| OGINO IZABURÔ I |
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Line number: SHODAI (I) Poetry name: Shochô Existence: 1703 ~ 6th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1748 [1] Connections: Master: Ogino Yaegiri I Father-in-law: Ôtani Hiroji I Disciples: Ogino Itarô, Ogino Tsutagorô Career: 1703 ~ 1721: born in Ise. He started his career in Kyôto as a disciple of the actor Ogino Yaegiri I, who gave him the name of Ogino Izaburô I and trained him to perform koyaku roles. 11th lunar month of 1722: Izaburô played in Kyôto at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater the role of Tomimaru in Yoshida Rôfu's kaomise drama "Aioi Ôshimadai", which was produced by his master Ogino Yaegiri I and welcomed in Kyôto the actor Kirinoya Gonjûrô I. 1723: Izaburô settled in Edo to perform at the Ichimuraza. 11th lunar month of 1723: Izaburô became wakashugata and played at the Ichimuraza the role of Watanabe Genji Tsuna in the kaomise drama "Hinagata Shuten Dôji". 1st lunar month of 1724: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, wakashugata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He played in the same theater the role of Danzaburô in the new year drama "Yomeiri Izu Nikki". 11th lunar month of 1724: Izaburô played at the Ichimuraza the role of Masayuki in the kaomise drama "Bankoku Taiheiki", which welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Matsushima Hyôtarô. 11th lunar month of 1725: Izaburô performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Semimaru Onna Moyô". 11th lunar month of 1726: Izaburô played at the Ichimuraza the role of Araoka Genta in the kaomise drama "Hinazuru Tokiwa Genji", which welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Arashi Sangorô I. 11th lunar month of 1727: Izaburô played at the Ichimuraza the role of Imagawa Motoyoshi's daughter Mangetsu in the kaomise drama "Goshozome Kôyô Gunki", which celebrated the return in Edo of the actor Bandô Hikosaburô I. 11th lunar month of 1728: Izaburô became wakaonnagata and played at the Ichimuraza the role of the tsubone Sanuki in the kaomise drama "Kikusui Yoshino no Dairi". 11th lunar month of 1729: Izaburô moved to the Nakamuraza and played the role of Okuni and a young man in the tanzen style in the kaomise drama "Ume Goyomi Konrei Nagoya". 1st lunar month of 1730: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. Fall 1730: The actors Sawamura Sôjûrô I, Ôtani Hiroji I, Ichikawa Danjûrô II, Bandô Hikosaburô I and Izaburô performed together at the Nakamuraza in the drama "Meigetsu Gonin Otoko" ('Five men under the August moon') [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1730: Izaburô played at the Nakamuraza the role of Morihisa's wife in the kaomise drama "Irifune Hiru-ga-Kojima", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the actor Segawa Kikunojô I. 1st lunar month of 1731: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of the courtesan Takama in the drama "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya" [casting]. Spring 1731: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Princess Terute in the drama "Muko Denju Nishiki no Tazuna", whose plot and characters belonged to the "Oguri Hangan" world; his stage partners were Nakamura Shichisaburô II (Oguri Hangan), Ichikawa Danjûrô II (Gotô Saemon), Segawa Kikunojô I (Tsumagi) and Sawamura Sôjûrô I (Onitsugu). 11th lunar month of 1731: Izaburô played at the Nakamuraza the role of Princess Matsugae in the kaomise drama "Wagô Ichiji Taiheiki", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata star Sadoshima Chôgorô I. 1st lunar month of 1732: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year sogamono drama "Hatsugoyomi Ainai Soga"; the role of Soga Jûrô Sukenari was played by Sadoshima Chôgorô I. 11th lunar month of 1732: Izaburô became wakashugata and played at the Nakamuraza the role of Yorikane in the kaomise drama "Yamato Kotoba Imagawajô", which welcomed in Edo the 2 Kamigata stars Anegawa Shinshirô I and Sakakiyama Koshirô I. 1st lunar month of 1733: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, wakashugata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1733: Izaburô performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Nagi no Hana Asahi Genji". 1st lunar month of 1734: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year sogamono drama "Jûhakkô Imayô Soga"; the role of Soga Jûrô Sukenari was played by Sanjô Kantarô II. 11th lunar month of 1734: Izaburô played at the Nakamuraza the role of Yamagami Gennai Saemon in the kaomise drama "Kyôganoko Secchû no Tamatori", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata actor Nakamura Shingorô I. 1st lunar month of 1735: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year sogamono drama "Meizan Kasane Soga"; the role of Soga Jûrô Sukenari was played by Sanjô Kantarô II. 11th lunar month of 1735: Izaburô moved to the Kawarasakiza and played the role of Sanada no Yoichi in the kaomise drama "Banzei Ikioi Izu Nikki". 1st lunar month of 1736: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the bombastic "Ya-no-Ne" scene, which was part of the new year sogamono drama "Ôkazari Nigiwai Soga". 1736: his master Ogino Yaegiri I most likely died. 11th lunar month of 1736: Izaburô moved to the Nakamuraza and performed in the kaomise drama "Kuni no Tomi Sesshôseki"; his stage partners were Ôtani Hiroji I, Segawa Kikunojô I, Segawa Kikujirô I, Nakajima Mihoemon I, Arashi Otohachi I, Narumi Goroshirô I, Hayakawa Denshirô, Nakamura Kichibê I and Kameya Jûjirô (who arrives from Kamigata). 1st lunar month of 1737: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year program "Hatsuhikage Maizuru Soga"; the role of Soga Jûrô Sukenari was played by Kameya Jûjirô. 11th lunar month of 1737: Izaburô played at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Soga Monogatari Osana Nikki", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata actors Yamamoto Kyôzô, Yamamoto Hikogorô and Kaneko Mantoku. 1st lunar month of 1738: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year program "Takara Soga Nyogo no Shimadai"; the role of Soga Jûrô Sukenari was played by Sanjô Kantarô II. 11th lunar month of 1738: Izaburô became tachiyaku and played at the Nakamuraza the role of Han'ya Gorô in the kaomise drama "Ume Yakata Inaba no Matsu", which celebrated the shûmei of Sawamura Yodogorô I and the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata actor Tatsuoka Hisagiku. 1st lunar month of 1739: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was two black strokes above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1739: Izaburô moved to the Kawarasakiza and played in the kaomise drama "Irifune Taiheiki", which celebrated the shûmei of Sakata Tôjûrô III. Fall 1740: Izaburô went back to Kamigata. 11th lunar month of 1740: Izaburô played in Kyôto the role of Kusunoki Masatsura in the kiri kyôgen "Hayazaki Taiheiki", which was produced by Nakamura Kumetarô I and staged from the 15th day of the 11th lunar month. 1st lunar month of 1741: Izaburô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. Fall 1741: Izaburô went to Ôsaka. 11th lunar month of 1741: Izaburô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Kikusui Tamonnosuke in the kaomise drama "Kogane no Yakata Bandai no Kame", which was produced by Fujikawa Heikurô's son Fujikawa Kamenoi. 1st lunar month of 1742: Izaburô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. Fall 1742: Izaburô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1742: Izaburô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Fuwa Banzaemon in the kaomise drama "Kaeribana Konrei Nagoya", which was produced by Nakamura Kumetarô I; the role of Banzaemon's rival Nagoya Sanza was played by Fujioka Daikichi. 1st lunar month of 1743: Izaburô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1743: Izaburô played in Kyôto at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater in the kaomise drama "Yomeiri Ôshimadai", which was produced by Nakamura Kumetarô I and celebrated the shûmei of Sanjô Mankatsu. 1st lunar month of 1744: Izaburô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was three black strokes above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. Fall 1744: Izaburô went to Edo. 11th lunar month of 1744: Izaburô performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Kachô Taiheiki". 1st lunar month of 1745: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He played in the same theater the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year sogamono drama "Hagoromo Kotobuki Soga"; his stage partners in the roles of Soga Jûrô Sukenari and Kudô Saemon Suketsune were Nakamura Shichisaburô II and Ichikawa Ebizô II. 11th lunar month of 1745: Izaburô moved to the Ichimuraza and played the role of Matsuura Gorô in the kaomise drama "Onna Kusunoki Yosooi Kagami", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata onnagata Yoshizawa Ayame II. 1st lunar month of 1746: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Soga Jûrô Sukenari in the new year sogamono drama "Kikeba Mukashi Soga Monogatari"; the roles of Soga Gorô Tokimune and Kudô Saemon Suketsune were played by Ichimura Kamezô I and Bandô Hikosaburô I. 11th lunar month of 1746: Izaburô played at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Aioi Izu Nikki", which welcomed in Edo the actors Yamamoto Kyôshirô I and Iwai Hanshirô III. 1st lunar month of 1747: Izaburô played in the same theater the role of Yaoya Oshichi in the new year sogamono drama "Tamakushige Yosooi Soga". 3rd lunar month of 1747: the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" was performed for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza; Izaburô played the role of Takebe Genzô [casting]. 25th day of the 5th lunar month of 1747 [2]: his father-in-law Ôtani Hiroji I died. Summer 1747: Izaburô fell ill and had to stop acting. 6th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1748 [1]: Izaburô died in Edo. Comments: Ogino Izaburô I was a talented actor, who started his career in Kyôto but moved to Edo at the age of 20 and became a popular wakashugata and wakaonnagata actor. He turned to tachiyaku roles from 1738 and was able to perform roles in the opposite styles of aragoto and wagoto. He also excelled in budôgoto roles. One of his best roles was Soga Gorô Tokimune in the new year sogamono dramas. [1] The 6th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 5th year of the Enkyô era was the 4th of March 1748 in the western calendar. [2] The 25th day of the 5th lunar month of the 4th year of the Enkyô era was the 2nd of July 1747 in the western calendar. |
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The Actor Ogino Izaburô I in the role of Soga no Gorô, in the play "Juhakko Imayo Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1734 The Ogino Izaburô line of actors |
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