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| Arashi Koshichi I | |
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The actor Arashi Koroku I held the name of Arashi Koshichi I from the 11th lunar month of 1775 to the 4th lunar month of 1776. |
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A mon of the Arashi Koshichi I |
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| Arashi Koshichi II Nakamura Kichisaburô III |
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Dates of birth and death Uunknown. His first stage name was Tamamura Tokusaburô, when he performed in minor theaters. He became a disciple of Arashi Koroku I at unknown times and he was allowed to take the name of Arashi Koshichi II after the retirement of his master. Later on, he called himself Arashi Tamatoku. His fame started to rise and he had the privilege of reviving the name of Somematsu Shichisaburô. He took the name of Somematsu Shichisaburô II in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1775, when he played the role of Hôjô Tokiyori in the kaomise drama "Kono Hana Sakae Hachinoki", which celebrated also the shûmei of Arashi Koroku II, Matsuyama Kogenji and Nakamura Shôgorô. He went to Edo in Fall 1786 and took the name of Nakamura Kichisaburô III in the 11th lunar month of 1786 at the Moritaza, where he performed in the kaomise drama "Onna Musha Kiku no Sen'yoki". He went back to Kamigata at the end of the 1780s. He was active up to 1792. We don't know what happens to him afterwards for he disappears from the records. |
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| Arashi Koshichi III | |
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Arashi Hinasuke III's child name was most likely Arashi Koshichi III. |
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| Arashi Koshichi IV Arashi Koshichi IV |
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Dates of birth and death Uunknown. Disciple of Arashi Hinasuke II, he started his career at the end of the 1800s. His first stage names were Arashi Umetarô, Kanô Umetarô and Arashi Sanjûrô VII. He took the names of Arashi Hinasuke V, Kanô Hinasuke II and Arashi Koshichi IV in 1827, in the 3rd lunar month of 1830 and at the end of 1831. No records of stage performances after 1837. |
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The short passage about Arashi Koshichi IV in the 1836 Ôsaka hyôbanki (the zone within the red shape) - The rank of Arashi Koshichi IV is is jô-jô (superior - superior) |
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