| TATSUOKA HISAGIKU |
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Poetry names: Migaku, Shikô Existence: ??? Connection: Adoptive father: Tatsuoka Someemon Son: Tatsuoka Mansaku Disciple: Tatsuoka Tamagiku Career: 11th lunar month of 1718: adopted son of Tatsuoka Someemon, he started his career in Kyôto, performing under the name of Tatsuoka Hisagiku as an iroko at Miyako Mandayû's theater in Sadoshima Saburôzaemon's kaomise drama "Meoto Matsu Jufuku no Kodane". 11th lunar month of 1719: Hisagiku played the role of Isomatsu in the kaomise drama "Chiyo no Ume Naniwa Kagami", which was produced in Kyôto by Sakakiyama Shirojûrô. 11th lunar month of 1721: Hisagiku played the role of Kishino at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater in the kaomise drama "Fuji Asama Taiheiraku", which was coproduced by Wakaura Kinjûrô and Matsumoto Shigemaki. He changed the first ideogram of his family name:
1732: tour in Nagoya where he performed as a wakaonnagata. 11th lunar month of 1734: Hisagiku took back his previous family name and played the role of the keisei Kaneyama in the kaomise drama "Oyayuzuri Kogane no Katokugura", which was produced at Kameya Kumenojô's theater by Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 1st lunar month of 1735: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1735: Hisagiku played the role of Tsuneemon's sister Ogin in the kaomise drama "Shin-yakata Banzei no Ishizue", which was produced in Kyôto by Arashi Koroku I; the role of Ishidô Tsuneemon was played by his adoptive father Tatsuoka Someemon. 1st lunar month of 1736: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1736: Hisagiku played in Kyôto the role of Hikorok's nyôbô Okatsu in the kaomise drama "Tomi no Ichi Kogane no Aratama", which was produced by Nakamura Tomijûrô I; his stage partners were Nakamura Shingorô I, Sakurayama Shirosaburô II, Ichiyama Sukegorô I, Yamashita Kinsaku I, Yamanaka Heijûrô I, Sanogawa Mangiku, Arashi Shichigorô I and his adoptive father Tatsuoka Someemon. 1st lunar month of 1737: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1737: Hisagiku played at Miyako Mandayû's theater the role of Tsuneyo's nyôbô Hayasaki in the kaomise drama "Kuni no Tomi Sakae no Hachinoki", which celebrated the arrival in Kyôto of the Edo star Ôtani Hiroji I and the return from Edo of the local actor Kameya Jûjirô I. Fall 1738: Hisagiku went to Edo. 11th lunar month of 1738: Hisagiku played at the Nakamuraza the role of Inaba no Omatsu in the kaomise drama "Ume Yakata Inaba no Matsu", which celebrated the shûmei of Sawamura Yodogorô I. 1st lunar month of 1739: Hisagiku's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He shared the same rank with Tomizawa Montarô I. 11th lunar month of 1739: Hisagiku played at the Nakamuraza the role of Akaboshi's sister Kurenai [picture] in the kaomise drama "Miyakozome Kaoru Hachinoki", which celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Sukegorô I, Ichikawa Danzaburô II and Someyama Kijûrô II and welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Segawa Kikujirô I. 11th lunar month of 1740: Hisagiku played at the Nakamuraza the role of Hikoshichi's sister Matsuo in the kaomise drama "Miya Bashira Taiheiki", which celebrated the shûmei of Ichikawa Danzô III and Tomizawa Tatsujûrô. 11th lunar month of 1741: Hisagiku played at the Kawarasakiza the role of Arima no Fuji in the kaomise drama "Konrei Sakae no Hachinoki". Fall 1743: Hisagiku went back to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1743: Hisagiku played in Kyôto the role of the keisei Komurasaki in the kaomise drama "Wakamidori Hatsumenbako", which was produced by Arashi Matsunojô at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater. 1st lunar month of 1744: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was two black strokes above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - almost excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1744: Hisagiku played in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater the role of Oiso in the kaomise drama "Hakata Ori Imose no Karanishiki"; his stage partners were Fujioka Daikichi, Tamiya Shirogorô, Sawamura Chôshirô, Sadoshima Chôgorô I, Matsumoto Tomojûrô I, Nakamura Danzô, Sanogawa Hanazuma II, Mihogi Gizaemon I, Sakakiyama Danshirô I, Takenaka Hyôkichi, Ikushima Kashiwagi I, Nakamura Matsubê I, Nakamura Kiyosaburô I and Fujioka Gengorô. 1st lunar month of 1745: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was three black strokes above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - almost excellent) [visual]. He shared the same rank with Nakamura Tomijûrô I. 11th lunar month of 1745: no record in any ôshibai kaomise [1]. 11th lunar month of 1746: Hisagiku performed in Kyôto at Miyako Handayû's theater in the kaomise drama "Taihei Asahi no Shirahata", which was produced by Asao Motogorô I; his stage partners were Fujioka Daikichi, Sakurayama Shirosaburô II, Shinozuka Kazaemon, Yamanaka Heijûrô I and Mihogi Shichitarô. 1st lunar month of 1747: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He shared the same rank with Asao Motogorô I and Nakamura Tomijûrô I. He was the kanjiku for wakaonnagata actors. 3rd lunar month of 1747: Hisagiku played in the same theater the role of Kinshôjo in Chikamatsu Monaemon's drama "Kokusen'ya Gassen"; the roles of Watônai and Kanki were played by Fujikawa Heikurô and Nakamura Jûzô I. 11th lunar month of 1747 ~ 11th lunar month of 1749: no record in any ôshibai kaomise [1]. 11th lunar month of 1750: Hisagiku played at Miyako Handayû's theater the role of Kyôshichi's nyôbô Otatsu (in reality a keisei) in Matsuya Raisuke I's kaomise drama "Kaikei Wagô Hanayakata". 1st lunar month of 1751: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. First Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto", which was produced in Kyôto by Miyako Handayû at his theater; Hisagiku played the role of Miuranosuke's wife Fuseya [picture] [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1752: Hisagiku performed at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Hatsubaika Asahi no Minato", which was produced by Yamashita Matatarô I. 2nd lunar month of 1753: Hisagiku played in the same theater the role of Saigokuya's nyôbô Oen in the ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Naruo no Umi". 11th lunar month of 1753: Hisagiku played at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater the role of Mitarai Gozen [picture] in the kaomise drama "Futaba no Nishiki Midori no Onikage", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I; his stage partners were the actors Somematsu Shichisaburô I, Sakata Tôjûrô III, Fujioka Daikichi, Imamura Shichisaburô II, Arashi Tominosuke I, Onoe Montarô and Bandô Sukesaburô I. 1st lunar month of 1754: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He shared the same rank with Asao Motogorô I and Arashi Tominosuke I. He was the kanjiku for wakaonnagata actors. 2nd lunar month of 1755: first Kabuki adaptation of the 5 acts puppet theater drama "Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I and staged at the Minamigawa no Shibai as a kaomise drama; Hisagiku played the role of Michikaze Godai [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1755 ~ 10th lunar month of 1756: no record in any ôshibai kaomise [1]. 11th lunar month of 1756: Hisagiku played at the Ônishi no Shibai the role of the young dancing girl Ohyaku [picture] in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Daimatsu Kyokusuke Tanzen Roppô", which was produced by Daimatsu Kyokusuke. 1st lunar month of 1757: premiere at the Ônishi no Shibai of Namiki Shôzô I's drama "Tenjiku Tokubê Kikigaki Ôrai"; Hisagiku played the roles of Tenjiku Tokubê's nyôbô Ofune and the keisei Kashiwagi [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1757: Hisagiku performed in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Ôyashiro Musubu no Sanban Tsuzuki", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I and Somematsu Matsujirô. 1st lunar month of 1758: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He shared the same rank with Arashi Koroku I and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke II. 12th lunar month of 1759: he worked as a sakusha on the kaomise drama "Bandai Fueki Hôrai Yakata", in which he performas as an actor and which was produced at the Kitagawa no Shibai by Arashi Hinasuke I; his first pen name was Amano Kyûshichi. 1st lunar month of 1760: Hisagiku's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was kô-jô-jô-kichi (meritorious - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. He was sôkanjiku. 11th lunar month of 1761: Kyûshichi worked in Kyôto at Kameya Kumenojô's theater as a sakusha on the kaomise drama "Mineiri Futaba Genji", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I. 1763: he took the pen name of Tenmaya Kyûshichi [2]. 11th lunar month of 1763: Kyûshichi worked in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai on the kaomise drama "Shôchikubai Ôshimadai". 11th lunar month of 1765: Kyûshichi worked on the kaomise drama "Kachidoki Asahi no Ôgi", which was produced by Ichiyama Sukegorô II and Yamashita Kyônosuke at the Minamigawa no Shibai and welcomed in Kyôto the Edo actor Ichikawa Danzô III. 11th lunar month of 1766: Kyûshichi worked in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai on the kaomise drama "Umayadogimi Shitennôji Kuyô", which celebrated the shûmei of the actors Sakakiyama Sagisuke, Sakakiyama Koshirô III and Sakakiyama Shirotarô III. 11th lunar month of 1767: Kyûshichi worked in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai on the kaomise drama "Shitennô Maizuru Ôgi". 11th lunar month of 1769: Kyûshichi worked in Kyôto on the kaomise drama "Tatsu no Itten Renri no Kachidoki". No record afterwards. Comments: Tatsuoka Hisagiku was a popular and talented Kamigata wakaonnagata actor, who was active from the end of the 1710s to the end of the 1760s. He performed mainly in Kyôto and achieved a successful 3-season stay in Edo where he reached the prestigious jô-jô-kichi rank. In his latter years, from 1760 to 1769, he worked as a sakusha. [1] Was he on sick leave or on tour? [2] Tenma was the name of the Ôsaka district, where he adoptive father Tatsuoka Someemon used to live.
Tatsuoka Hisagiku (center) playing the role of Akaboshi's sister Kurenai
in the kaomise drama
"Miyakozome Kaoru Hachinoki",
which was staged 11th lunar month of 1739 at the Nakamuraza |
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