Stage names:
| Arashi Koroku III |  |
| Kanô Hinasuke I | |
| Arashi Hinasuke I | |
| Arashi Iwajirô I | |
Other name: Arashi Minshi I
Guild: Yoshidaya
Line number: SHODAI (I)
Poetry names: Minshi (1), Koshichi
Existence: 1741 ~ 29th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1796
Connection:
Father: Arashi Koroku I
Sons: Arashi Hinasuke II, Arashi Koroku IV, Arashi Hinasuke III, Arashi Koroku V
Son-in-law: Sawamura Sôjûrô III
Grandsons: Arashi Hinasuke IV, Sawamura Tanosuke II
Disciples: Arashi San'emon VI, Arashi San'emon VII, Seki San'emon
Career:
1741: born in Ôsaka. Son of the actor Arashi San'emon V, who gives him the name of Arashi Iwajirô I.
11th lunar month of 1752: Arashi Iwajirô I takes the name of Arashi Hinasuke I and appears on stage for the first time, as a wakaonnagata, playing with success in Namiki Shôzô I's drama "Nagoya Ori Hinatsuru no Nishiki", produced at the Kado no Shibai by the zamoto Mimasu Daigorô I.
11th lunar month of 1753: Hinasuke plays the role of Okuma in the drama "Kashû Narihira Ishi", which is performed at the Naka no Shibai in Ôsaka.
1756: Hinasuke and his father settle in Kyôto.
1st lunar month of 1758: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki", which is simultaneously produced at the Minamigawa no Shibai [casting] and the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting]; Hinasuke plays in the former theater the role of Zesai's daughter Otsuyu.
12th lunar month of 1759: Hinasuke becomes zamoto and produces the play "Bandai Fueki Hôrai Yakata".
2nd lunar month of 1760: Hinasuke produces the play "Keisei Sajikigatake", in which he plays the role of the courtesan Kakehashi. His virtuosity at playing shamisen is appreciated by the connoisseurs.
11th lunar month of 1760: Hinasuke plays in the drama "Miura no Ôsuke Toshi Tokuma Ude", which is produced by Anegawa Shinshirô II at the Naka no Shibai. He plays the role of Tamakoto, the daughter of Miura, a role played by Fujikawa Heikurô.
1st lunar month of 1761: his rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, is jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent).
4th lunar month of 1762: first Kabuki adaptation of the 5-act puppet theater drama "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai; Hinasuke plays the role of Shinobu [casting].
7th lunar month of 1763: Hinasuke plays the role of Haru in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is produced at the Kado no Shibai by Nakayama Bunshichi I. His stage partners are Nakayama Bunshichi I (Matsuômaru, Terukuni), Nakayama Shinkurô I (Kakuju, Shihei), Bandô Toyosaburô I (Shiratayû), Anegawa Daikichi (Tonami, Yae), Asao Tamejûrô I (Hyôei, Shundô Genba), Nakayama Raisuke I (Umeômaru), Fujikawa Hachizô I (Genzô, Sukune Tarô), Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II (Sakuramaru), Yoshizawa Sakinosuke II (Chiyo, Tatsuta) and Nakamura Kichiemon I (Kan Shôjô).
9th lunar month of 1764: première in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai of "Hare Kosode Tsuzure no Nishiki", based on the puppet drama "Katakiuchi Tsuzure no Nishiki", which is produced by Mimasu Daigorô I. A similar play was staged one day before under a different title, "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki", at the Kado no Shibai. The competition for the best performance and the best line-up is open between the 2 theaters. The performance at the Kado no Shibai is more successful than the one at the Naka no Shibai; Hinasuke plays at the Naka no Shibai the role of Oroku [casting].
5th lunar month of 1766: first Kabuki adaptation of the 5 acts puppet theater drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai; Hinasuke plays the role of Princess Yaegaki [casting].
12th lunar month of 1766: Hinasuke produces at the Kado no Shibai the play "Hirakana Seisuiki" in which he plays the role of Umegae. His stage partners are Nakayama Shinkurô I (Gonshirô), Fujikawa Hachizô I (Matsuemon, Higuchi no Jirô Kanemitsu), Yoshizawa Ayame III (Oyoshi, Tomoe), Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II (Kajiwara Genta Kagesue), Nakayama Raisuke I (Shigetada), Arashi Koroku I (Enju) and Arashi Shichigorô II (Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka).
7th lunar month of 1767: Hinasuke plays the role of Otatsu in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which is staged at the Kado no Shibai to commemorate the 6th anniversary (7th memorial service) of the passing away of Fujikawa Heikurô [casting].
Spring 1768: tour in Nagoya. Hinasuke plays the roles of Tôyama and Matahei in Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's drama "Keisei Hangonkô".
12th lunar month of 1768: Hinasuke plays the roles of Nuregami Chôgorô and Oteru in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which is produced by Yamashita Yaozô I in Ôsaka. The performance is extremely successful and extended to please Hinasuke's fans.
Summer 1769: Hinasuke and the playwright Namiki Shôzô I tour together in the Awa province on Shikoku Island.
11th lunar month of 1769: Hinasuke is back to Kyôto. He plays the role of the courtesan Naniwazu in the play "Asahimaru Genji Kagami", which is produced by Onoe Kumesuke. Hinasuke successfully ends the performance with an amazing lion dance ("Shakkyô").
1770: tour on Miyajima Island in the company of Arashi Sangorô II.
11th lunar month of 1770: Hinasuke is back to Kyôto. He plays the role of the courtesan Shizuhara in the play "Sakae Genji Gojin no Kachidoki", which is produced at the Kitagawa no Shibai by Mimasu Tokujirô.
3rd ~ 5th lunar months of 1771: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", produced by Mimasu Tokujirô I at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Hinasuke plays the roles of Sadaka and Omiwa [casting].
4th lunar month of 1771: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of Kan Shôjô in the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".
11th lunar month of 1771: Hinasuke plays at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of the dancer Okumi in the kaomise drama "Bandai Isaoshi Genji", which is produced by Arashi Sanjûrô II.
1st lunar month of 1772: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the roles of the keisei Sakurado and Shôsuke's sister Osuga in the ni-no-kawari "Keisei Sakura Goten".
Fall 1772: Hinasuke plays the role of Sadaka in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", which is produced by Arashi Sanjûrô II in Kyôto.
9th lunar month of 1773: Hinasuke plays the role of Otoku in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô", which is produced by the zamoto Ogawa Kichitarô I for the nadai Ôsaka Tazaemon at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partners are Nakayama Raisuke I (Shôgen) and Mimasu Daigorô I (Matahei).
12th lunar month of 1773: Hinasuke plays the roles of Kampei and Osono in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is produced in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai by the zamoto Arashi Matsujirô I.
11th lunar month of 1774: Hinasuke moves to Kyôto and takes part in the kaomise program "Akanesasu Kogane no Maruyama", which is produced by Fujikawa Sango. His stage partners are Onoe Kikugorô I, Onoe Matsusuke I and Sawamura Sôjûrô III.
3rd lunar month of 1775: Hinasuke plays the role of the sumô wrestler Nuregami Chôgorô in the play "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which is staged in the same theater. His stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Hanaregoma Chôkichi is Onoe Matsusuke I.
9th lunar month of 1775: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".
11th lunar month of 1775: Hinasuke settles in Ôsaka and plays in the drama "Gohiiki Tenmokuzan", which is produced by Mimasu Matsunojô at the Naka no Shibai.
12th lunar month of 1775: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the roles of Yuranosuke and Oshun in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura".
1st lunar month of 1776: his rank in Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent).
5th lunar month of 1776: his father Arashi Koshichi I appears on stage for the last time, in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. The 2 actors play together in the drama "Komochi Yamamba Iohata Nishiki", which is produced by Mimasu Matsunojô. Hinasuke plays also the great role of Danshichi Kurobei in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami". His stage partners are Arashi Kichisaburô I (Tokubei) and Mimasu Daigorô I (Sabu).
7th lunar month of 1776: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".
11th lunar month of 1776: Hinasuke plays 2 roles in the play "Ehôgura Sankai Meisho", which is produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai.
4th lunar month of 1777: premiere of Namiki Gohachi's drama "Tenmangû Natane no Gokû", co-written with Nakamura Akei and Tatsuoka Mansaku, which is staged at the Kado no Shibai; Hinasuke plays the roles of Fujiwara no Shihei and Kakuju [casting].
9th lunar month of 1777: Hinasuke plays the roles of Yazaemon, Gimpei, Tomomori, Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the drama "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura", which is performed at the Kado no Shibai.
11th lunar month of 1777: Hinasuke plays at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Shôki (in reality Shinozuka Iga-no-Kami) and Inukai Rokurobei in the kaomise drama "Ôiri Kabuki no Tsuitachi", which is produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I.
4th lunar month of 1778: premiere in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohei's play "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri"; Hinasuke plays the roles of Ishikawa Goemon and Akechi Samagorô [casting].
9th lunar month of 1778: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of Hangaku in the drama "Wada Gassen Onna Maizuru".
7th lunar month of 1779: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the roles of Ishikawa Akuemon and Ashiya Shôgen in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami".
9th lunar month of 1779: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of Asaina in the drama "Azuma Kagami Mikari no Maki".
11th lunar month of 1779: Hinasuke moves to Kyôto and plays in the drama "Kaikei Kikkeigawara", which is produced by Somematsu Shichisaburô II.
1st lunar month of 1780: Hinasuke's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is dai-jô-jô-kichi (grand - superior - superior - excellent). Namiki Gohei's drama "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri" is produced for the first time in Kyôto; Hinasuke plays the role of Ishikawa Goemon [casting].
9th lunar month of 1780: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the roles of Tokiyo, Kakuju and Matsuômaru in the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".
11th lunar month of 1780: first and last stay in Edo. Hinasuke plays at the Moritaza in the kaomise drama "Tokimekiya Oedo no Hatsuyuki" but his performance is not well received by the critics and the audience. He is humiliated and decides to go back to Kamigata as fast as possible.
1st lunar month of 1781: Hinasuke is back in Kyôto, triumphing in the play "Miyako no Hamaogi", which is produced by Yamashita Yaozô. His terrible stay in Edo is forgotten.
6th lunar month of 1781: tour in the Kishû province.
9th lunar month of 1781: Hinasuke plays the roles of Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka, Matsuemon and Higuchi no Jirô Kanemitsu in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki", which is produced par Yamashita Yaozô I at the Kitagawa no Shibai. His stage partners are Onoe Kikugorô I (Enju, Shigetada), Arashi Sangorô II (Kajiwara Genta Kagesue), Sawamura Kunitarô I (Chidori), Shibazaki Rinzaemon II (Takatsuna, Gonshirô), Arashi San'emon VI (Ofude) and Anegawa Minato II (Oyoshi). Hinasuke falls suddenly ill and is replaced by Nakamura Tôzô.
1st lunar month of 1782: his rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is goku-dai-jô-jô-kichi (extreme - grand - superior - superior - excellent).
3rd lunar month of 1782: Hinasuke plays the roles of Yuranosuke, Tonase, Moronô and Sadakurô in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is produced in Kyôto at the Higashigawa no Shibai by the zamoto Yamashita Yaozô I.
5th lunar month of 1782: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the roles of the sumô wrestler Hanaregoma Chôkichi and Okô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki". His stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Nuregami Chôgorô is Yamashita Yaozô I.
Summer 1782: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of Fukashichi in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin".
1st lunar month of 1783: Hinasuke plays the role of the fox Tadanobu in the drama "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura", which is produced in Kyôto at the Shijô Nishi no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of Shizuka Gozen is Nakamura Tomijûrô I.
3rd lunar month of 1783: tour in Nagoya. Hinasuke performs at the Ôsu no Shibai.
7th lunar month of 1783: the play "Kagamiyama Kokyô no Nishikie" is performed for the first time in Ôsaka, at the Kado no Shibai. Hinasuke plays the role of the vile court lady Iwafuji. His stage partners are Sawamura Kunitarô I (Onoe) and Yamashita Kinsaku II (Ohatsu).
1st lunar month of 1785: Hinasuke plays the roles of Sagisaka Sanai, Shigenoi and Takemura Sadanoshin in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna", which is performed in Ôsaka at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai.
9th lunar month of 1785: Hinasuke plays the roles of Ishidô Umanojô, Teraoka Heiemon, Amakawaya Gihei and Kakokawa Honzô in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is produced in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai, commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Onoe Kikugorô I.
Fall 1785: tour in Ise, Kuwana and Misaki with Shibazaki Rinzaemon II; Hinasuke plays the roles of Tadanobu, Igami no Gonta and the fox Genkurô in the classic "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura".
11th lunar month of 1785: Hinasuke is back in Kyôto and plays the roles of Matsuômaru and Kakuju in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is produced by his son Arashi Hidenosuke I.
1st lunar month of 1786: Hinasuke is back in Ôsaka and performs in the drama "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi", which is produced by Arashi Umanosuke at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai.
2nd lunar month of 1786: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of the legendary thief Nippon Daemon in the drama "Akiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi".
3rd lunar month of 1786: Hinasuke moves to the Naka no Shibai and plays the role of Hangaku in the drama "Wada Gassen Onna Maizuru", which is produced by Nakamura Noshio II. He also plays the roles of Ishikawa Goemon and Watônai in the plays "Kamagafuchi Futatsu Domoe" and "Kokusen'ya Gassen".
5th lunar month of 1786: Arashi Hinasuke I takes the name of Kanô Hinasuke I.
3rd lunar month of 1787: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Namiki Gohei's drama "Taikô Shinkenki", a play similar to "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi"; Hinasuke plays the roles of Rokusuke, Okô and Mashiba Hisayoshi [casting].
8th lunar month of 1787: Namiki Gohei's drama "Taikô Shinkenki", which was premiered in the 3rd lunar month at the Naka no Shibai, is staged for the first time in Kyôto; Hinasuke plays the roles of Rokusuke, Okô, Mashiba Hisayoshi and Yoshioka Ichimisai [casting].
1790: Hinasuke writes and publishes "Minshisen", a book of commentaries on the greatest roles of his career.
12th lunar month of 1790: Hinasuke plays for the last time the role of Ishikawa Goemon in the play "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri", which is performed at the Naka no Shibai. The role of Mashiba Hisayoshi is played by Arashi Sangorô II.
7th lunar month of 1791: Hinasuke plays for the last time the role of Danshichi Kurobei in the drama "Natsu Matsu Naniwa Kagami", which is staged at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai.
7th lunar month of 1792: Hinasuke plays the role of Gotobei in the play "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô", which is performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in Kyôto.
3rd lunar month of 1793: Hinasuke plays the roles of Mizuo Jûzaemon and Tôken Jûbei in the drama "Hirai Gompachi Yoshiwara Gayoi", which is produced in Ôsaka by the zamoto Asao Okujirô I.
5th lunar month of 1793: Hinasuke plays in the same theater the role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".
11th lunar month of 1793: Kanô Hinasuke I takes in the same theater the name of Arashi Koroku III in Ôsaka, playing the main role of the play "Chûshin Kôshaku".
5th lunar month of 1794: Arashi Koroku III celebrates his shûmei in Kyôto, at the Shijô Nishi no Shibai, playing the prestigious role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the jidaimono "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".
5th lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Nishi no Shibai (Kyôto) of Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime"; Koroku plays the role of Sasano Sangobei [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; Koroku plays the role of Oginoya Yaegiri [casting].
11th lunar month of 1795: Koroku plays in Chikamatsu Tokuzô's kaomise drama "Ichiban Yari Tôkai Suzuri", which is produced by Fujikawa Hachizô III in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai.
1st lunar month of 1796: Koroku plays in the same theater 5 roles in the new year drama "Keisei Hana no Ôminato", commonly called "Tôjin Goroshi".
3rd lunar month of 1796: Koroku is about to play in "Hade Kurabe Ishikawazome" but falls seriously ill and dies at the end of the month. His tombstone is located in the precinct of Hômyôji Temple in Ôsaka.
Comments:
Arashi Koroku III was one of the finest and greatest Kamigata actors who achieved an amazing success during the second half of the eighteenth century. He was also the first actor to play the role of Ishikawa Goemon and had a partiality for the katakiyaku and the hengemono roles.
Arashi Koroku III portraying Asaina Saburô
in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III in 1861
Print made by Katsukawa Shunshô in 1780
Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1852
The Kanô Hinasuke line of actors
The Arashi Hinasuke line of actors
The Arashi Koroku line of actors