Stage names:

Ôtani Keizô
Bandô Shûka IV
Onoe Matsuya I

Real name: Inoue Keizô

Guilds: Jûjiya, Yamatoya, Otowaya

Birthday: 11 June 1950

Connections:

Masters: Morita Kan'ya XIV, Onoe Shôroku II

Brother: Onoe Matsusuke VI

Son: Ôtani Ryûsei

Career:

1954: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Shinbashi Enbujô theater.

1958: he becomes disciple of the star Onoe Shôroku II and takes the name of Onoe Matsuya I.

June 1964: he joins Morita Kan'ya XIV and takes the name of Bandô Shûka IV.

January 1967: revival at the National Theatre of "Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura"; Shûka plays the role of the page Hata no Hidetarô [casting].

November 1973: he quits the Morita clan and takes the name of Ôtani Keizô.

October 2015: production at the National Theatre of "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" in a tôshi kyôgen production (3 acts; 8 scenes) with the revival of the rarely-staged "Daidaikô" act; Keizô plays the role of Tokushima Iwaji, in reality Aidamaya Kitaroku [more details|casting].

Comments:

Ôtani Keizô is a supporting actor.

The mon of Ôtani Keizô