FUJIKAWA KAYÛ

FIVE GENERATIONS

Fujikawa Kayû I

The actor Fujikawa Tomokichi I's haimyô was Kayû and, although he never officially held the name of Fujikawa Kayû I, he was considered as the founder of the line.

The name of Fujikawa Tomokichi I with his haimyô Kayû (in blue) in the 1792 Ôsaka hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Fujikawa Kayû II

The actor Fujikawa Tomokichi II held the name of Fujikawa Kayû II from the 11th lunar month of 1815 to the 10th lunar month of 1819.

Fujikawa Kayû II playing the role of Aburaya Okon in the drama "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863)

Fujikawa Kayû III

The actor Ogino Senjo held the name of Fujikawa Kayû III from the 11th lunar month of 1838 to the 12th lunar month of 1852^[1].

Fujikawa Kayû III playing the role of Onoe in the drama in the drama "Megumi ni Uruô Iwafuji", which was staged in the 4th lunar month of 1849 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

Fujikawa Kayû IV

the actor Fujikawa Tomokichi IV held the name of Fujikawa Kayû IV from the 5th lunar month of 1861 to 1868.

The name of Fujikawa Kayû IV in a 1866 Kyôto Minamigawa no Shibai yakuwari banzuke (the zone within the red box)

Fujikawa Kayû V
Fujikawa Kayû V

| Fujikawa Senka

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Date of birth unknown. Disciple of the star Bandô Shûka I, his first stage name was Bandô Kashiku. He became Fujikawa Senka, most likely in September 1875 (recorded as performing in Ôsaka at the Kadoza). Then, he revived the Fujikawa Kayû line, although he was not at all related to the Fujikawa clan, by taking the name of Fujikawa Kayû V^[2] in April 1877 at the Kadoza. This minor onnagata actor performed in Tôkyô in 1884. He died in 1885^[3].

Haimyô	Yagô
Kayû	Edoya

Print made by Toyohara Kunichika in 1884

Fujikawa Kayû V in a print made by Toyohara Kunichika in 1884

Notes

[1] He took the name of Fujikawa Tomokichi III in the 1st lunar month of 1852, not 1853, according to the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database and the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran". We've decided to stay in line with the data from Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" and keep the 1st lunar month of 1853. No way to countercheck with the 6th volume of "Kabuki Nenpyô" due to a lack of data. The only solution would be an intensive study of banzuke or hyôbanki but we won't do it.

[2] In the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database, he was recorded as taking the name of Fujikawa Tomokichi V in 1882, not the name of Fujikawa Kayû V. We could not countercheck with Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" as this actor was not recorded in it. We've decided to stay in line with the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran".

[3] 1884 in the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database.