| SAWAMURA KAWAZÔ |
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| Sawamura Kawazô I Sawamura Kawazô I  |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Most likely a disciple of Sawamura Shirogorô II, he was active during the 1810s in Edo. |
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The actors Sawamura Kawazô I (left) and Ichikawa Danbê (right) playing the roles of Shinohara Dengo and Sakamoto Gonbei in the drama "Ehon Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1810 at the Ichimuraza |
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| Sawamura Kawazô II Sawamura Kawazô II |
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Who was Sawamura Kawazô II? In the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran", he was recorded as a disciple of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII who held the name of Ichikawa Dankurô from 1828 to 1832 and who took the name of Sawamura Kawazô II in 1840. It was recorded in Haiyûdô Muyû's book "Yakusha Yoyo no Tsugiki" that the actor Ichikawa Dankurô later took the name of Sawamura Kawazô II. We can note that Sawamura Shirogorô III held the name of Ichikawa Dankurô I from the 11th lunar month of 1828 to the 2nd lunar month of 1833 ... so our assumption would logically be that Sawamura Shirogorô III and Sawamura Kawazô II were the same actor. Quite high probability but no way to clearly prove this assumption. |
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The name of Sawamura Kawazô II in Haiyûdô Muyû's 1859 book "Yakusha Yoyo no Tsugiki" |
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