Stage names:

Kataoka Nizaemon VII
Asao Kunigorô II
Yamazawa Kunigorô
Asao Kunigorô II
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Other name:

Kataoka Gadô I

Guild: Matsushimaya

Line number: SHICHIDAIME (VII)

Poetry names: Manmaro, Bairi, Gadô (1)

Blazon: the ideogram for two (2 horizontal bars) in a circle

Existence: 1755 ~ 1st day of the 3rd lunar month of 1837 ^[1]

Connections:

Brother: Asao Kunigorô I

Masters: Asao Tamejûrô I, Nakamura Jûzô I

Sons: Kataoka Ainosuke I, Kataoka Shimamaru

Adopted sons: Kataoka Nizaemon VIII, Kataoka Matsusuke II, Kataoka Ayame

Grandsons: Kataoka Gatô II, Kataoka Ichizô III, Mimasu Inemaru I

Disciples: Kataoka Ichizô I, Kataoka Ainosuke II, Kataoka Ichimatsu

Career:

1755 ~ 1787: born in Ôsaka. He was recruited and trained by Nakamura Jûzô I, performing under the name of Nakamura Matsusuke in Ôsaka in a troupe of children actors (Kodomo Shibai). The star Asao Tamejûrô I took him as a disciple and gave him in 1777 the name of Asao Kunigorô II. After a few years, he was expelled from the Asao clan because of a quarrel with his master. He took for a while the name of Yamazawa Kunigorô. He quickly received the pardon of Asao Tamejûrô I and could take back the name of Asao Kunigorô II.

11th lunar month of 1784: Kunigorô played in Kyôto at the Nishi no Shibai the role of Miura Danjô in Tatsuoka Mansaku's kaomise drama "Kuni no Hana Ôshimadai", which was produced by Nakayama Ihachi II.

8th lunar month of 1787: Namiki Gohê's drama "Taikô Shinkenki", which was premiered in the 3rd lunar month of 1787 at the Naka no Shibai, was staged for the first time in Kyôto; Kunigorô played the role of Kyôgoku no Takumi [casting].

End of the 1st lunar month of 1788: Asao Kunigorô II was allowed to take the prestigious name of Kataoka Nizaemon, in Kyôto at the Nishi no Shibai. The theater was destroyed by a big fire and the troupe has to move to Ôsaka to perform at the Ônishi no Shibai.

2nd lunar month of 1788: Asao Kunigorô II took the name of Kataoka Nizaemon VII at the Ônishi no Shibai, playing the roles of Yakushiji Jirozaemon, Sagisaka Bannai (in reality Teraoka Heiemon) and Ôta Ryôchiku for the premiere of the drama "Gishinden Yomikiri Kôshaku" [more details]; his stage partners were Arashi Sangorô II, Sawamura Kunitarô I, Nakamura Jûzô II, Anegawa Shinshirô III, Arashi Kichisaburô II, Yoshizawa Iroha I, Arashi Hinasuke III, Otowa Jirosaburô II, Sawamura Kunijûrô and Nakayama Tajirô.

15th day of the 9th lunar month of 1789 ^[4]: the actor Mihogi Gizaemon II died. He received posthumously the name of Kataoka Nizaemon VI.

7th lunar month of 1791: Nizaemon played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the prestigious role of Danshichi Kurobê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which was produced by Kameya Kumenojô and staged in its full length (nine acts); his stage partners were Arashi Kichisaburô II (Issun Tokubê) and Nakamura Tôzô I (Tsuribune Sabu, Mikawaya Giheiji).

11th lunar month of 1791: Nizaemon played at the Nishigawa no Shibai the role of Tawara no Tôta in the drama "Hakubai Genji Shugi no Hajime", which was produced by Anegawa Kumajirô.

7th lunar month of 1792: Nizaemon played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Izumi no Saburô in the drama "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô"; the role of Gotobê was played by Kanô Hinasuke I.

2nd lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Namiki Gohei I's drama "Shima Meguri Uso no Kikigaki"; the last scenes were a sewamono drama, which will be staged independently in the 5th lunar month of 1794 under the title "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime"; Nizaemon played the role of Sasano Sangobei [more details].

Fall 1794: Nizaemon, Nakamura Noshio II and the playwright Namiki Gohei I went together to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1794: Nizaemon performed at the Miyakoza in the kaomise drama "Uruô Tosshi Meika no Homare".

1st lunar month of 1795: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Miyakoza; Nizaemon played the role of Sasano Sangobê [casting].

4th lunar month of 1795: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Kô no Moronô, Ono Kudayû and Amakawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

9th lunar month of 1795: Nizaemon played in the same theater 2 roles in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami".

1st lunar month of 1796: Nizaemon performed in the same theater in the drama "Furiwakegami Aoyagi Soga".

4th lunar month of 1796: Nizaemon played at the Miyakoza the roles of Matsunaga Daizen and Zesai in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki".

7th lunar month of 1796: Nizaemon played at the Miyakoza the roles of Fujiwara no Shihei, Kakuju and Shiratayû in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

9th lunar month of 1796: the play "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" was staged for the first time in Edo, simultaneously at the Kiriza and the Miyakoza; Nizaemon played the role of Kyôgoku no Takumi in the latter theater [casting].

11th lunar month of 1796: third kaomise at the Miyakoza; Nizaemon performed in the drama "Seiwa Nidai Ôyose Genji".

5th lunar month of 1797: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Kajiwara Heiji and Gonshirô in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

8th lunar month of 1797: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Hôjô Tokimasa, Inage Zenji and Wadahei in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata".

11th lunar month of 1797: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka. He played at the Kado no Shibai 2 roles in the drama "Mote Hayasu Manryô no Tachibana", which was produced by Nakayama Yosaburô II.

1st lunar month of 1798: his rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, jitsuaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

5th lunar month of 1798: Nizaemon played in the same theater the great role of Danshichi Kurobê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which was staged in its full length (nine acts); his stage partners were Nakayama Bunzô (Issun Tokubê), Seki Sanjûrô I (Tsuribune Sabu), Yamashita Kinsaku II (Okaji) and Yoshizawa Iroha I (Otatsu).

7th lunar month of 1798: Nizaemon played in the same theater the prestigious role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

11th lunar month of 1798: the kaomise drama "Tsuki Yuki Hana no Kaomise", which was supposed to be produced by Nakayama Yosaburô II at the Kado no Shibai, was in fact performed in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai; Nizaemon played the role of Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

1st lunar month of 1799: Nizaemon played in the same theater 2 roles in the drama "Keisei Hina no Shimabara", which was produced by Hayagumo Chôdayû.

9th lunar month of 1799: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu and Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki", which was produced by Arashi Otokichi. He also played the role of Kurofune in the drama "Kurofune Deiri Minato".

11th lunar month of 1799: Nizaemon was supposed to perform at the Naka no Shibai but the performance was in fact staged in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai. He played the roles of Zesai, Yamaguchi Kurojirô and Matsunaga Daizen in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki"; his stage partners were Sawamura Sôjûrô III (Tôkichi), Nakamura Utaemon III (Gumpei) and Nakayama Ittoku I (Princess Yuki). He also played the role of Sasano Sangobê in the drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime".

11th lunar month of 1799: Nizaemon moved to the Minamigawa no Shibai; he played the roles of Mitsuhide and Ranpei in the dramas "Ama-ga-Shita Shiru Kikyô no Hataage" and "Saiwai Ariwara Keizu".

1st lunar month of 1800: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Naka no Shibai 3 roles in the drama "Hana Ikada Yodogawa Banashi", which was produced by Nakamura Somenosuke.

3rd lunar month of 1800: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto and played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Sasaki Takatsuna, Wadahei and Hôjô Tokimasa in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata".

11th lunar month of 1800: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Saisaki Iga no Kami and Masamune in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari", which was produced by his son Kataoka Ainosuke I.

1st lunar month of 1801: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played 2 roles at the Naka no Shibai in Chikamatsu Tokuzô's drama "Tsugiawase Koshiji no Ume", which was produced by Yamashita Tokujirô.

2nd lunar month of 1801: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto and played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Takechi Samagorô and Kajisuke in the drama "Keisei Kakehashi Monogatari", which was produced by his son Kataoka Ainosuke I.

8th lunar month of 1801: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Shima no Koheiji and Kajiwara Shinjûrô in the dramas "Yamato Kotoba Suikoden" and "Meisaku Kiriko no Akebono".

10th lunar month of 1801: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Karaki Masaemon in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa", which was produced by Yamashita Tokujirô.

11th lunar month of 1801: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto, playing at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Karaki Masaemon in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa", which was produced by Arashi Kumanosuke.

1st lunar month of 1802: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Kado no Shibai 2 roles in the drama "Keisei Midori no Hayashi", which was produced by Anegawa Kamesaburô to celebrate the arrival in Ôsaka of the Edo star Ichikawa Danzô IV.

2nd lunar month of 1802: Nizaemon was supposed to perform in the same theater but he suddenly fell ill and had to be replaced by Ôtani Tomoemon II and Mimasu Daigorô III.

3rd ~ 5th lunar months of 1802: Nizaemon was back on stage and played in the same theater the roles of En'ya Hangan and Teraoka Heiemon in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which starred Ichikawa Danzô IV in seven roles!

5th lunar month of 1802: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Ranpei in the drama "Saiwai Ariwara Keizu". The troupe had to move at the end of the month to a different theater, the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai, and performed in the dramas "Saiwai Ariwara Keizu", "Heike Nyogo no Shima" and "Gokusaishiki Musume Ôgi", which were produced by Onoe Yatarô.

9th lunar month of 1802: Nizaemon moved to the Naka no Shibai to play the role of Takechi Mitsuhide in the drama "Ehon Taikôki", which was produced by Yamashita Tokujirô.

11th lunar month of 1802: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto, playing in the precinct of the temple Inaba Yakushiji the role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki". At the end of the month, he took part in the kaomise of the Minamigawa no Shibai, playing the roles of Hanaregoma Chôkichi and Jûjibê in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki".

1st lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Matsuemon, Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu and Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki", which was produced by Anegawa Kumajirô.

2nd lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon moved to the Kado no Shibai to play the roles of Matsuômaru, Kakuju and Shiratayû in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was produced by Yamashita Tokujirô.

5th lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Chôemon in the drama "Atsurae Ori Shusu no Obiya"; his partner in the role of Ohan was Segawa Rokô III.

7th lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto to play at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Matsuemon, Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu and Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki", which was produced by Azuma Tomijirô.

8th lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Tokichi was the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki". He also played the roles of Kurofune and Koman in "Sugata Kurabe Deiri no Minato".

9th lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Monogusa Tarô and Hanzaemon in the drama "Monogusa Monogatari".

10th lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Matsuômaru and Kakuju in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

11th lunar month of 1803: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Kado no Shibai the role of the yakko Tsunehei in the kaomise drama "Hatsu Yagura Kogane no Manmaku", which was produced by Nakamura Noshio III. The troupe moved to the Kita no Shinchi Shibai in the 12th lunar month to perform in the same program for 10 days.

1st lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Isoroku and Nagaoka Yusai in the drama "Keisei Hako Denju". He also played the role of Matsuômaru in some scenes of "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which ended the program.

3rd lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto to play at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of the King of thieves Ishikawa Goemon in the drama "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri", which was produced in Kyôto by Hayagumo Chôdayû and Kameya Kumenojô; the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi was played by Ichikawa Danzô IV. The 2 stars, in the company of Nakamura Utaemon III, Arashi Sangorô III and Yamashita Yaozô I, performed together in "Kanadehon Chûshingura", Nizaemon playing the roles of En'ya Hangan and Teraoka Heiemon.

5th lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Umesuke in "Yadonashi Danshichi Shigure no Karakasa"; his stage partners were Nakamura Utaemon III (Danshichi) and Segawa Rokô III (Otomi).

8th lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon moved back to Ôsaka to perform at the Kado no Shibai in the drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari", which was produced by Nakamura Noshio III. He also played the role of Kanroku in "Shinpan Utasaimon".

9th lunar month of 1804: final performance in Ôsaka for the Edo star Segawa Rokô III, who played in the same theater the prestigious role of Kuzu-no-Ha in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami". Nizaemon was his stage partner for the roles of Dôman and Yakanpei [illustration].

10th lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Hanzaemon in "Monogusa Monogatari".

11th lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon moved to the Naka no Shibai to perform in the kaomise drama "Minoriyoshi Kane no Naruki", which was produced by Yoshizawa Enjirô I; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô IV, Arashi Sangorô III, Asao Kuzaemon I and Yoshizawa Iroha I.

12th lunar month of 1804: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Tôkichi in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki", which was produced by Anegawa Kamesaburô.

1st lunar month of 1805: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Sôzaemon in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Ama no Hagoromo".

3rd lunar month of 1805: Nizaemon moved to the Kado no Shibai to perform in the productions of Arashi Torasaburô.

8th lunar month of 1805: tour in Nagoya; Nizaemon played in the precinct of the Seijuin Temple the role of Shunkan in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Heike Nyogo no Shima"; his stage partners were Nakamura Utaemon III (Tanzaemon), Fujikawa Tomokichi I (Chidori) and Ôtani Tomoemon II (Senoo Tarô).

9th lunar month of 1805: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto to play at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Sôroku in the drama "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi", which was produced by Fujikawa Tomosaburô. He also played the role of Magoemon in "Keisei Sandogasa", sharing the stage with Nakamura Utaemon III (Kameya Chûbê) and Fujikawa Tomokichi I (the courtesan Umegawa).

Fall 1805: Nizaemon moved to the Shimonomori Shibai to play the roles of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane and Ranpei in the dramas "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki" and "Ranpei Monogurui".

8th lunar month of 1806: Nizaemon played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane and Rokuyata in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki", which was produced by Nakamura Karoku I.

12th lunar month of 1806: Nizaemon took part in the kaomise of the Kado no Shibai, sharing the stage with the stars Ichikawa Danzô IV and Nakamura Utaemon III. The three stars performed together in the kaomise drama "Ôsakazuki Asahi no Hôrai", which was produced by Yoshizawa Minosuke.

1st lunar month of 1807: Nizaemon played in the same theater 3 roles in Tatsuoka Mansaku's drama "Keisei Takasago no Matsu", which was produced by Yoshizawa Minosuke.

3rd lunar month of 1807: tour in Nagoya; Nizaemon played in the dramas "Monogusa Tarô Monogatari" (roles of Monogusa Tarô and Hanzaemon), "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" (Matsuômaru, Kakuju, Shiratayû) and "Hirakana Seisuiki" (Matsuemon, Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu, Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka).

8th lunar month of 1807: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka to play at the Naka no Shibai the role of Koheiji in the drama "Yamato Kotoba Suikoden", which was produced by Asao Okujirô I.

11th lunar month of 1807: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Akizuki Daizen and Masamune in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô III.

1st lunar month of 1808: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nagawa Tokusuke I's ni-no-kawari new year drama "Keisei Shina Sadame"; Nizaemon played the roles of Sanpachi and Umezu Kamon [casting].

3rd lunar month of 1808: Nizaemon moved to the Kado no Shibai to play 3 roles in the drama "Tengajaya-mura".

5th lunar month of 1808: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Ishikawa Goemon in the drama "Konoshita Kage Hazama Gassen".

6th lunar month of 1808: tour in Nagoya for a troupe led by Nizaemon, Nakayama Tomisaburô I, Ogino Izaburô II, Ichikawa Ichizô I, Nakayama Bungorô I and Ichikawa Yaozô IV; they performed at the Tachibana no Shibai in dramas like "Keisei Takasago no Matsu", "Futa Meoto Sarashi no Hinagata" or "Azuma Kagami Mikari no Maki".

8th lunar month of 1808: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka to perform at the Kado no Shibai.

9th lunar month of 1808: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Sadanoshin, Shigenoi and Edohei in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". He also played the role of Iwanaga Saemon in "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki".

11th lunar month of 1808: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto for the kaomise at the Minamigawa no Shibai. He played the roles of Sadanoshin, Sanai, Shigenoi and Edohei in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". He also played the role of Iwanaga Saemon in "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki"; his stage partners were Nakayama Tomisaburô I (Akoya) and Nakayama Bunshichi III (Shigetada)

1st lunar month of 1809: his rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was ô-jô-jô-kichi (grand - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual].

5th lunar month of 1809: Nizaemon returned in Ôsaka and played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Benkei and Matsuômaru in the dramas "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi" and "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which were produced by Arashi Kamesaburô.

8th lunar month of 1809: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Yokozô and Takasaka Danjô in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô".

9th lunar month of 1809: Nizaemon moved to the Kado no Shibai to play the role of the king of thieves Ishikawa Goemon in the drama "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri", which was produced by Mimasu Kumesaburô; the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi was played by Nakayama Shinkurô III.

10th lunar month of 1809: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Sôroku in the drama "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi"; the roles of Miyagino and Shinobu were played by Nakayama Yoshio I and Kanô Minshi I.

11th lunar month of 1809: Nizaemon settled in Kyôto and performed at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the kaomise drama, which was produced by Kameya Kumenojô. He played the roles of Takasaka Danjô and Yokozô in the jidaimono drama "Honchô Nijûshikô". He also performed with Nakayama Yoshio I and Arashi Sangorô III in the drama "Sumiyoshi Monogatari".

12th lunar month of 1809: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai the roles of Matsuemon, Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu and Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki", which was produced par Onoe Tokujirô.

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"; Nizaemon played the roles of Nagasaki Shirozaemon, Kuwanaya Tokuzô and Asakawa Kuranosuke [casting].

3rd lunar month of 1810: tour in Ise in the company of Nakayama Yoshio I and Nakayama Hyakka. Nizaemon played the role of Yokozô in the classic "Honchô Nijûshikô", 5 roles in "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna" and the role of Raigen in "Hime Komatsu Ne-no-Hi no Asobi".

6th lunar month of 1810: tour in Nagoya. Nizaemon performed at the Tachibana no Shibai.

8th lunar month of 1810: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka. He played at the Kado no Shibai in the drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi", which was produced by Arashi Tomisaburô.

9th lunar month of 1810: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Tokaiya Ginpei, Taira no Tomomori and Igami no Gonta in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

11th lunar month of 1810: Nizaemon settled in Kyôto. He performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi", which was produced by Hoteiya Umenojô.

1st lunar month of 1811: Nizaemon returned in Ôsaka and played at the Naka no Shibai 2 roles in the drama "Keisei Umayaji no Ume", which was produced by Fujikawa Tatsuzô.

2nd lunar month of 1811: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Abe no Sadatô in the drama "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara". He also played the roles of Koman and Shôbei in "Sugata Kurabe Deiri no Minato".

4th lunar month of 1811: Nizaemon performed at the Shukuin no Shibai in Sakai. He played several roles in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna".

Summer 1811: tour in the province of Bichû.

9th lunar month of 1811: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Genpachi and Gonkurô in the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari". The same play was staged with the same casting in the 11th lunar month at the Kitagawa no Shibai in Kyôto.

12th lunar month of 1811: Nizaemon was back at the Naka no Shibai.

1st lunar month of 1812: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Koshino Kanzaemon in the drama "Keisei Yamato Zôshi", which was produced by Nakamura Daikichi.

2nd lunar month of 1812: Nizaemon played in the same theater the prestigious role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

3rd ~ 4th lunar months of 1812: tour in Nagoya with Asao Kuzaemon I, Nakamura Karoku I, Nakamura Daikichi I and Onoe Shinshichi II. They performed in the precinct of the Inari shrine.

8th lunar month of 1812: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto, playing at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Nagasaki Shirozaemon, Tokuzô and Asakawa Kuranosuke in the drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta". He also performed in "Sumidagawa Yukari no Gonichi".

1st lunar month of 1813: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Kado no Shibai 4 roles in the drama "Ane Imôto Date no Ôkido", which was produced by Ichikawa Zentarô.

10th lunar month of 1813: Nizaemon played at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai the role of Yokozô in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô".

11th lunar month of 1813: Nizaemon played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of En'ya Hangan, Teraoka Heiemon and Amakawaya Gihei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". Nizaemon went back to Ôsaka at the end of the month to play at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Sasaki Takatsuna and Wadahei in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata".

1st lunar month of 1814: Nizaemon played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Namiroku, Nanagusa Shirô and Yodohei in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Kane ga Sakura".

3rd lunar month of 1814: Nizaemon performed in the same theater in the drama "Katakiuchi Nitô Eiyûki".

4th lunar month of 1814: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Jisuke in "Yadonashi Danshichi Shigure no Karakasa".

10th lunar month of 1814: tour in Nagoya. Nizaemon played notably at the Ôsu no Shibai the role of Gotobê in the drama "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô".

11th lunar month of 1814: Nizaemon was back in Kyôto, playing at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Sawai Jôgorô and Karaki Masaemon in the drama "Tsugi Awase Ekiji no Ume".

1st lunar month of 1815: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and performed at the Naka no Shibai in the drama "Akiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi", which was produced by Kataoka Ichimatsu.

8th lunar month of 1815: Nizaemon moved to the Kado no Shibai and played the roles of Sadaka and the fisherman Fukashichi (in reality Kanawa Gorô Imakuni) in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin".

Fall 1815: tour in Nagoya. Nizaemon performed in the precinct of the Seijuin temple, playing among others 5 roles in the dance "Rokkasen" and 4 roles in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna".

1st lunar month of 1816: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Karaki Masaemon in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa", which was produced by Nakamura Utagorô. He also played the role of Yonegorô in "Kintai Bashi".

2nd lunar month of 1816: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Magoemon in "Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai".

5th lunar month of 1816: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Harunaga and Masakiyo in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki".

9th lunar month of 1816: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of the wicked priest Narukami in the drama "Hana no Kumo Narukami Fudô"; the role of Princess Taema was played by Nakayama Yoshio I. He also played 3 roles in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" and 2 roles in "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna".

Winter 1817: Nizaemon and several Kamigata actors, including Bandô Jûtarô, went together up to Edo.

3rd lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon performed at the Kiriza, playing in "Shinbutai Megumi no Ishizue", "Azuma Kagami Soga Sewagoto" and "Asa Zakura Sumida no Hakkei"; his Edo stage partners were Suketakaya Takasuke II, Ichikawa Dannosuke III and Iwai Kumesaburô II.

4th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Yokozô and Takasaka Danjô in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô".

5th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Oniwakamaru and Kiichi Hôgen in the drama "Kiichi Hôgen Sanryaku no Maki".

6th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon left the Kiriza and settled in the district of Kobiki-chô.

8th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon played at the Kawarasakiza the roles of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane and Rokuyata in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danjûrô VII and Segawa Kikunojô V.

9th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon triumphed in the same theater where he played 2 roles in Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Ganryûjima Shôbu no Miyamoto".

10th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon ended his second stay in Edo by playing the roles of Shigenoi and Hinuka no Hachizô in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna", which was staged in the same theater. He also plays 5 roles in the dance "Yosooi Rokkasen".

Fall 1817: Nizaemon went back to Kyôto.

11th lunar month of 1817: Nizaemon played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Sadanoshin, Sanai and Shigenoi in "Kaeribana Somewake Tazuna". He also performed in the dance "Rokkasen" at the end of the program.

1st lunar month of 1818: Nizaemon moved to the Kitagawa no Shibai and played the roles of Matsuômaru and Kakuju in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". He also played the main role in "Waka Gaeru Shiraga no Kintoki" and the role of the yakko Ihei in "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki".

3rd lunar month of 1818: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka and played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Yokozô in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", which was produced by Asao Tamesaburô. He also played the roles of Monogusa Tarô and Hanzaemon in "Monogusa Monogatari"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô V, Nakayama Shinkurô III, Nakamura Matsue III and Arashi Sangorô III.

5th lunar month of 1818: tour in Ise. Nizaemon performed at the Furuichi no Shibai in the dramas "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", "Gion Sairei Shinkôki" and "Rokkasen". He moved later to Nagoya and performed in "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki", "Raiden Genpachi" and "Kiichi Hôgen Sanryaku no Maki".

1st lunar month of 1819: his rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was goku-jô-jô-kichi (extreme - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual].

Spring 1819: Nizaemon played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of the King of thieves Ishikawa Goemon in the drama "Ishikawa-zome"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô V (Yagorô, Hisatsugu, Hisayoshi) and Nakamura Karoku I (Yodomachi Gozen, Oritsu). The theater was destroyed in a fire and the troupe moved to Ôsaka to perform the same play at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai.

7th lunar month of 1819: Nizaemon played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of En'ya Hangan, Yuranosuke and Teraoka Heiemon in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He also played the roles of Matsuemon, Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu and Kajiwara Heiji in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

11th lunar month of 1819: Nizaemon played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Jûjibê in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki".

1st lunar month of 1820: Nizaemon played in the same theater 4 roles in the drama "Keisei Hana no Konoshita".

3rd lunar month of 1820: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Tokaiya Ginpei, Taira no Tomomori and Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". He also played the roles of Isonoya Jûnai and Jinza in the dramas "Koina Hanbei Sato no Iroage" and "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage".

3rd ~ 4th lunar months of 1820: tour in Nagoya with Ichikawa Danzô V and Asao Kuzaemon I. They performed together in the precinct of the Seijuin Temple in the classics "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", "Ishikawa-zome", "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura" and "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

5th lunar month of 1820: Nizaemon went back to Kyôto, playing at the Kitagawa no Shibai 3 roles in "Katakiuchi Ganryûjima" and the role of Genzaemon in "Onna Hachinoki".

Spring 1821: Nizaemon, Ôtani Tomoemon II and Nakayama Shinkurô III performed together in the precinct of Inaba Yakushiji Temple in Kyôto, performing in "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", "Hinin Adauchi", "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki" and "Deiri no Minato".

8th lunar month of 1821: Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka, performing at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai.

9th lunar month of 1821: Nizaemon played at the Kado no Shibai 2 roles in the drama "Katakiuchi Nitô Eiyûki", which was produced by Nakamura Matsuyo.

11th lunar month of 1821: Nizaemon played at the Naka no Shibai 2 roles in the kaomise drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari" and the role of Sengoku Gonbê in "Kotobuki Hôraisan".

12th lunar month of 1821: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Magosaburô in the drama "Sugata Kurabe Deiri no Minato".

1st lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Takemura Sadanoshin, Yuruki Saemon and Fukushima Masanori in the drama "Keisei Somewake no Tazuna".

2nd lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Hayakawa Takakage and Mashiba Hisayoshi in the drama "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri"; his stage partner in the role of Ishikawa Goemon was Nakamura Utaemon III. Nizaemon also played the role of An no Heibei in "Otokodate Itsusu Karigane".

3rd lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played in the same theater in the dramas "Ôishizuri Sakura Tanzaku", a play based on the "Chûshingura" world, and "Yodoyabashi no Kenka".

7th lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Shima no Koheiji in "Yamato Kotoba Suikoden".

8th lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Shundô Jirôemon in the drama "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki".

9th lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Oniwakamaru and Kiichi Hôgen in the drama "Kiichi Hôgen Sanryaku no Maki". He also played the role of Magoemon in "Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai", sharing the stage with Arashi Tomisaburô II (Umegawa) and Ichikawa Danzô V (Kameya Chûbê).

11th lunar month of 1822: Nizaemon played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Matsuômaru, Kakuju and Shiratayû in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; his stage partners were Arashi Kitsusaburô II, Arashi Koroku IV and Arashi Tomisaburô II.

1st lunar month of 1823: Nizaemon played 2 roles in the same theater in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Shina Sadame". He also played the role of Tawara Matatarô in "Sumiyoshi Hakkei".

3rd lunar month of 1823: Nizaemon played 3 roles in the same theater in the drama "Katakiuchi Noriai Banashi".

11th lunar month of 1823: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Jûjibê in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki"; his stage partners were Arashi Kitsusaburô II, Nakamura Karoku I and Asao Gakujûrô. Nizaemon also played the role of the God Daikokuten in "Naka ni Atatte Kogane no Kurairi".

1st lunar month of 1824: Nizaemon performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Koi no Hikifune".

3rd lunar month of 1824: Nizaemon performed in the same theater in the drama "Tsukushi no Tsumagoto".

4th lunar month of 1824: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Adachi Tomonoshin in the drama "An'ei Roku".

5th ~ 6th lunar months of 1824: tour in Tsu with Nakamura Karoku I and Asao Gakujûrô. Nizaemon performed in "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna", "Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai", "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" and "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki".

9th ~ 10th lunar months of 1824: tour in Nagoya with the same troupe. Nizaemon performed at the Wakamiya no Shibai in "Akiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi" and "Kenmawashi Kuruwa no Daitsû".

2nd lunar month of 1825: Nizaemon played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Nippon Daemon and Tamashima Ittô in the drama "Akiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi".

5th lunar month of 1825: Nizaemon performed at the Naka no ShibaiAkiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi", "Yûzen Zome Zashiki Hakkei" and "Meisaku Kiriko no Akebono", which were produced by Arashi Kichinosuke.

6th ~ 7th lunar months of 1825: tour in Tsu with Arashi Kitsusaburô II, Ichikawa Ebijûrô I, Sawamura Kunitarô II and Nakamura Karoku I. Nizaemon played the roles of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane and Gotobê in the dramas "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki" and "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô". He also performed in "Kigokoro no Funabashi", "Meisaku Kiriko no Akebono" and "Hirakana Seisuiki".

7th ~ 8th lunar months of 1825: tour in Nagoya; Nizaemon played at the Tachibana no Shibai the roles of Gotobê and the warrior Saitô Bettô Sanemori in the dramas "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô" and "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki". He also played the roles of En'ya Hangan, Teraoka Heiemon and Tonase in "Kanadehon Chûshingura" and 4 roles in "Igagoe Norikake Gappa".

1st lunar month of 1826: Nizaemon and a troupe of Kamigata actors including Arashi Shichigorô IV, Kataoka Matsusuke, Kiriyama Monji III and Arashi Kamenojô II, settled in Edo and performed at the Kawarasakiza in the drama "Mitsu Ireko Soga no Kaomise"; Nizaemon's Edo stage partners were Ichikawa Danjûrô VII and Segawa Kikunojô V.

5th lunar month of 1826: Nizaemon gave a great demonstration of his talent in the same theater by performing several roles in the best scenes of the dramas "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi", "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna", "Kiichi Hôgen Sanryaku no Maki", "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki", "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi", "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô", "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi", "Hirakana Seisuiki", "Shinpan Utasaimon" and "Kama-ga-Fuchi Futatsu Domoe".

6th lunar month of 1826: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Gotobê in "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô". He also played the role of Sangobê in "Gozonji Godairiki", sharing the stage with Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (Gengobê) and Segawa Kikunojô V (Koman).

8th lunar month of 1826: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Teraoka Heiemon, Kakogawa Honzô and En'ya Hangan in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

9th lunar month of 1826: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Shundô Jirôemon in the drama "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki". He also played the roles of Matsunaga Daizen and Yamaguchi Kurojirô in "Gion Sairei Shinkôki", sharing the stage with Segawa Kikunojô V (Princess Yuki) and Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (Tôkichi).

11th lunar month of 1826: Nizaemon performed in the same theater in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô".

1st lunar month of 1827: his rank in the Edo hyôbanki was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. Nizaemon played at the Kawarasakiza the roles of Gosho Gorômaru and Kudô Saemon in the drama "Ôichiza Soga no Shimadai", sharing the stage with Onoe Kikugorô III (Nagoya Sanza, Soga Jûrô), Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (Kagekiyo, Fuwa Banzaemon, Soga Gorô), Matsumoto Kôshirô V (Jigokudani no Oniô, Shôsuke, Seibê) and Iwai Hanshirô V (Akoya, Okuni, Muragumo). He also played the role of the fisherman Fukashichi (in reality Kanawa Gorô Imakuni) in "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", which ended the program.

6th lunar month of 1827: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Hitori Tabi Gojûsan Tsugi"; Nizaemon played the role of Fujikawa Kandayû [casting].

7th lunar month of 1827: Nizaemon moved to the Ichimuraza to play the roles of Kô no Moronô, Ono no Kudayû and Horibe Yajibê in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

9th lunar month of 1827: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of the painter Tosa no Shôgen Mitsunobu in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play "Keisei Hangonkô"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (Matahei), Iwai Kumesaburô II (Otoku), Ichimura Uzaemon XII (Shurinosuke) and Bandô Hikosaburô IV (Utanosuke).

11th lunar month of 1827: Nizaemon was back at the Kawarasakiza and played 4 roles in the kaomise drama "Muro no Ume Hôgan Biiki" ^[3].

1st lunar month of 1828: his rank in the Edo hyôbanki, jitsuaku section, was kô-goku-jô-jô-kichi (achieve - extreme - superior - superior - excellent).

2nd lunar month of 1828: Nizaemon played at the Kawarasakiza the role of Ôe no Onizura in the drama "Toki no Hana Date no Sakigaki", which was based on the "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" world. He also played the role of Maboroshi Takeemon in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which ended the program.

3rd lunar month of 1828: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Benkei and Kajiwara Kagetoki in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

5th lunar month of 1828: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Sawai Jôgorô in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa".

6th lunar month of 1828: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Koshiji in "Honchô Nijûshikô". He also played the role of Tebagawa Kichibê in "Sekitori Senryô Nobori".

12th lunar month of 1828: Nizaemon went back to Kamigata.

1st lunar month of 1829: his rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. Nizaemon played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Akizuki Daizen and Masamune in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari", which was produced by his son Kataoka Shimamaru; his stage partners were Arashi Rikan II, Fujikawa Tomokichi II, Ôtani Tomoemon II, Ichikawa Sukejûrô IV and Bandô Jutarô I.

3rd lunar month of 1829: Nizaemon played in the same theater in "Keisei Yanagi Zakura".

4th lunar month of 1829: Nizaemon and the troupe performing at the Naka no Shibai moved to Kyôto in order to perform at the Kitagawa no Shibai in "Keisei Yanagi Zakura".

5th lunar month of 1829: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Gotobê in "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô"; the role of Izumi no Saburô was played by Arashi Rikan II. Nizaemon also played the role of the shôya Shichirobê in "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi".

7th lunar month of 1829: Nizaemon played at the Kado no Shibai the role of the shôya Shichirobê in the drama "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi", which was produced by Nakamura Umematsu. He also played the roles of Senoo Jûrô Kaneuji and Kizu Kanpei in the dramas "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki" and "Kizugawa Hakkei".

9th lunar month of 1829: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of the painter Tosa no Shôgen Mitsunobu in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play "Keisei Hangonkô"; his stage partners were Nakamura Utaemon III (Matahei), Nakamura Matsue III (Otoku) and Arashi Rikan II (Utanosuke). The troupe performed also in the drama "Matsushita Kaheiji Renga Hyôban". The same program was staged with the same casting in the 11th lunar month in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai.

1st lunar month of 1830: his rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was murui (literally "unequaled"). He shared the same rank with 2 others stars: Nakamura Utaemon III and Matsumoto Kôshirô V. Nizaemon was back in Ôsaka in order to perform at the Kado no Shibai with Matsumoto Kôshirô V, Nakamura Utaemon III, Ichikawa Hakuen II, Arashi Rikan II and Nakamura Matsue III in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Setsugekka".

3rd lunar month of 1830: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Ono Kudayû and Amakawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He also performed in the dramas "Mitsugumi Homare no Kagekiyo" and "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba".

4th lunar month of 1830: Nizaemon performed in the same theater in the dramas "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi" and "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba".

8th lunar month of 1830: Nizaemon and all the actors of the Kado no Shibai moved to the Naka no Shibai. They performed in "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" and "Seishû Akogi-ga-Ura".

9th lunar month of 1830: the troupe was back at the Kado no Shibai and performed in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami".

10th lunar month of 1830: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Yazaemon in the "Sushiya" scene of "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

11th lunar month of 1830: Nizaemon played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Shiratayû and Fujiwara no Shihei in the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". He also played the role of Yazaemon in the "Sushiya" scene of "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which ended the program.

1st lunar month of 1831: Nizaemon's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was rôkô murui (literally "unequaled veteran"). He played at the Kado no Shibai 2 roles in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Sato no Odamaki", which was produced by Arashi Tokusaburô III; his stage partners were Onoe Kikugorô III, Arashi Rikan II and Asao Gakujûrô. He also played the role of Uesugi Shirobê in "Azuma Miyage Inazuma Zôshi".

2nd lunar month of 1831: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Eirakuya in "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage".

3rd ~ 5th lunar months of 1831: tour in Ise with Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Arashi Rikan II, Arashi Tokusaburô III, Fujikawa Tomokichi II, Nakayama Nanshi II and Arashi Sangorô IV. Nizaemon performed in the drama "Ise Monogatari", "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage", "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki" and "Satomi Isuke". He also played for the last time the role of Gotobê in the drama "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô", which was staged at the Naka-no-Jizô Shibai.

7th lunar month of 1831: Nizaemon played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Hôjô no Tokimasa in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which was produced by Arashi Tokusaburô III. He also played the roles of Shinjûrô and Hansai in "Meisaku Kiriko no Akebono" and "Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami" (the latter play replacing in the program the former which was not successful).

9th lunar month of 1831: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Daitôji Nisaku and Tashiro Sagosaemon in the drama "Chûkô Homare no Futamichi".

11th lunar month of 1831: the Kado no Shibai troupe moved to Kyôto; Nizaemon played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Kakogawa Honzô and Ishidô Umanojô in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

1st lunar month of 1832: Nizaemon's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was murui-rôkô-jô-jô-kichi (unequaled veteran - superior - superior - excellent. He played at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Kasahara Shinsaburô, the peasant Shichisuke and Katô Kiyomasa in the drama "Katakiuchi Nitô Eiyûki", which was produced by Arashi Kitsunosuke.

3rd lunar month of 1832: Nizaemon played in the same theater the roles of Otama and Yuminosuke in the drama "Tsukushi no Tsumagoto Asagao Nikki".

5th lunar month of 1832: Nizaemon played in the same theater the role of Tsuribune Sabu in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; his stage partners were Arashi Rikan II (Danshichi Kurobê) and Iwai Shijaku I (Issun Tokubê). He also performed in "Yoshiwara Saiken no Zu".

6th lunar month of 1832: tour in the province of Hyôgo. Nizaemon played among others the roles of Enju and Gonshirô in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

8th lunar month of 1832: Nizaemon performed at the Naka no Shibai in the drama "Ehon Tengajaya-mura", which was produced by Arashi Takejirô.

5th lunar month of 1834: Nizaemon played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Enju in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

1st lunar month of 1836: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa" Nizaemon played the role of Yamanouchi Akisada [casting].

11th lunar month of 1836: Nizaemon appeared on stage for the last time, in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai, playing the role of Yasojima no Tsubone in the drama "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô".

Spring 1837: Nizaemon went back to Ôsaka, where he was supposed to perform at the Kado no Shibai, but he fell seriously ill.

1st day of the 3rd lunar month of 1837 ^[1]: Nizaemon died in Ôsaka ^[2].

Comments:

Kataoka Nizaemon VII was an outstanding tachiyaku actor and a leading star for the Kamigata Kabuki at the end of the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries. He toured a lot in the Nagoya area and spent several long stays in Edo, where his talent was appreciated as much as it was in Ôsaka or Kyôto.

His forte were the katakiyaku, jitsugotoshi and oyajigata roles. He was also a good onnagata, especially in the role of Shigenoi in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna".

His best roles: Yokozô ("Honchô Nijûshikô"), Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu ("Hirakana Seisuiki"), Shigenoi ("Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna"), Gotobê ("Yoshitsune Koshigoejô") and Matsuômaru/Kakuju/Shiratayû ("Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami").

[1] The 1st day of the 3rd lunar month of the 8th year of the Tenpô era was the 5th of April 1837 in the western calendar.

[2] His tombstone was located in the cemetery of the Yakuôji temple (Ôsaka).

[3] Another possible reading of this title could be "Muro no Ume Hangan Biiki". This drama was premiered in the 11th lunar month of 1817 at the Miyakoza.

[4] The 15th day of the 9th lunar month of the 1st year of the Kansei era was the 2nd of November 1789 in the western calendar.

Kataoka Nizaemon VII playing the role of Yokozô in the "Takenoko Hori" scene of the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", which was staged in the 4th lunar month of 1817 in Edo at the Kiriza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Prints & Illustrations

The Asao Kunigorô line of actors

The Kataoka Nizaemon line of actors