BANDÔ HIKOSABURÔ VI

January 1896: he appeared on stage for the first time, receiving the name of Onoe Eizô and performing at the Meijiza in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

January 1900: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's dance-drama "Yami no Ume Hyaku Monogatari"; Eizô played the role of a kappa [more details].

18 February 1903: his father Onoe Kikugorô V died.

March 1903: great shûmei at the Kabukiza for the Otowaya guild; the actors Onoe Ushinosuke II, Onoe Eizaburô V and Onoe Eizô respectively took the names of Onoe Kikugorô VI, Onoe Baikô VI and Onoe Eizaburô VI [more details]

October 1904: premiere at the Tôkyôza of the Kabuki adaptation of the kyôgen "Buaku"; Eizaburô played the role of the daimyô [casting].

1909: Eizaburô was adopted by the Bandô clan.

July 1914: Eizaburô played for the first time the role of Tôma Saburôemon in the drama "Tengajaya-mura", which was performed at the Kabukiza; his stage partners were Onoe Kikugorô VI (Motoemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Hayase Iori), Onoe Fujaku VIII (Somenoi) and Morita Kan'ya XIII (Hayase Genjirô).

September 1914: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Furukawa Shinsui's drama "Ansei Kibun Tsukuda no Yoarashi"; Eizaburô played the role of Miyoshino Kamejirô [more details].

April 1915: Onoe Eizaburô VI took the name of Bandô Hikosaburô VI at the Ichimuraza, playing the role of Ikyû in the drama "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Momoyogusa".

November 1915: Hikosaburô played at the Yokohamaza (Yokohama) the role of Tôma Saburôemon in the drama "Tengajaya-mura"; his stage partners were Onoe Kikugorô VI (Motoemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Hayase Iori) and Ichikawa Shinnosuke V (Hayase Genjirô).

May 1916: a stone commemorating the memory of Onoe Kikugorô V was erected in the precincts of the Fudôson Temple in the district of Fukagawa in Tôkyô.

May ~ June 1916: tour in the Southern and Western provinces of Japan with the actors Onoe Kikugorô VI, Bandô Mitsugorô VII and Onoe Kikujirô III.

July 1917: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Tachi Nusubito", which was adapted to kabuki by Okamura Shikô and performed by Onoe Kikugorô VI, Bandô Mitsugorô VII and Hikosaburô.

September 1918: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Okamura Shikô's dance-drama "Imohori Chôja"; Hikosaburô played the role of Ubara Sanai [casting].

December 1918: Hikosaburô played at the Ichimuraza the prestigious role of the king of thieves Ishikawa Goemon in the drama "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri"; the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi was played by Morita Kan'ya XIII.

February 1923: premiere with a Kabuki casting at the Ichimuraza of Suzuki Senzaburô's ninjômono drama "Jirokichi Zange"; Hikosaburô played the role of Iseya Shirobê [more details].

May 1925: Hikosaburô played at the Shinbashi Enbujô the role of Tôma Saburôemon in the drama "Tengajaya-mura". His stage partners were Onoe Kikugorô VI (Motoemon), Morita Kan'ya XIII (Hayase Iori) and Ichikawa Omezô IV (Hayase Genjirô).

April 1926: Hikosaburô played at the Hongôza the role of Fuwa Kazuemon in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

February 1928: Hikosaburô played the role of Hayami no Tôta in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which was performed at the Shinbashi Enbujô; his stage partners were Ichikawa Omezô IV (Shizuka Gozen) and Onoe Kikugorô VI (Satô Tadanobu).

January 1930: Hikosaburô played at the Meijiza the role of Arajishi Otokonosuke in the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the role of Nikki Danjô was played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.

March 1931: Hikosaburô played at the Tôkyô Gekijô the role of Arajishi Otokonosuke in the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the role of Nikki Danjô was played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.

April 1932: premiere at the Kabukiza of Mayama Seika's ninjômono drama "Edoe Ryôgoku Hakkei" (commonly called "Arakawa no Sakichi"); Hikosaburô played the role of the buraikan Ago no Gonroku [casting].

November 1932: revival at the Kabukiza of the drama "Gedatsu", a play belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Hikosaburô played the role of the priest Mongaku [more details]. Hikosaburô also played in the same theater the role of Hayami no Tôta in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which was staged at the Kabukiza; his stage partners were Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (Shizuka Gozen) and Onoe Kikugorô VI (Satô Tadanobu).

May 1933: Ikeda Daigo's bakumatsumono drama "Saigô to Buta-hime" was staged for the first time in ôshibai, in Tôkyô at the Meijiza; Hikosaburô played the role of Ôkubo Ichisuke [more details].

April 1934: Hikosaburô played the role of Hayami no Tôta in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which was performed at the Kabukiza; his stage partners were Onoe Baikô VI (Shizuka Gozen) and Onoe Kikugorô VI (Satô Tadanobu).

June 1934: premiere in Tôkyô at the Tôkyô Gekijô of Hasegawa Shin's drama "Kurayami no Ushimatsu"; Hikosaburô played the role of Shirobê [casting].

March 1935: premiere at the Kabukiza of the danmari "Otowa-ga-Dake Danmari"; Hikosaburô played the role of Futaara no Iwagorô [more details].

September 1935: premiere at the Kabukiza of Uno Nobuo's drama "Kôdan Yomiya no Ame"; Hikosaburô played the role of the hayaokeya Tokubê [more details].

February 1936: Hikosaburô played the role of Tôma Saburôemon at the Misonoza (Nagoya) in the drama "Tengajaya-mura"; his stage partners were Onoe Kikugorô VI (Motoemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Hayase Iori), Onoe Kikujirô IV (Somenoi) and Ichikawa Omezô IV (Hayase Genjirô).

April 1936: revival at the Kabukiza of the drama "Uwanari", a play belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Hikosaburô played the role of Yokawa no Kohijiri [more details].

28 December 1938: Hikosaburô died in Tôkyô.

Comments:

Bandô Hikosaburô VI was a talented supporting tachiyaku and katakiyaku, performing in the troupe led by his brother Onoe Kikugorô VI.

Bandô Hikosaburô VI playing the role of Matsuômaru in the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" (print made by Natori Shunsen in 1928)

Prints & Illustrations

The Onoe Eizaburô line of actors

The Bandô Shinsui line of actors

The Bandô Hikosaburô line of actors