KAMAKURA CHÔKURÔ |
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Kamakura Chôkurô I Kamakura Chôkurô I |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of the tachiyaku actor Kamakura Dan'emon, his first stage appearance was recorded in the 11th lunar month of 1694 at the Ichimuraza, where he performed as an oyajigata. He went to Ôsaka in Fall 1711 and played the role of Takamatsu Sendayû in the kaomise drama "Futabashira Aioi Chôja", which was coproduced by Ogino Yaegiri I and Miyazaki Denkichi. He stayed in Ôsaka for a while, retired from the Kabuki world and went back to Edo, where he died the 21st day of the 11th lunar month of 1718 [1]. He was the father of Ichikawa Danshirô II and Kamakura Chôkurô II. He was also the master of Kamakura Heikurô I, whom he met when he performed in Ôsaka. |
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The name of Kamakura Chôkurô I in the oyajigata section of the 1712 Ôsaka hyôbanki (the zone within the red box); Kamakura Chôkurô I's ranking is jô-jô (superior - superior) |
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Kamakura Chôkurô II | |
The actor Kamakura Chôkurô II held this name from the 1st lunar month of 1721 to the 12th lunar month of 1722, then from the 11th lunar month of 1723 to 1739 (?). |
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Kamakura Chôkurô II playing the role of Rokujô Sukedayû in the kaomise drama "Genji Kumo Ôgi no Shiba", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1737 at the Ichimuraza |
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Kamakura Chôkurô III Kamakura Chôkurô III | Sawamura Imazô |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. His first stage name was Sawamura Imazô (unknown relationship to the Sawamura clan). He took the name of Kamakura Chôkurô III around 1773. No more record after 1774. He was a minor katakiyaku actor and his ranking in the 1774 Edo hyôbanki was jô-(shiro)jô (superior - (white) superior) [visual]. His haimyô was Ryûsha. |
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[1] The 21st day of the 11th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Kyôhô era was the 11th of January 1719 in the western calendar. |
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