ÔTANI HIROJI I

The actors Ôtani Hiroji I (the one with the moustache) and Ichikawa Danzô I (red face) in a print made by Torii Kiyomasu I

The actors Ôtani Hiroji I (the warrior) and Sanjô Kantarô II (the lady) in a print made by Torii Kiyonobu I in 1719

The actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II, Arashi Wakano I (the wakaonnagata holding a lantern) and Ôtani Hiroji I (the actor with the sideboards) in a print made by Torii Kiyonobu I in 1723

Sawamura Sôjûrô I (left) and Ôtani Hiroji I (right) playing the roles of Gokuin Sen'emon and Hotei Ichiemon in the drama "Meigetsu Gonin Otoko" ('Five men under the August moon'), which was staged in Fall 1730 at the Nakamuraza [more details]


The actor Ôtani Hiroji I playing the role of Hatakeyama Masanaga in the drama "Keisei Arashiyama", which was produced in Kyôto in the 1st lunar month of 1739	The actors Ôtani Hiroji I (right), Sanogawa Mangiku (center) and Nakamura Shingorô I (left) playing the roles of Edobei, Oyura and Iyo Daijin in the same play

The actors Arashi San'emon III (front left), Matsumoto Tomojûrô I (front middle), Ôtani Hiroji I (back middle) and Nakamura Shingorô I playing the roles of Imagawa Nakaaki, Yamana Sôzen, Hatakeyama Masanaga and Iyo Daijin in the drama "Keisei Arashiyama", which was staged in Kyôto in the 1st lunar month of 1739