ONOE FUJAKU
   
TEN GENERATIONS
Onoe Fujaku I
 

The actor Onoe Koisaburô I's haimyô was Fujaku and, although he never officially held the name of Onoe Fujaku I, he was considered as the founder of this line.

Onoe Fujaku I

Onoe Fujaku II
 

The actor Onoe Shinshichi II's haimyô was Fujaku and, although he never officially held the name of Onoe Fujaku II, he was considered as the second actor of this line.

Onoe Fujaku III
 

The actor Onoe Fujaku III held this name from 1820 to the 1st lunar month of 1831.

Onoe Fujaku III playing the role of Hagizuka Narutonosuke in the drama "Momo Chidori Naruto no Shiranami", which was staged in the 7th lunar month of 1826 at the Ônishi no Shibai (print made by Ryûsai Shigeharu)

Onoe Fujaku IV
 

The actor Onoe Shôju held the name of Onoe Fujaku IV from the 1st lunar month of 1839 to the first half of the 1840s.

Onoe Fujaku IV (bottom/left) performing in the drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari", which was staged in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the 11th lunar month of 1841

Onoe Fujaku V
Onoe Fujaku V  In Japanese | Onoe Tokumatsu III  In Japanese | Onoe Otomatsu  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of Onoe Fujaku III, he made his debut on stage in 1820, performing as a koyaku under the name of Onoe Otomatsu. He took the names of Onoe Tokumatsu III and Onoe Fujaku V in 1821 and 1844. This onnagata actor was active up to 1864 in hama shibai or miyaji shibai. He most likely died in 1866.

Haimyô Yagô
Seiga Nanbuya

Onoe Fujaku V (left) and Arashi Rinshi I (right) playing the roles of Oshun and Denbê in the drama "Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1860 in Ôsaka in the precinct of the Tenma Tenjin Shrine (print made by Utagawa Kunikazu)

Print made by Utagawa Hirosada in 1851

Onoe Fujaku VI
 

The actor Onoe Shinshichi IV held the name of Onoe Fujaku VI from an unknwon time to the 12th lunar month of 1869.

Onoe Fujaku VII
Onoe Fujaku VII  In Japanese | Onoe Senshô  In Japanese | Sawamura Chidori 0.2  In Japanese | Mimasu Takaku  In Japanese
 

Date of birth in Kamigata unknown. Disciple of Mimasu Daigorô V, his first stage name was Mimasu Takaku. His first master died and he had the opportunity to meet Sawamura Tanosuke III in Ôsaka when he was on tour there. He joined the young star and received the name of Sawamura Chidori at an unknown time. He settled in Tôkyô in February 1883 to perform at the Harukiza. He was spotted by the star Onoe Kikugorô V, who welcomed him in his clan and gave him the name of Onoe Senshô in 1885. He took the name of Onoe Fujaku VII in April 1888 at the Nakamuraza. This supporting onnagata actor died in Tôkyô the 28th of August 1894.

Honmyô Yagô
Nakamura Takaku Otowaya

Onoe Fujaku VII (left) and Nakamura Fukusuke IV (right) in a print made by Kôchôrô Hôsai in 1891

Onoe Fujaku VIII
 

The actor Onoe Kikujirô III held the name of Onoe Fujaku VIII from March 1905 to February 1915.

Onoe Fujaku VIII playing the role of Princess Minazuru in the drama "Kikubatake" (end of the 1900s)

Onoe Fujaku IX
Onoe Fujaku IX  In Japanese | Onoe Otome 0.1  In Japanese | Onoe Hanamaru  In Japanese
 

Born the 14th of February 1903. He started his career in 1917, as a disciple of Onoe Kikujirô III, who gave him the name of Onoe Hanamaru. He took the name of Onoe Otome in 1919, becoming a disciple of Onoe Kikugorô VI after the death of his first master the 27th of August 1919. He finally took the name of Onoe Fujaku IX in October 1924 at the Ichimuraza and became nadai in May 1928. He left the Shôchiku Company in December 1928 but joined it back in December 1931. He ended his career in Asakusa in koshibai venues. The day of his death (before WW2) was not recorded. He was a supporting onnagata actor.

Honmyô Yagô
Arai Keizô Otowaya

Onoe Fujaku IX playing the role of the koshimoto Namiji in the drama "Kôchiyama"

Onoe Fujaku X
Onoe Fujaku X  In Japanese | Ichikawa Onoe III  In Japanese | Ichikawa Yoshijirô  In Japanese
 

Born in Tôkyô the 15th of January 1924. He started his career in the troupe of Kira Tarô and made his first stage appearance in May 1943 in Yokohama at the Kabukiza. He left this troupe one year later. He joined the troupe led by Ichikawa Monzaburô in 1947 and received the name of Ichikawa Yoshijirô. Ichikawa Danzô VIII accepted to let him become his disciple in 1949. He became nadai in 1951 and celebrated this event by taking the name of Ichikawa Onoe III in September 1951, playing at the Kabukiza the role of Okimi in the drama "Kari no Tayori". He joined the Onoe clan in 1965, as a disciple of Onoe Baikô VII. He took the name of Onoe Fujaku X in May 1965 at the Kabukiza, playing the role of Oshige in the drama "Sakanaya Sôgorô". He died the 1st of March 1998. He was a respected supporting onnagata actor.

Honmyô Yagô
Kasahara Kôichi Otowaya
 
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