ONOE EIZABURÔ
   
EIGHT GENERATIONS
Onoe Eizaburô I
 

The star Ôkawa Hashizô I held the name of Onoe Eizaburô I from the 11th lunar month of 1788 to the 10th lunar month of 1809.

The actor Onoe Eizaburô I in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Onoe Eizaburô II
 

The actor Onoe Matsusuke III held the name of Onoe Eizaburô II from the 11th lunar month of 1809 to the 10th lunar month of 1814.

Onoe Eizaburô II playing the role of the young yakko Chisahei in the drama "Edo Zakura Megumi no Takanori", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1812 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Onoe Eizaburô III
 

The actor Onoe Kikugorô IV held the name of Onoe Eizaburô III from the 8th lunar month of 1831 to the 12th lunar month of 1845.

The actor Onoe Eizaburô III in a print made by Utagawa Kunisada I in 1833

Onoe Eizaburô IV
Onoe Eizaburô IV  In Japanese | Onoe Kikunosuke I  In Japanese | Onoe Tatsunosuke  In Japanese
 

Second son of Onoe Kikugorô III. He was called Onoe Tatsunosuke when he was very young but never used this name on stage. He made his debut on stage in the 11th lunar month of 1831, in Edo at the Ichimuraza, where he received the name of Onoe Kikunosuke I. In the 1st lunar month of 1846, Onoe Eizaburô III, Onoe Kikunosuke I and Onoe Kumakichi took the respective names of Onoe Baikô IV, Onoe Eizaburô IV and Onoe Kikunosuke at the Nakamuraza, playing in the new year sogamono drama "Nazorae Soga Ôeyama-iri". After the death of his father, he was adopted by Onoe Kikugorô IV but his name did not appear anymore in theater banzuke from 1855. He most likely died in 1858.

Onoe Eizaburô IV performing in the new year sogamono drama "Nazorae Soga Ôeyama-iri", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1846 at the Nakamuraza

Onoe Eizaburô 4.5
 

Kawarasaki Kunitarô II held the name of Onoe Eizaburô from the 8th lunar month of 1863 to the 2nd lunar month of 1869 but he was never acknowledged as an official member of the line.

Onoe Eizaburô playing the role of the courtesan Akoya in the drama "Yasa Heike Shirabe no Futsutsuka", which was staged in the 8th lunar month of 1863 at the Moritaza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III)

Onoe Eizaburô 4.6
Onoe Eizaburô  In Japanese
 

A minor disciple of Onoe Kikugorô V held the name of Onoe Eizaburô between 1872 and 1891. He was not acknowledged as an official member of the line. He was also called Onoe Baifu.

Onoe Eizaburô 4.6 on the stage of the Kawarasakiza in 1874

Onoe Eizaburô V
 

The actor Onoe Baikô VI held the name of Onoe Eizaburô V from May 1891 to February 1903.

The actor Onoe Eizaburô V playing the role of Otomi in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi", which was staged in September 1892 at the Kabukiza (print made by Toyohara Kunichika)

Onoe Eizaburô VI
 

The actor Bandô Hikosaburô VI held the name of Onoe Eizaburô VI from March 1903 to March 1915.

The actor Onoe Eizaburô VI playing the role of Hachiman Saburô in the drama "Kichirei Soga no Ishizue", which was staged in March 1903 at the Kabukiza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada III)

Onoe Eizaburô VII
  The actor Onoe Eizaburô VII held this name from June 1920 to May 1926.

Onoe Eizaburô VII playing the role of Hatsugiku in the drama "Ehon Taikôki", which was staged at the Ichimuraza in July 1925

Onoe Eizaburô VIII
Onoe Eizaburô VIII  In Japanese
 

Son of Onoe Eizaburô VII, he was born in Tôkyô in 1924. His father died in May 1926 and he made his first stage appearance in June 1929, at the Imperial Theater, where he received the name of Onoe Eizaburô VIII. He was drafted during WW2 and died in China the 10th of December 1945.

Onoe Eizaburô VIII playing the role of Ôboshi Rikiya in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged at the Kabukiza in November 1940

 
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