Stage names:

Ogino Izaburô II
Bandô Mitsugorô II
Onoe Monzaburô I	|
Onoe Tôzô

Other name:

Gunkô

Guild: Yamatoya

Line number: NIDAIME (II)

Poetry names: Shochô ^[1], Zegyô ^[2], Riyû ^[3], Riyû ^[3], Rigyoku ^[4]

Existence: 1750 ~ 3rd day of the 10th lunar month of 1829 ^[5]

Connections:

Masters: Bandô Mitsugorô I, Onoe Montarô

Son: Ogino Izaburô III

Grandson: Onoe Monzaburô III

Son-in-laws: Onoe Kikugorô III, Bandô Mitsugorô III

Career:

1750: born in Kyôto.

1762: he started his career in a troupe of children-actors led by Onoe Montarô, performing under the stage name of Onoe Tôzô. He spent the first years of his career performing as a wakaonnagata in the precincts of temples and shrines in Kamigata (miyaji shibai).

11th lunar month of 1771: he became tachiyaku and took the name of Onoe Monzaburô in Kyôto.

1772: he changed the first ideogram of his acting first name

15th day of the 5th lunar month of 1772 ^[7]: his first master Onoe Montarô died.

Fall 1774: Monzaburô went to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1774: Monzaburô performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Kaomise Ama no Iwato".

1st lunar month of 1775: Monzaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual].

11th lunar month of 1775: Monzaburô played at the Nakamuraza the role of Yawata Saburô in the kaomise drama "Hana Zumô Genji Biiki".

1781: Monzaburô became disciple of the actor Bandô Mitsugorô I.

10th day of the 4th lunar month of 1782 ^[6]: his second master Bandô Mitsugorô I died.

11th lunar month of 1785: Onoe Monzaburô I took the name of Bandô Mitsugorô II at the Kiriza, playing seven roles in the kaomise drama "Otokoyama Furisode Genji".

7th lunar month of 1788: Mitsugorô played at the Kiriza the roles of Sakuramaru [illustration] and the hangandai Terukuni in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

11th lunar month of 1790: Mitsugorô played at the Kawarasakiza two roles in the drama "Daidanna Kanjinchô".

7th lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Miyakoza of the drama "Keisei Sanbon Karakasa"; Mitsugorô played the roles of Higashiyama Yoshiterukô and the farmer Fukagusa Jirosaku [more details].

1st lunar month of 1795: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Miyakoza; Mitsugorô played the role of Hachiemon [casting].

1st lunar month of 1796: premiere at the Kiriza of Namiki Gohei I's drama "Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi"; Mitsugorô played the role of Shinraku Kanjûrô [casting].

9th lunar month of 1796: the play "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" was staged for the first time in Edo, simultaneously at the Kiriza and the Miyakoza; Mitsugorô played the role of the yakko Sagohei in the former theater [casting].

1st lunar month of 1798: premiere at the Kiriza (Edo) of Namiki Gohei I's play "Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki", commonly called "Ninin Shinbê"; Mitsugorô played the role of Ubuge no Kintarô [casting].

11th lunar month of 1799: Bandô Mitsugorô II took the name of Ogino Izaburô II at the Ichimuraza, reviving a name not held since the 2nd lunar month of 1748; The new Izaburô celebrated his shûmei by playing the roles of Harada Rokurô, Yatsubashi Jirozaemon and Sano Genzaemon in the kaomise drama "Utsukushiki Yuki no Sekai". At the same time, Bandô Minosuke I took the name of Bandô Mitsugorô III at the Nakamuraza.

2nd lunar month of 1800: Namiki Gohei's drama "Gosan no Kiri" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza in a somewhat different version entitled "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri" instead of "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri"; Izaburô played the roles of Segawa Uneme and Hanegawa Takakage [casting].

8th lunar month of 1803: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Sakurada Jisuke I's drama "Banzui Chôbê Shôjin Manaita"; Izaburô played the role of Shirai Kanzaemon [casting].

10th lunar month of 1806: Izaburô achieved a great success at Nakamuraza by playing the prestigious roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". This was his farewell performance (onagori kyôgen) before going to Kamigata.

11th lunar month of 1806: Izaburô and his son Onoe Monzaburô II went to Ôsaka.

12th lunar month of 1806: Izaburô played the role of Onchi Sakon at the Kado no Shibai in the drama "Ôsakazuki Asahi no Hôrai", which was produced by Yoshizawa Minosuke; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô IV, Kataoka Nizaemon VII, Nakamura Utaemon III and Nakamura Noshio III.

1st lunar month of 1808: Izaburô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

3rd lunar month of 1808: "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô" was adapted for Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Izaburô played the roles of Konomura Hayato, Hori Sanzaemon and Ôuchi Kanja Yoshihiro [casting].

6th lunar month of 1808: tour in Nagoya with Kataoka Nizaemon VII, Nakayama Tomisaburô I, Ichikawa Ichizô I, Nakayama Bungorô I and Ichikawa Yaozô IV; they performed at the Tachibana no Shibai in dramas like "Keisei Takasago no Matsu", "Futa Meoto Sarashi no Hinagata" or "Azuma Kagami Mikari no Maki".

Fall 1808: Izaburô went back to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1808: Izaburô played 3 roles at the Moritaza in the kaomise drama "Hana to Mitsu Yuki no Kusunoki".

1st lunar month of 1809: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He was the kanjiku for tachiyaku actors.

3rd lunar month of 1809: premiere at the Moritaza of Fukumori Kyûsuke I's drama "Sono Mukashi Koi no Edo-zome"; Izaburô played the role of Nitta Shirô Tadatsune [casting].

9th lunar month of 1812: Izaburô played at the Nakamuraza the role of Hayato in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

3rd lunar month of 1817: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshô"; Izaburô played the roles of Yamada Gunjibê and Awazu Rokurosaemon Toshikane [casting].

3rd lunar month of 1820: premiere at the Tamagawaza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Sakura Butai Maku no Datezome"; Izaburô played the roles of Watanabe Gekizaemon [casting].

7th lunar month of 1822: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Reigen Kameyama Hoko"; Izaburô played the roles of Miki Jûzaemon and Omatsu's old father Sakusuke [more details].

1823: Izaburô shaved his head, took the Buddhist name of Gunkô and retired from the Kabuki world.

3rd day of the 10th lunar month of 1829 ^[5]: Gunkô died.

Comments:

Ogino Izaburô II was a talented tachiyaku actor, whose forte were wagotoshi, sabakiyaku and oyajigata roles. He played an important role in the transmission of art and techniques from Bandô Mitsugorô I to his son Bandô Mitsugorô III.

[1] Used when his acting name was Ogino Izaburô II.

[2] Used when his acting name was Bandô Mitsugorô II.

[3] Used when his acting name was Onoe Monzaburô I.

[4] Used when his acting name was Onoe Tôzô. Not reported in Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten". Reported in the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran".

[5] The 3rd day of the 10th lunar month of the 12th year of the Bunsei era was the 30th of October 1829 in the western calendar.

[6] The 10th day of the 4th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Tenmei era was the 21st of May 1782 in the western calendar.

[7] The 15th day of the 5th lunar month of the 9th year of the Meiwa era was the 15th of June 1772 in the western calendar.

Ogino Izaburô II playing the role of Hatsubana Denshichi in the drama "Katanaya Hanshichi Ukina no Fukagawa", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1810 at the Moritaza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

Prints & Illustrations

The Onoe Monzaburô line of actors

The Bandô Mitsugorô line of actors

The Ogino Izaburô line of actors