| IWAI HANSHIRÔ |
| ELEVEN GENERATIONS | |
| Iwai Hanshirô I | |
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The founder of the line Iwai Hanshirô I held this name from 1685 to the 4th lunar month of 1699. |
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Iwai Hanshirô I in 1686 |
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| Iwai Hanshirô II Iwai Hanshirô II  |
Iwai Kamematsu I |
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Eldest son of Iwai Hanshirô I, he started his career as an actor in the 11th lunar month of 1696, performing under the name of Iwai Kamematsu I in either wakashugata or wakaonnagata roles. His father died in the 3rd lunar month of 1699 and he had to replace him as a zamoto, producing in Ôsaka Tsuuchi Jihê I's drama "Keisei Hachijô Shima". In the 4th lunar month of 1699 he took the name of Iwai Hanshirô II [1]. He produced in Ôsaka the drama "Aioi no Ume" in Spring 1710 and most likely died the same year. |
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The mon and the name of Iwai Hanshirô II in the 1700 Ôsaka hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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| Iwai Hanshirô III | |
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The actor Iwai Hanshirô III held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1715 to the 11th lunar month of 1759. |
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Iwai Hanshirô III (left) and Yamatoyama Sensuke I (right) playing the roles of Kakuyama Sakyônosuke and Omasu in the kaomise drama "Shikishima Wakô no Tsuzumi", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1732 at the Naka no Shibai |
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| Iwai Hanshirô 3.4 | |
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The actor Nakamura Shingorô II held the name of Iwai Hanshirô from the 11th lunar month of 1764 to the 10th lunar month of 1769. He was never acknowledged as an official name-holder. |
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Iwai Hanshirô playing the role of Honda Jirô in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Genpei Tsûrikimaru", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1764 at the Kitagawa no Shibai |
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| Iwai Hanshirô IV | |
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The actor Iwai Hanshirô IV held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1765 to the 3rd lunar month of 1800. |
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| Iwai Hanshirô V | |
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The actor Iwai Tojaku held the name of Iwai Hanshirô V from the 11th lunar month of 1804 to the 10th lunar month of 1832. |
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Iwai Hanshirô V in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1806~1810) |
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| Iwai Hanshirô VI | |
| The actor Iwai Hanshirô VI held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1832 to the 4th lunar month of 1836. | |
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Iwai Hanshirô VI playing the role of Miyagino in the drama "Hana to Mitsu Yuki no Shiraishi", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1834 at the Moritaza (print made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi) |
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| Iwai Hanshirô VII | |
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The actor Iwai Hanshirô VII held this name from the 3rd lunar month of 1844 to the 4th lunar month of 1845. |
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Iwai Hanshirô VII playing the role of Ôboshi Rikiya in the 9th act of the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura" (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III in 1852) |
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| Iwai Hanshirô VIII | |
| The actor Iwai Hanshirô VIII held this name from the 2nd lunar month of 1872 to February 1882. | |
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| Iwai Hanshirô IX | |
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The actor Iwai Kumesaburô V posthumously received the name of Iwai Hanshirô IX. |
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Iwai Hanshirô IX playing the role of Princess Yaegaki in the drama "Jusshukô" |
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| Iwai Hanshirô X | |
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The actor Iwai Hanshirô X held this name from October 1951 to December 2011. |
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Iwai Hanshirô X playing the role of Ushiwakamaru in the dance "Hashi Benkei" (print made by Natori Shunsen in 1957) |
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| Iwai Hanshirô XI Iwai Hanshirô XI |
Iwai Yumi |
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Born the 3rd of May 1951 in Tôkyô. Eldest daughter of Iwai Hanshirô X, she was also adopted in 1964 [2] in the family of late Iwai Hanshirô IX. She became the sôke of the Iwai School of Buyô in 1981. She was not only a dance master but she also worked as an actress, either for the movies or the TV dramas. She took the name of Iwai Hanshirô XI the 28th of November 2021 at the National Theatre. |
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Iwai Hanshirô XI |
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[1] At the same time, his brother Iwai Toramatsu took the name of Iwai Kamematsu II. [2] Her real name, which was Nishina Yumi, became Iwai Yumi. |
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