KATAOKA TAKATARÔ

Stage name:

Kataoka Takatarô In Japanese

Real name: Kataoka Yasuo

Guild: Matsushimaya

Birthday: 23 January 1968

Connections:

Grandfather: Kataoka Nizaemon XIII

Father: Kataoka Nizaemon XV

Son: Kataoka Sennosuke

Career:

July 1973: he made his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Kataoka Takatarô and playing the role of Ichimatsu in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami".

June 1991: Takatarô played at the Shinbashi Enbujô the role of Ochô in the drama "Ume Goyomi".

January 1992: Takatarô played at the Asakusa Kôkaidô the role of princess Minazuru in the "Kikubatake" scene of the drama "Kiichi Hôgen Sanryaku no Maki".

February 1992: Takatarô played at the Minamiza the role of Okyô in the drama "Ichijô Ôkura Monogatari".

October 1992: Takatarô played at the Kabukiza the role of Chidori in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Shunkan".

March 1994: Takatarô played at the Minamiza the role of Ojô Kichisa in Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Sannin Kichisa".

May~June 1994: first edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which was staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon and recreated the atmosphere of the Edo koshibai and brought the actors closer to the audience. The play "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan" was coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; Takatarô played the role of Osode [more details].

August~September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Takatarô played the role of the courtesan Kotoura [more details].

November 2005: tôshi kyôgen revival at the National Theatre of the drama "Ehon Taikôki"; Takatarô played the roles of Mori Ranmaru and Hatsugiku [casting].

March 2017: Kabuki performances in the People's Republic of China in Beijing from the 18th to the 20th of March 2017 at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in the heart of the Tianqiao District; Takatarô played the roles of Shizuka Gozen and the Wisteria Maiden in "Torii Mae" and "Fuji Musume" [more details].

Comments:

Kataoka Takatarô is a young and extremely talented onnagata of the Matsushimaya guild. He is very likely to be the futur Kataoka Nizaemon XVI.

Official website: takataro-kataoka.com

The mon of Kataoka Takatarô

 
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