Stage names:

Arashi Kitsusaburô VI
Nakamura Tomitarô
Bandô Takeshirô
Bandô Tsurukichi

Real name: Ishihara Arata

Guild: Itamiya

Line number: ROKUDAIME (VI)

Birthday: 22 October 1944

Connections:

Master: Nakamura Tomijûrô

Career:

October 1944: born in the city of Kuwana (Mie prefecture).

May 1963: he becomes disciple of Bandô Tsurunosuke IV and appears on stage for the first time, at the Ôsaka Shinkabukiza, where he receives the name of Bandô Tsurukichi.

May 1964: Bandô Tsurunosuke IV and Bandô Tsurukichi take at the Kabukiza the respective names of Ichimura Takenojô VI and Bandô Takeshirô.

September 1972: Ichimura Takenojô VI and Bandô Takeshirô take at the Kabukiza the respective names of Nakamura Tomijûrô V and Nakamura Tomitarô.

October 1977: Tomitarô becomes nadai and takes at the Shimbashi Embujô the prestigious name of Arashi Kitsusaburô VI, playing the roles of the yakko Kikuhei and Yamashita Mondo in the dramas "Ishikiri Kajiwara" and "Kinkakuji".

Comments:

Arashi Kitsusaburô VI is a very active and talented supporting tachiyaku, who proved that he was worthy holding such a prestigious name. He plays frequently the role of the condemned man when his master Nakamura Tomijûrô plays the leading role of Kajiwara in the drama "Ishikiri Kajiwara". He is also a reputed tachimawari choreographer.

The Arashi Kitsusaburô line of actors