UPDATES
30 April 2025

ACTORS: Asao Monzô, Minakawa Yaheiji, Miyakawa Hachirôzaemon & Yamamura Utanosuke.

CONTEMPORARY ACTORS: Onoe Kikugorô VIII & Onoe Kikunosuke VI.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Arashi Shigenoi, Mitsuyama Yaemon, Miyagi Shinjirô & Yamashita Rokusaburô.

PROGRAMS: May 2025 (details and new flyers for the Kabukiza, details for the Shôchikuza and the Asakusa Kôkaidô, Sunshine Theatre, details for the Shinryoku Special Tour), June 2025 (Sunpearl Arakawa, Sunshine Theatre, new flyer and casting for the Kabukiza, new flyers for the Hakataza), July 2025 (Kabukiza, Tiara Kôtô) & August 2025 (Hakataza, Minamiza).

OTHERS: 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 5 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; new illustrations for the actors Onoe Kikugorô I & Nakamura Jûzô II; a new illustration page for the actors Nakamura Kanzaburô XII & Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII; the pages on the actors Nakamura Kanzaburô XII, Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII, Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII & Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); 8 new guilds in the guilds list (Chôjiya, Katagiya, Komuraya, Matsuya, Minatoya, Sasaya, Sumiyoshiya, Yamagataya); 4 new haimyô in the haimyô list (Randa, Randa, Ranshû, Rôzan).

31 March 2025

ACTORS: Mikasa Jôemon, Sugi Kuhê & Toyama Sennosuke.

PLAYS: "Meikun Gyôjôki", "Sengakuji" & "Taruya Osen".

ACTORS LINES: Mimasu Kanzô, Sengoku Hikosuke & Tamagawa Shuzen.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Matsumoto Rokuemon, Sanogawa Mansaku & Tamagawa Jûzaburô.

PROGRAMS: April 2025 (details and new flyers for the Kabukiza & the Kanamaruza, details for the Misonoza, Kabukiza), May 2025 (Kabukiza, Asakusa Kôkaidô, Expo Hall, a new flyer for the Shôchikuza), June 2025 (Kabukiza, Minamiza, Shunjûza) & July 2025 (Shôchikuza, Shinbashi Enbujô).

OTHERS: 15 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 15 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; new illustrations for the actors Arashi Kiyosaburô I, Asao Jûjirô I, Sakata Tôjûrô I & Yamashita Kinsaku II; a new illustration page for the drama "Modoribashi Sena-ni Gohiiki"; the pages on the actors Onoe Samon, Sakakiyama Sagisuke and Yamamura Sôzaemon have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); a temporary page for the drama "Kira Yashiki Uramon" (without any global summary); 6 new haimyô in the haimyô list (Sanji, Sanro, Sensei, Sensei, Shizan, Shizan); akabane shigekata, chikamatsu yukishige, daidokoro, hara gôemon, hara mototoki, hara sôemon, hazama jûjirô, hazama mitsukaze, hazama mitsuoki, hazama shinroku, horibe kanamaru, ikeda mitsumasa, ikeda shintarô, ikeda shintarô mitsumasa, kôjiya, okayama-han, okayama-jô, kôshoku ichidai onna, ninjô, ôishi nobukiyo, satô yomoshichi, takebayashi tadashichi, shinmotsu, takada gunbê, taruya, tenma, teraoka heiemon, terasaka kichiemon, terasaka nobuyuki, ukiyo zôshi, yada suketake, yatô emoshichi, yatô norikane & yazama jûtarô have been added to the glossary.

28 February 2025

ACTORS: Bandô Daikichi I & Bandô Mitsuemon I.

PLAYS: "Keisei Kogane no Shachihoko" & "Keisei Mibu Dainenbutsu".

ACTORS LINES: Bandô Mikizô & Bandô Yagorô.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Bandô Kichiroku & Bandô Tasaburô.

PROGRAMS: March 2025 (details and new flyers for the Kabukiza, a new flyer for the Minamiza, Zenshinza), April 2025 (Kabukiza, Zenshinza), May 2025 (Minamiza) & June 2025 (Kabukiza, Hakataza, Minamiza).

OTHERS: 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 20 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; new illustrations for the actors Bandô Hikosaburô II, Bandô Matatarô IV, Bandô Mitsugorô I [1773 | 1781] & Bandô Mitsugorô II; a new illustration page for the actors Bandô Matatarô IV & Bandô Yasosuke I; 6 new guilds in the guilds list (Itamiya, Kiya, Okajimaya, Sakaiya, Sugisakaya, Yamadaya); 4 new haimyô in the haimyô list (Daiki, Tôri, Uchô, Yûzan); kanme, mibu dainenbutsu, mibu kyôgen and oketori have been added to the glossary.

31 January 2025

ACTORS: Arashi Wakano I.

PLAYS: "Adayume".

ACTORS LINES: Arashi Wakano.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Arashi Tôjûrô.

PROGRAMS: February 2025 (details and a new flyer for the Kabukiza), March 2025 (Kabukiza), April 2025 (Misonoza, Kabukiza) & May 2025 (Kabukiza, Shôchikuza, Shinryoku Special Tour, Minamiza).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; the pages on the Nakamura Denkurô line of actors has been reworked; new illustrations for the actors Ichikawa Hakuen I, Matsumoto Kôshirô IV [1770 | 1771] & Nakamura Nakazô I; a new illustration page for the actors Arashi Wakano II, Kataoka Nizaemon XI, Nakajima Kanzaemon II & Nakajima Mihoemon I; the pages on the actors Nakamura Kanzaburô II, Nakamura Kanzaburô VI & Nakamura Kanzaburô VIII have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); 10 new haimyô in the haimyô list (Fûko, Gatô, Ichô, Kanshi, Kanshu, Roku, Shôki, Shun'ei, Shungyô, Waryû); baba yorimasa, genzanmi, mibudera, mikaeri yanagi & minamoto yorimasa have been added to the glossary.

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