| NAKAYAMA HYAKKA |
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Guilds: Bintsukeya [6], Beniya Poetry name: Hyakka Existence: 1764 ~ 15th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1853 [1] Connection: Master: Nakayama Bunshichi I Adopted son: Nakayama Hyôtarô II Disciple: Nakayama Bunshichi IV, Nakayama Bungorô II Career: 1764: born in Kyôto. He started his career at an early age by becoming a disciple of Nakayama Bunshichi I. 11th lunar month of 1772: he received the name of Nakayama Tokusaburô and made his debut on Kyôto stages, performing as an iroko. 9th lunar month of 1782: his master Nakayama Bunshichi I retired from the Kabuki world. 1st lunar month of 1786: Tokusaburô became tachiyaku and played in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater the role of Wada Shizuma in the drama "Keisei Tonoi Zakura". Fall 1786: Tokusaburô went to Ôsaka. 11th lunar month of 1786: Nakayama Tokusaburô took the name of Nakayama Hyôtarô I at the Naka no Shibai, playing the role of Kanemichi in the kaomise drama "Neko Shakkyô Fûki no Hanabusa". 1st lunar month of 1793: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of the ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Yanagi Zakura", the first yanagisawa-sôdômono in Kabuki history, written by Tatsuoka Mansaku and Chikamatsu Tokusô; Hyôtarô played the roles of the wakadono Uesugi Mishimanosuke [more details]. 19th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1798 [5]: Nakayama Bunshichi II died. Fall 1804: Hyôtarô went to Edo, with Segawa Rokô III and his adopted son Segawa Kamesaburô. 11th lunar month of 1804: Nakayama Hyôtarô I took the name of Nakayama Bunshichi III at the Nakamuraza, playing the role of Dewa no Gunji Yoshizane in the kaomise drama "Kiku Zumô Mikurai Sadame", which celebrated the shûmei of Iwai Hanshirô V and Ichikawa Yaozô IV. 5th ~ 6th lunar months of 1806: tour in Nagoya with Arashi Kichisaburô II, Arashi Sangorô III, Yoshizawa Iroha I, Sawamura Tanosuke II and Nakayama Raisuke IV; they performed at the Tachibana no Shibai. 11th ~ 12th lunar months of 1806: Bunshichi played in Kyôto at the Kitano no Shibai the role of En'ya Hangan in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; the roles of Yuranosuke and Kô no Moronô were played by Nakayama Shinkurô III and Asao Tomozô I. 7th lunar month of 1808: premiere at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai of the drama "Kuni Namari Futaba no Oizuru"; Bunshichi played the role of Kisuke [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1808: Bunshichi played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Yosaku and Osan in the kaomise drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". He also played the role of Shigetada in "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki"; his stage partners were Nakayama Tomisaburô I (Akoya) and Kataoka Nizaemon VII (Iwanaga Saemon) 5th lunar month of 1809: Nakayama Bunshichi III took the name of Nakayama Hyakka at the Naka no Shibai, playing the roles of Jijû Tarô Morikuni and Shibuya Tosa-no-Bô Shôshun in the drama "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi". 11th lunar month of 1809: Hyakka played at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Keishoku Yuki-miru Yama", which was produced by Mimasu Kumesaburô and stars Yoshizawa Ayame V, Arashi Kichisaburô II, Asao Kuzaemon I, Nakayama Shinkurô III, Nakamura Daikichi I, Kanô Minshi I and Asao Okuyama III. 1st lunar month of 1810: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Chikamatsu Tokuzô and Namiki Miyosuke ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta"; Hyakka played the role of Takamaru Kamejirô [casting]. 3rd lunar month of 1810: tour in Ise with Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Nakayama Yoshio I; Hyakka plays among others the roles of Jihizô and Minosaku in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô". 22nd day of the 7th lunar month of 1813 [2]: his master Nakayama Bunshichi I died. 11th lunar month of 1814: Nakayama Hyakka took back the name of Nakayama Bunshichi III at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka), playing the roles of Yasuke, Tadanobu and Yoshitsune in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 8th lunar month of 1818: Nakayama Bunshichi III took the name of Nakayama Monshichi. 11th lunar month of 1818: Nakayama Monshichi took back the name of Nakayama Bunshichi III in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai, playing the roles of Tôma Hashizô and Kôemon's mother in the drama "Tengajaya". 11th lunar month of 1826: Bunshichi played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Katsura Kingo in the drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari". 1st lunar month of 1827: Bunshichi's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 1st lunar month of 1828: Bunshichi played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of the chûnagon Suefusa, Kasami Kurando and Kasami's mother Sayori in the drama "Tenmangû Aiju no Meiboku". 7th lunar month of 1828: Bunshichi played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Miura's mother in "Kamakura Sandaiki". 11th lunar month of 1828: Bunshichi played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Mashiba Hisayoshi and Kajita Kin'emon in the drama "Keisei Yusan Zakura". 1st lunar month of 1829: Bunshichi's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was kô-jô-jô-kichi (meritorious - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. 1st lunar month of 1836: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa"; Bunshichi played the role of Satomi Jibudayû Suemoto [casting]. 3rd lunar month of 1839: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji" was staged for the first time in Ôsaka, at the Kado no Shibai; Bunshichi played the role of Gappô's wife Otoku [casting]. 8th lunar month of 1850: Nakayama Bunshichi III takes back the name of Nakayama Hyakka at the Kado no Shibai. 11th lunar month of 1851: Hyakka appeared on stage for the last time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai, performing in the dramas "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara", "Akogi-ga-Ura" and "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi". He retired from the Kabuki world. 15th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1853 [1]: Hyakka died in Ôsaka [3]. Comments: Nakayama Hyakka was a talented Kamigata tachiyaku actor. He was excellent in wagoto and wajitsu. He specialized in oyajigata roles in his latter years. He perfectly delivered his lines with great vocal projection and had a great stage presence. He was also a good musician and was famous for his amazing longevity. [1] The 15th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 6th year of the Kaei era was the 24th of March 1853 in the western calendar. [2] The 22nd day of the 7th lunar month of the 10th year of the Bunka era was the 17th of August 1813 in the western calendar. [3] His tombstone was located in the cemetery of the Manpukuji Temple in the district of Shima-no-Uchi. [4] Not recorded in Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten", only in the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran". [5] The 19th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 10th year of the Kansei era was the 4th of April 1798 in the western calendar. [6] Not recorded in the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran", only in Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten". |
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The actor Nakayama Hyakka playing the role of Naniwa Rokurô in the drama "Hirugaesu Nishiki no Tamoto", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1812 at the Naka no Shibai Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1804 Print made by Shunshosai Hokuchô in 1829 The Nakayama Bunshichi line of actors |
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