijirô. April 1990 (11 days/22 performances): 6th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Renjishi", "Kirare Yosa", "Chatsubo" and "Shiranami Gonin Otoko". It stars Onoe Kikugorô, Bandô Mitsugorô IX, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô III, Bandô Hikosaburô, Bandô Yasosuke, Nakamura Shibajaku, Bandô Shûchô, Bandô Shônosuke, Onoe Kikuzô VI and Ichimura Tsuruzô. September 1990 (3 days/6 performances): the Chikamatsuza tour stops at the Kanamaruza. The program is made up of "Horikawa" and "Yukari no Tsuki". It stars Nakamura Senjaku, Nakamura Tomijûrô, Nakamura Tomotarô, Nakamura Hirotarô, Bandô Takesaburô and Ichikawa Shinsha. April 1991 (13 days/26 performances): 7th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Hikimado", "Migawari Zazen", "Matsuura no Taiko" and "Yoshinoyama" It stars Kataoka Takao, Nakamura Kankurô, Ichikawa Sadanji, Nakamura Tokizô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Kataoka Takatarô, Ichimura Kakitsu, Ichikawa Shinsha, Ichikawa Otora and Kamimura Kichiya V. April 1992 (14 days/28 performances): 8th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna", "Kyô Ningyô", "Gion Ichiriki Jaya" and "Tachi Nusubito". It stars Matsumoto Kôshirô, Nakamura Tokizô, Nakamura Matsue, Ichikawa Somegorô, Ichikawa Shinsha, Matsumoto Kingo and Onoe Matsuya. April 1993 (15 days/30 performances): 9th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Natsu Matsuri", "Ukare Bôzu", "Shiokumi", "Sakanaya Sôgorô" and "Takatsuki". It stars Nakamura Tomijûrô, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Tomotarô, Nakamura Hirotarô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Bandô Kichiya II and Ichikawa Otora. April 1994 (17 days/34 performances): 10th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Kuzu-no-Ha", "Meoto Dôjôji", "Shidoji" and "Modoribashi". It stars Nakamura Shikan, Ichikawa Sadanji, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Fukusuke, Ichimura Kakitsu and Ichikawa Otora. May 1995 (18 days/36 performances): 11th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Toribeyama Shinjû", "Kuruwa Bunshô", "Kirare Yosa" and "Yashiki Musume". This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Shôchiku Company. It stars Nakamura Baigyoku, Kataoka Gatô, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Nakamura Matsue, Nakamura Tôzô, Kataoka Roen, Kataoka Shinnosuke, Nakamura Tamatarô and Kamimura Kichiya. April 1996 (18 days/36 performances): 12th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Uirô Uri", "Sushiya", "Tenaraiko", "Kumagai Jin'ya" and "Sagi Musume". It stars Ichikawa Danjûrô, Onoe Kikugorô, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô III, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Nakamura Shibajaku, Ichimura Kakitsu, Ichikawa Unosuke, Kataoka Jûzô and Ichikawa Shinnosuke. May 1997 (18 days/36 performances): 13th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Banchô Sarayashiki", "Migawari Zazen", "Hagoromo", "Jitsuroku Sendai Hagi" and "Tachi Nusubito". It stars Nakamura Shikan, Nakamura Tomijûrô, Nakamura Baigyoku, Kataoka Gatô, Nakamura Matsue, Nakamura Tôzô, Kataoka Roen, Nakamura Shinjirô, Kataoka Shinnosuke, Nakamura Tamatarô and Nakamura Utae. April 1998 (18 days/36 performances): 14th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Genta Kandô", "Kyô Ningyô", "Sannin Kichisa", "Domo Mata" and "Yami no Ume Hyaku Monogatari". It stars Bandô Mitsugorô IX, Onoe Kikunosuke, Onoe Tatsunosuke, Ichikawa Shinnosuke, Sawamura Tôjûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Bandô Shûchô and Sawamura Tetsunosuke. April 1999 (18 days/36 performances): 15th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Chûjôhime Koseki no Matsu", "Shinkei Kasane-ga-Fuchi", "Tomo Yakko", "Shimpan Ukina no Yomiuri" and "Kasane". It stars Sawamura Sôjûrô IX, Nakamura Shikan, Nakamura Fukusuke, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Bandô Yajûrô, Matsumoto Kôemon and Sawamura Tetsunosuke. October 1999 (7 days/14 performances): a special Buyô program to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The programs are made up of "Ame no Gorô", "Masakado", "Migawari Zazen", "Ochiudo" and "Tomoe Gozen". It stars Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Matsue, Nakamura Kashô, Nakamura Tamatarô, Nakamura Kichinojô and Nakamura Utae. April 2000 (15 days/30 performances): 16th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Yoshinoyama", "Shi-no-Kiri", "Teppô Watashi/Futatsudama/Kampei Harakiri" and "Ômi no Okane". It stars Onoe Kikugorô, Sawamura Tanosuke, Nakamura Shibajaku, Onoe Kikunosuke, Ichikawa Danzô, Bandô Shônosuke and Onoe Matsusuke. April 2001 (16 days/32 performances): 17th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Nozaki-Mura", "Fuji Musume", "Oshi no Fusuma Koi no Mutsugoto", "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi" and "Ninin Dôjôji". It stars Nakamura Jakuemon, Nakamura Shibajaku, Ichikawa Sadanji, Nakamura Tokizô, Ôtani Tomoemon, Sawamura Tetsunosuke, Ichikawa Otora and Sawamura Sônosuke. April 2002 (16 days/32 performances): 18th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Suzu-ga-Mori", "Kirare Yosa", "Sushiya" and "Futa Omote Mizu ni Terutsuki". It stars Kataoka Nizaemon, Nakamura Tokizô, Bandô Takesaburô, Kataoka Takatarô, Kataoka Ainosuke, Bandô Kichiya II, Bandô Yajûrô and Sawamura Sônosuke. April 2003 (16 days/32 performances): 19th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Narukami", "Yakko Dôjôji" and "Sannin Kichisa Tomoe no Shiranami". It stars Ichikawa Danjûrô, Nakamura Tokizô, Bandô Mitsugorô, Bandô Shûchô, Kataoka Roen, Ichimura Kakitsu and Ichikawa Unosuke. April 2004 (16 days/32 performances): 20th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai, which celebrates the shûmei of Nakamura Kaishun. The two programs are made up of "Saikai Zakura Misome no Kiyomizu", "Omatsuri" and "Hagoromo". It stars Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Kaishun, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Kashô, Nakamura Tôzô, Nakamura Tamatarô and Sawamura Yoshijirô. April 2005 (16 days/32 performances): 21st edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Keya-Mura", "Migawari Zazen", "Kompira no Danmari", "Musume Kagekiyo Yashima Nikki" and "Tsuri Onna". It stars Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Shibajaku, Nakamura Shinjirô, Nakamura Kashô, Ichikawa Somegorô, Nakamura Kichinojô and Nakamura Hayato. April 2006 (19 days/38 performances): 22nd edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Teppô Watashi/Futatsudama/Kampei Harakiri", "Asazuma Bune", "Makasho", "Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma" and "Kasane". It stars Bandô Mitsugorô, Ichikawa Ebizô, Ichikawa Kamejirô, Ichimura Kakitsu, Ichikawa Unosuke, Kataoka Ichizô and Bandô Shûchô. September 2006 (3 days/5 performances): the Kabuki Tour in the Western Provinces stops at the Kanamaruza. It celebrates the shûmei of the star Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII. The two programs are made up of "Jusshukô", "Migawari Zazen", "Ko-no-Mi/Kokingo Uchijini" and "Sushiya". It stars Nakamura Kanzaburô, Nakamura Senjaku, Nakamura Genzaemon, Kataoka Ichizô, Kataoka Kamezô, Bandô Yajûrô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and Bandô Shingo. April 2007 (14 days/28 performances): 23rd edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Shôfudatsuki Kongen Kusazuri", "Kuzu-no-Ha", "Hanabusa Shûjaku no Shishi", "Domo Mata" and "Meoto Dôjôji". It stars Sakata Tôjûrô, Nakamura Kanjaku, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Ainosuke and Kataoka Takatarô. April 2008 (19 days/38 performances): 24th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Sumôba", "Tachi Nusubito", "Shibaraku", "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" and "Tomo Yakko". It stars Ichikawa Ebizô, Ichikawa Unosuke, Kataoka Ichizô, Ichikawa Omezô, Bandô Kametoshi, Onoe Matsuya and Onoe Ukon. April 2009 (19 days/38 performances): 25th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Shunkan", "Ninokuchi-Mura", "Migawari Zazen", "Numazu" and "Yami no Ume Hyaku Monogatari". It stars Nakamura Kanzaburô, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Nakamura Kantarô and Nakamura Shichinosuke. April 2010 (16 days/32 performances): 26th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Yoshikata Saigo", "Bô Shibari", "Ukiyo Buro" and "Katakiuchi Tengajaya-Mura". It stars Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Kanjaku, Ichikawa Kamejirô, Kamimura Kichiya, Nakamura Kikaku, Nakamura Kazutarô and Onoe Ukon. April 2011 (16 days/32 performances): 27th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai. The two programs are made up of "Kumagai Jin'ya", "Kôchiyama", "Gozonji Suzu-ga-Mori", "Fuji Musume" and "Koi Tsukami". It stars Matsumoto Kôshirô, Nakamura Shibajaku, Nakamura Baigyoku, Ichikawa Somegorô and Nakamura Tôzô. April 2012 (18 days/36 performances): 28th edition of the Shikoku Kompira Kabuki Ôshibai, which celebrates the shûmei of both Nakamura Matagorô III and his son Nakamura Kashô IV. The two programs are made up of "Shôfudatsuki Kongen Kusazuri", "Ippon Gatana Dohyô Iri", "Modori Kago Iro ni Aikata", a kôjô and "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata"; It also stars Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Shibajaku, Nakamura Kinnosuke and Nakamura Karoku. |
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