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Stage names: Arashi Rikan I Nickname: Ôrikan (The Grand Rikan) Guild: Okajimaya Line number: SHODAI (I) Poetry name: Rikan Existence: 1769 ~ 26th day of the 9th lunar month of 1821 Connection: Father: Arashi Kichisaburô I Son: Arashi Yoshisaburô I Disciples: Arashi Yoshisaburô II, Arashi Izaburô II, Arashi Rikô I Career: 1787: Arashi Kichimatsu takes the name of Arashi Kichisaburô II. Fall 1789: Kichisaburô achieves a great success in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater by playing the role of Umeômaru in the jidaimono "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". 7th lunar month of 1791: Kichisaburô plays the role of Issun Tokubei in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which is produced par Kameya Kumenojô and played in its full length (nine acts) at the Kitagawa no Shibai. His stage partners are Kataoka Nizaemon VII (Danshichi Kurobei) and Nakamura Tôzô I (Tsuribune Sabu, Mikawaya Giheiji). 9th lunar month of 1794: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Hanji's puppet theater drama "Kamakura Sandaiki"; Kichisaburô plays the role of Miuranosuke [casting]. 3rd lunar month of 1795: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's drama "Komochi Yamamba", which was originally written for the puppet theater, is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai; Kichisaburô plays the role of Aradômaru [casting]. 12th lunar month of 1796: Kichisaburô plays the role of the sumô wrestler Nuregami Chôgorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which is produced by Fujikawa Hachizô III at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Hanaregoma Chôkichi is Arashi Hinasuke II. The same play is performed with the same casting in the 4th lunar month of 1797 in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai. 11th lunar month of 1799: Kichisaburô plays in the kaomise drama "Yunzei Tôri Yaguruma", which is produced by Fujikawa Katsujirô in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. He also plays the role of Sakon Tarô in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami". His stage partners are Asao Tamejûrô I, Nakamura Noshio II, Nakayama Ittoku I and Seki Sanjûrô I. The troupe moves in December from the Kado no Shibai to the Kitagawa no Shibai in Kyôto to perform almost the same program. 1st lunar month of 1800: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai in the new year drama "Keisei Hana no Yamazaki". 9th lunar month of 1800: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater in the dramas "Hade Kurabe Kuruwa Nikki" and "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki". 10th lunar month of 1800: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater in the drama "Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezôji". 4th lunar month of 1801: Kichisaburô plays at the Kitagawa no Shibai in Kyôto in the drama "Ehon Chûshingura". 8th lunar month of 1801: Kichisaburô plays at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Mukai Kinzaemon and Kishida Rokusuke in the drama "Yamato Kotoba Suikoden", which is produced by Yamashita Tokujirô. The role of the smuggler Kezori is played by Asao Tamejûrô I. 10th lunar month of 1801: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Sasaki Tan'emon, Honda Dainaiki and Matsuno Kinsuke in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa". 11th lunar month of 1801: Kichisaburô plays in the kaomise drama "Ôtô no Miya Asahi no Kachidoki", which is produced by Ôtani Torazô at the Naka no Shibai. 12th lunar month of 1801: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Karigane Bunshichi in the drama "Otokodate Itsutsu Karigane". His stage partners are Ôtani Tomoemon II (Kaminari Shôkurô), Asao Okujirô I (Hotei Ichiemon) and Mimasu Daigorô III (An no Heibei). 6th lunar month of 1802: Kichisaburô plays at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai in Ôsaka the roles of Yuranosuke, Fuwa Kazuemon and Amagawaya Gihei in the drama "Ehon Chûshingura". The roles of En'ya Hangan and Okaru are played by Arashi Izaburô I and Arashi Kichisaburô II and Kanô Minshi I. Summer 1802: the play "Ehon Taikôki" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, produced by Arashi Sankichi at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Kichisaburô plays the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1803: Kichisaburô plays in the kaomise drama "Hatsu Yagura Kogane no Manmaku", which is produced by Nakamura Noshio III at the Kado no Shibai. The troupe moves to the Kita no Shinchi Shibai in the 12th lunar month to perform the same program for 10 days. 1st lunar month of 1804: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of Tsukushi no Gonroku in the drama "Keisei Hako Denju". 3rd lunar month of 1804: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of the farmer Nosaku in the drama "Katakiuchi Tamba no Uwasa". 4th lunar month of 1805: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Sasaki Moritsuna and Miuranosuke in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is produced by Arashi Torasaburô in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partners are Fujikawa Hachizô III (Wada no Hyôe Hidemori), Kanô Minshi I (Kagaribi), Mimasu Tokujirô I (Bimyô) and Morita Kan'ya IX (Hôjô Tokimasa). The same play is performed with the same casting in the 5th lunar month in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai. 1st lunar month of 1806: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Kampei in the drama "Iroha Uta Homare no Meiboku". 4th ~ 6th lunar months of 1806: tour in Nagoya for a troupe led by Kichisaburô, Yoshizawa Iroha I, Arashi Sangorô III, Sawamura Tanosuke II and Nakayama Bungorô I; they perform at the Tachibana no Shibai in dramas like "Keisei Sakura no Shima", "Gion Sairei Shinkôki", "Hirakana Seisuiki", "Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi" or "Komochi Yamamba". 8th lunar month of 1806: Kichisaburô plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is produced by Asao Tamesaburô in Ôsaka at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai. 1st lunar month of 1807: Kichisaburô plays the role of Yoshikawa Saemon in the drama "Keisei Hanabusa Zôshi", which is produced by Asao Okujirô in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. 3rd lunar month of 1807: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Kamatari, Shibaroku and Soga no Iruka in the drama "Onna Teikin Yamato Kotoba" (script similar to "Imoseyama Onna Teikin"), which is staged in the same theater. 1st lunar month of 1808: Kichisaburô plays the role of Rokuji Namuemon in the drama "Keisei Inazuma Zôshi", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. 7th lunar month of 1808: premiere at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai of the drama "Kuni Namari Futaba no Oizuru"; Kichisaburô plays the role of Awa no Jûrobei [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1808: Kichisaburô plays the role of the warrior Tametomo in the play kaomise drama "Shima Meguri Tsuki no Yumihari", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. 1st lunar month of 1809: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Odaki Jinnai and Aoyagi Danjô in the drama "Keisei Itako Bushi". 8th lunar month of 1809: Kichisaburô plays the role of the sumô wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi in the drama "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", which is staged at the Ônishi no Shibai. 11th lunar month of 1809: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of Ueda Keijirô in the kaomise drama "Keishoku Yuki-miru Yama", which is produced by Mimasu Kumesaburô and stars Nakayama Hyakka, Yoshizawa Ayame V, Asao Kuzaemon I, Nakayama Shinkurô III, Nakamura Daikichi I, Kanô Minshi I and Asao Okuyama III. 1st lunar month of 1810: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Chikamatsu Tokuzô and Namiki Miyosuke ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta"; Kichisaburô plays the roles of Tadotsu Ikkaku and Hashitomi Ryôsuke [casting]. 4th ~ 5th lunar months of 1810: tour in Nagoya in the company of Nakamura Daikichi I. Kichisaburô performs in the dramas "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", "Irogawase Kuruwa Ôrai" and "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", which are staged in the precinct of the shrine Inari Sannô. 1st lunar month of 1811: Kichisaburô plays the role of Gofukuya Jûbei (Jûbei the dry goods dealer) and Sasaki Tan'emon in the drama "Keisei Ekiro no Ume", whose plot and characters belong to the "Igagoe" world and which is staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. 4th lunar month of 1811: Kichisaburô plays the role of the sumô wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi in the drama "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", which is staged at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Tetsugadake is Asao Kuzaemon I. 7th lunar month of 1811: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Kamei Tarô in the drama "Yûzû Dainenbutsu". 9th lunar month of 1811: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Iida Tamon no Kami in the drama "Iroha Gura Mitsugumi Sakazuki". 10th lunar month of 1811: Kichisaburô plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of Wada no Hyôe Hidemori is Ôtani Tomoemon II. The same play is performed with the same casting in the 11th lunar month in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. 5th lunar month of 1812: Kichisaburô plays the role of Yukihira in the drama "Yamato Uta Tsukimi no Matsu", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of Yukihira's lover Matsukaze is Kanô Minshi I. 1st lunar month of 1813: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Enshûya Iheiji in the drama "Ane Imôto Date no Ôkido". 4th lunar month of 1813: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Funakoshi Jûemon in the drama "Yaegasumi Naniwa no Hamaogi". He also plays the role of Ono no Tôfû in "Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri". 1st lunar month of 1814: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Miyagi Asojirô and Okitsu no Nisa in the drama "Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. This is the first performance in Kabuki history of a play based on the "Asagao Nikki" world [casting]. 4th lunar month of 1814: "Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto" is staged with the same casting in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. 8th lunar month of 1814: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Kaiya Zenkichi and the monkey trainer Yojirô in the dramas "Kamikakete Chikai no Tsumagushi" and "Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi". He also plays the roles of Mashiba Hisayoshi and Oda Harudaka in the play "Hira-ga-Dake Yukimi no Jindate". 11th lunar month of 1814: Kichisaburô moves to Kyôto to participate in the Kitagawa no Shibai kaomise program. He plays the roles of Sasaki Tan'emon and Matsuno Kinsuke in the drama "Tsugi Awase Ekiro no Ume", whose plot and characters belong to the "Igagoe" world. 1st lunar month of 1815: Kichisaburô plays in the drama "Akiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. 5th lunar month of 1815: tour in Nagoya in the company of Arashi Izaburô I and Matsushima Gizaemon. Kichisaburô performs in the dramas "Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri" and "Daikyôji Mukashi Goyomi", which are staged within the temple Seijuin. 9th lunar month of 1815: Kichisaburô plays the role of Kowari Dennai in the drama "Katakiuchi Ura no Asagiri", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. 2nd lunar month of 1816: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Akizuki Daizen and the yakko Tsumahei in the drama "Sono no Yuki Koi no Kumidai", whose plot and characters belong to the "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari" world and which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. 8th lunar month of 1816: Kichisaburô plays the role of Aburaya Yohei in the drama "Aburauri Kuruwa Monogatari", which is staged in the same theater. 9th lunar month of 1816: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Sasahara Hayato in the drama "Koi Momiji Ogura Shikishi". 11th lunar month of 1816: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Benkei in the drama "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi". 1st lunar month of 1817: Kichisaburô moves to the Kado no Shibai and plays the role of Sutewakamaru in the drama "Keisei Chikugo-ga-Fuchi". 7th lunar month of 1817: Kichisaburô performs in the play "Meisaku Kiri no Akebono", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. He also plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Senjin Fujito no Homare". 11th lunar month of 1817: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Tamaya Shimbei in the drama "Echizen Mikuni Fûfuzuka" [print]. His stage partner in the role of Demura Shimbei is Ichikawa Ebijûrô I. 2nd lunar month of 1818: the Naka no Shibai is destroyed by a fire. 5th lunar month of 1818: Kichisaburô plays 2 roles in the drama "Ôgiya Kumagai", which is staged at the Horie no Shibai. 8th lunar month of 1818: Kichisaburô is back at the Naka no Shibai, which reopens, and plays the roles of Yoshitoki and Akushichibyôei Kagekiyo in the drama "Musume Kagekiyo Yashima Nikki", which is produced at the Naka no Shibai par Asao Tokusaburô. His stage partners are Arashi Koroku IV (Oito) and Asao Kuzaemon I (Mataroku, Sajidayû). 11th lunar month of 1818: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Masaemon and Jûbei in the drama "Igagoe Dôchû Sugoroku". The roles of Oyone and Heisaku are played by Arashi Koroku IV and Asao Kuzaemon I. 1st lunar month of 1819: Kichisaburô plays three roles in the drama "Keisei Miyako Meguri", which is performed at the Naka no Shibai in Ôsaka. 9th lunar month of 1819: Kichisaburô plays the role of the larger-than-life thief Nippon Daemon in the play "Tôtômigata Koi no Shiranami". which is staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. 3rd lunar month of 1820: tour in Ise; Kichisaburô plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is staged at the Furuichi no Shibai. 1st lunar month of 1821: Arashi Kichisaburô II takes the name of Arashi Kitsusaburô I at the Naka no Shibai, playing 2 roles in the drama "Keisei Sato no Shimadai", which is produced by the zamoto Asao Yosaburô. His stage partners are the Edo stars Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Iwai hanshirô V. His nephew Arashi Daizaburô III takes the name of Arashi Kichisaburô III. 5th lunar month of 1821: Arashi Kitsusaburô I takes the name of Arashi Rikan I, holding the name for a few months before his death the 26th day of the 9th lunar month of 1821. Comments: Arashi Kitsusaburô I was an outstanding tachiyaku, endowed with a great body and a powerful voice, who achieved a great success in the Kamigata theaters, rivaling in popularity with stars like Nakamura Utaemon III or Onoe Kikugorô III. Jitsugotoshi, wagotoshi and nimaime roles were his forte. His best roles: Sasaki Moritsuna ("Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata"), Minamoto no Yorimasa, Miyagi Asojirô, Sasaki Tan'emon ("Igagoe"), Yojirô ("Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi"), Benkei, sumô wrestlers (Nuregami Chôgorô in "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki" or Iwakawa Jirokichi in "Sekitori Senryô Nobori"), Jûbei ("Igagoe") and Ono no Tôfû.
Arashi Kitsusaburô I in a shinie made by Jukôdô Yoshikuni in 1821 Print made by Shôkôsai in 1799 Print made by Utagawa Kunihiro in 1817 Print made by Asayama Kishikuni in 1821 The Arashi Kichisaburô line of actors The Arashi Rikan line of actors The Arashi Kitsusaburô line of actors |
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