UPDATES
28 February 2021

ACTORS: Sodeshima Genji.

PLAYS: "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri".

ACTORS LINES: Sodesaki Wakano and Sodeshima Ichiya.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Sodeoka Sasao and Sodesaki Tsumanosuke.

PROGRAMS: March 2021 (details for the Kabukiza, Minamiza and National Theatre programs, Shungyô Special Tour, Classics Tour, Yachiyoza, a new flyer for the Kabukiza), April 2021 (Kabukiza, Shungyô Special Tour), May 2021 (a flyer for the Theatre Cocoon) and June 2021 (Hakataza).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 34 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; a special page for the book "Sangoku Rôei Kyôbutai" (1731); a new illustration for the actors Hayakawa Hatsuse, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Ichikawa Ebizô II, Katayama Tokujûrô, Kirinami Takie, Namie Karumo, Sodeoka Sasao, Wakaura Kinjûrô, Yamashita Kametarô and Yamashita Kinsaku I; three illustrations for the actor Sodesaki Iseno I [one | two | three]; a new illustration page for the actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I, Ichikawa Sadanji I, Nanboku Sabu II, Sodesaki Iseno I and Yamatoya Jinbê IV; the pages on the actors Sodeoka Masanosuke II, Sodesaki Iroha I, Sodesaki Iseno I and Sodesaki Miwano I have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); a new guild in the guilds list (Hiranoya); ashikaga yoshimasa, ashikaga yoshimitsu, ashikaga yoshinori, edo kabuki hasshô no chi, hime-ga-jô, himeji-han, hôin, jûnihitoe, kahô, kanetsukidô, kyôbashi, maiko no hama, murotsu, ôkuradani, sangoku rôei kyôbutai, shôrô, shukurô, torii-ha, yamato hasedera and zôritori have been added to the glossary.

31 January 2021

ACTORS: Tsugawa Kamon.

PLAYS: "Tôjin Goroshi" and "Tôzumô".

ACTORS LINES: Takenaka Kichisaburô and Tsutsui Kichijûrô.

PLAYWRIGHTS LINES: Takeshiba Hyôzô and Tsuchii Hyôshichi.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Takeshima Kôzaburô.

PROGRAMS: January 2021 (Koganei Miyaji Musical Hall), February 2021 (details for the Kabukiza programs, new flyers for the Kabukiza and the Hakataza), March 2021 (Kabukiza, National Theatre, a new flyer for the Minamiza), April 2021 (details for the Misonoza program) and May 2021 (National Theatre, Theatre Cocoon).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 24 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; the pages on Yakusha Mono Iwai (1784) have been reworked (second book); an illustration page for the actors Arashi Sangorô I, Fujikawa Sango, Fujita Koheiji I, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Nakamura Kazuma I and Suzuki Heizaemon I; a new illustration for the actors Anegawa Daikichi I, Anegawa Daikichi I, Anegawa Shinshirô I, Anegawa Shinshirô III, Arashi Bungorô I, Arashi Sangorô I, Arashi Shinpei II, Azuma Tôzô III, Fujikawa Hachizô II, Fujikawa Happo I, Fujikawa Happo II, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Ichikawa Yaozô II, Ichimura Uzaemon IX, Onoe Kikugorô I, Onoe Kikugorô I, Onoe Koisaburô I, Segawa Kikunojô I, Segawa Kikunojô II, Segawa Senjo and Yamashita Yaozô I; the pages on the actors Ichimura Takenojô V, Ichimura Uzaemon XVII and Ichimura Yoshigorô II 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 dramas "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku", "Tenjiku Tokubê Kikigaki Ôrai", "Tenjiku Tokubê Kokyô no Torikaji" and "Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki" (without any global summary); a new guild in the guilds list (Kodamaya, Nanbuya, Sakaiya, Ujiya); aizomeya, edobashi, gesaku, hosokawa katsumoto, junkabuki, kandagawa, kanjin, kannin, kanrei, karako, kokubunji, kon'ya, kôya, kutsuwa, kutsuwaya, kyakuden, kyôka, maruyamamachi, muko, nihonbashigawa, oyakata, pintokona, tanka, tera-otoko, tôjin, tsûji, tsukasabito, tsukkorobashi, yari and yoriaimachi have been added to the glossary.

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