TAMIYA JÛZABURÔ
   
TWO GENERATIONS
Tamiya Jûzaburô I
 

The actor Tamiya Jûzaburô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1735 to Spring 1747.

The actors Arashi Koroku I (left) and Tamiya Jûzaburô I (right) playing the roles of Okane and Toneyama Jônosuke in the kaomise drama "Senzai Yakata Kogane no Shikigawara", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1739 in Kyôto at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater

Tamiya Jûzaburô II
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career as a travelling actor, calling himself Shishino Denkurô. He became a disciple of Tamiya Jûzaburô I and received the name of Tamiya Jûshirô. He was adopted in 1747 after the death of his master by Tamiya Jûzaburô I's widow. He also received the patronage of Fujikawa Heikurô and was allowed to take the name of Tamiya Jûzaburô II in the 11th lunar month of 1747, performing as a tachiyaku in the kaomise drama "Teikin Ôrai Manzoku Kagami", which was produced by Nakamura Matsubê I at the Kitagawa no Shibai and celebrated the shûmei of Sakakiyama Koshirô II and Sakakiyama Shirotarô II. He went to Ôsaka in Fall 1748 and became katakiyaku in the 11th lunar month of 1748, performing at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Toyoashihara Taihei Keizu". His rank in the 1st lunar month of 1749 in the hyôbanki, katakiyaku section, was only one stroke below jô-jô [visual]. His name appeared for the last time on an ôshibai playbill in the 7th lunar month of 1749. Then, he disappeared from the records.

The actor Tamiya Jûzaburô II performing in the kaomise drama "Toyoashihara Taihei Keizu", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1748 at the Kado no Shibai

 
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