| FUJIKAWA HACHIZÔ II |
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Guild: Ôzakaya Line number: NIDAIME (II) Poetry name: Happo Existence: 1747 ~ 9th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1787 [1] Connection: Adoptive father : Fujikawa Hachizô I Son: Fujikawa Hachizô III Career: 1747 ~ 1763: he started his career at an early age as a disciple of Fujikawa Hachizô I, who gave him the name of Fujikawa Isematsu. 1763: Isematsu performed as a katakiyaku at the Takeda no Shibai, a hama shibai venue. 1768: Fujikawa Isematsu took the name of Fujikawa Ryûzô; he performed mainly at the Takeda no Shibai. Fall 1772: he was adopted by his master Fujikawa Hachizô I. 11th lunar month of 1772: Ryûzô became tachiyaku and performed at the Naka no Shibai in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Onoe Kikugorô no Baranu Banashi". 4th lunar month of 1775: premiere in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai of Nagawa Kamesuke I's drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari"; Ryûzô played the role of Arakawa Sukune [more details]. 11th lunar month of 1775: Ryûzô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of the farmer Azeroku, in reality the warrior Urabe Suetake, in the kaomise drama "Hachitanashi Hyaku Monogatari", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I. 2nd lunar month of 1776: his adoptive father Fujikawa Hachizô I suddenly fell ill while performing at the Kado no Shibai in the drama "Gunjutsu Deguchi no Yanagi"; he was replaced by his adopted son Ryûzô. 3rd lunar month of 1776: Ryûzô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1776: Ryûzô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Fuji Ukon in the kaomise program "Ehôgura Sankai Meisho", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I. 12th lunar month of 1776: Ryûzô played in the same theater the role of the yakko Tsumahei in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". 1st lunar month of 1777: Ryûzô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was one black stroke above jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 4th lunar month of 1777: premiere of Namiki Gohachi's drama "Tenmangû Natane no Gokû", co-written with Nakamura Akei and Tatsuoka Mansaku, which was staged at the Kado no Shibai; Ryûzô played the role of Terukuni [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1777: Ryûzô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Mokubê, in reality Tsumaga Magosaburô, in the kaomise drama "Ôiri Kabuki no Tsuitachi", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I and celebrated the shûmei of Shibazaki Rinzaemon II. 12th lunar month of 1777: Ryûzô played in the same theater the role of Teraoka Heiemon in the drama "Hana-ha Sakura Akô no Shiogama", whose plot and characters belonged to the "Kanadehon Chûshingura" world. 29th day of the 12th lunar month of 1777 [2]: his adoptive father Fujikawa Hachizô I died. 1st lunar month of 1778: Ryûzô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was two black strokes above jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 3rd lunar month of 1778: Ryûzô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Hanaregoma Chôkichi in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki"; the role of Nuregami Chôgorô was played by Arashi Hinasuke I. 4th lunar month of 1778: Fujikawa Ryûzô took the name of Fujikawa Hachizô II during the premiere in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohei I's drama "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri" [casting]; the new Hachizô played the role of Kishida Hyôgo and the yakko Yatahei. 11th lunar month of 1778: Hachizô performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Genpei Tatoezukushi", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I and welcomed back in Ôsaka the star Nakamura Tomijûrô I. 1st lunar month of 1779: Hachizô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. 3rd lunar month of 1779: premiere in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohê's play "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; Hachizô played the roles of the monk Dabutsubô, Kakogawa Sanpei and Iwabuchi Tôta [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1779: Hachizô performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Senshû Banzei Chibako no Tamamono", which was produced by Yoshizawa Iroha I and celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Noshio II and Yamamura Giemon II. He also played the roles of Momonoi Wakasanosuke and Teraoka Heiemon in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 11th lunar month of 1780: Hachizô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of the yakko Hachizô, in reality Hacchô-tsubute no Kiheiji, in the kaomise drama "Ujigami Sairai Sukedono no Kachidoki", which was produced by Yoshizawa Iroha I. 1st lunar month of 1781: Hachizô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. He was also the kanjiku for the tachiyaku actors. 3rd~5th lunar months of 1781: Hachizô played in the same theater the role of Murakami Hikoshirô in the drama "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi". 9th lunar month of 1781: Hachizô played in the same theater the role of Fukashichi in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin"; the roles of Soga no Iruka and Omiwa were played by Nakamura Utaemon I and Nakamura Tomijûrô I. Fall 1781: Hachizô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1781: Hachizô performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Shin Yakata Fukki no Ishizue", which was produced by Nakayama Ihachi I and celebrated the shûmei of both Yamamoto Giemon and Hanagiri Tomimatsu I. 1st lunar month of 1782: Hachizô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. 5th lunar month of 1782: Hachizô played in Kyôto the role of Nuregami Chôgorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki" [illustration]; the role of Hanaregoma Chôkichi was played by Yamamoto Giemon. 7th lunar month of 1782: Hachizô played in Kyôto the role of Shibaroku in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin". 11th lunar month of 1782: Hachizô performed in Kyôto in the kaomise drama "Gosekkyô Suehiro Keizu", which was produced by Nakayama Raisuke II and celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Utaemon II. 1st lunar month of 1783: Hachizô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. He was also the kanjiku for the tachiyaku actors. 6th lunar month of 1783: Hachizô played in Kyôto the role of Danshichi Kurobê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; the roles of Issun Tokubê and Mikawaya Giheiji were played by Nakamura Jûzô III and Shibazaki Rinzaemon II. Fall 1783: Hachizô went to Ôsaka. 1st lunar month of 1784: Hachizô performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Hôraisan Gyôkei no Kaomise", which was produced by Fujikawa Kikumatsu. 4th lunar month of 1784: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Nagawa Shimesuke I's drama "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage"; Hachizô played the role of Jinzaburô [casting]. 6th lunar month of 1784: Hachizô played in Kyôto the role of Danshichi Kurobê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; the roles of Issun Tokubê and Tsuribune Sabu were played by Yamamura Giemon II and Ichikawa Danzô IV. 11th lunar month of 1784: Hachizô performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Yunzei Konpira Musume", which was produced by Onoe Ushinosuke I. He played the roles of Matsuômaru and Sukune Tarô in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". 1st lunar month of 1785: Hachizô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. He was also the kanjiku for the tachiyaku actors. 3rd lunar month of 1785: Hachizô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Kurofune Chûemon in the drama "Kurofune Deiri Minato". 4th lunar month of 1786: tour in Ise; Hachizô played at the Furuichi no Shibai the role of Nuregami Chôgorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki"; the role of Hanaregoma Chôkichi was played by Yamamura Giemon II. 8th lunar month of 1786: Hachizô played at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka) the role of Nuregami Chôgorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki"; the role of Hanaregoma Chôkichi was played by Mimasu Daigorô II. 11th lunar month of 1786: Hachizô performed in Kyôto in the kaomise drama "Shinchoku Niai no Enmusubi", which was produced by Sawamura Motosaburô and celebrated the shûmei of Yamamura Tomoemon I. 12th lunar month of 1786: Hachizô appeared on stage for the last time, playing in Kyôto the role of Dankurô in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". He fell ill at the beginning of 1787. 1st lunar month of 1787: Hachizô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. 9th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1787 [1]: Hachizô died in the old capital. Comments: Fujikawa Hachizô II was a popular tachiyaku and katakiyaku actor, who made all his career in Kamigata during the second half of the 18th century. He followed in the footsteps of his adoptive father Fujikawa Hachizô I, excelling like him in sumô wrestlers or otokodate roles. His last rank in the actors hyôbanki was close to jô-jô-kichi. [1] The 9th day of the 3rd lunar month of the 7th year of the Tenmei era was the 26th of April 1787 in the western calendar. [2] The 29th day of the 12th lunar month of the 6th year of the An'ei era was the 27th of January 1778 in the western calendar. |
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Fujikawa Hachizô II in an illustration from the book "Santo Yakusha Omokage Zukushi", which was published in Ôsaka by Yamatoya Kaemon in 1784 The Fujikawa Happo line of actors The Fujikawa Hachizô line of actors |
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