| ARASHI KICHISABURÔ I |
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Guild: Okajimaya Line number: SHODAI (I) Poetry name: Rikan Existence: 1737 ~ 8th day of the 12th lunar month of 1780 [1] Connection: Master: Arashi Kanzaburô (Arashi Kanshirô I's disciple) Sons: Arashi Izaburô I, Takemoto Nakadayû II, Arashi Kitsusaburô I Grandsons: Arashi Kichisaburô III, Arashi Yoshisaburô I Great-grandsons: Arashi Kichisaburô, Arashi Izaburô III, Arashi Torasaburô Disciples: Arashi Imazô, Arashi Nakazô, Arashi Hidesuke Career: 1737 ~ 1757: he started his career in Ôsaka in kodomo shibai at the Takeda no Shibai, performing under the name of Takeda Kichisaburô. He later on moved to hama shibai. 1757: he became disciple of Arashi Kanzaburô (a disciple of Arashi Kanshirô I). 1st lunar month of 1758: he made his debut in ôshibai, taking the name of Arashi Kichisaburô I and playing the role of Kumano no Benjô in the new year drama "Genpei Chitose no Matsu", which was produced at the Ônishi no Shibai by Kirinoya Hidematsu. 11th lunar month of 1758: he became zamoto and produced at the Naka no Shibai the kaomise drama "Shitennô Chikara Kurabe", which starred Ichikawa Danzô III, Yamashita Matatarô I, Yamamoto Kyôshirô I, Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II, Yoshizawa Sakinosuke II and Nakamura Kumetarô I. 1st lunar month of 1759: Kichisaburô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1759: Kichisaburô produced at the Naka no Shibai the kaomise drama "Mibae Soga Azuma Tanzen". Fall 1760: Kichisaburô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1760: Kichisaburô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Tosa Matahei in the kaomise drama "Ôshimadai Kitsune no Mukoiri", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I. 1st lunar month of 1761: Kichisaburô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. 1st lunar month of 1762: Kichisaburô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual]. 2nd lunar month of 1762: Kichisaburô played the role of the sumô wrestler Nuregami Chôgorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which was produced in Kyôto by Sawamura Kunitarô I; his stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Hanaregoma Chôkichi was Arashi Shichigorô II. Fall 1764: Kichisaburô went back to Ôsaka. 11th lunar month of 1764: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Tatsu no Miya Yunzei Kotobuki". 12th lunar month of 1764: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of the yakko Tsumahei in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". 1st lunar month of 1765: Kichisaburô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual]. 1st lunar month of 1766: Kichisaburô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 5th lunar month of 1766: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", which was performed in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai; Kichisaburô played the role of Jihizô [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1766: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai in Namiki Jûsuke's kaomise drama "Yamato Uta Hikime no Yaguruma", which was produced by Nakamura Utaemon I. 11th lunar month of 1767: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Shitennô Maizuru Ôgi", which was produced by Mimasu Tanin I. 11th lunar month of 1768: Kichisaburô moved to the Kado no Shibai and played the role of Momonoi Gengo in the kaomise drama "Shin-yakata Banzei no Kotobuki", which was produced by Yamashita Yaozô I. 6th lunar month of 1770: Namiki Shôzô I's drama "Yadonashi Danshichi Shigure no Karakasa" was staged for the first time in Ôsaka ôshibai, at the Kado no Shibai; Kichisaburô played the role of Danshichi Mohê [casting]. Fall 1770: Kichisaburô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1770: Kichisaburô played the role of Kagekiyo in the kaomise drama "Sakigake Yashima no Kachidoki", which was produced by Onoe Kumesuke for the nadai Ebisuya Kichirôbê and Kameya Kumenojô. 11th lunar month of 1771: Kichisaburô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of the pack-horse Sankichi, in reality Usui Sadamitsu, in the kaomise drama "Bandai Isaoshi Genji", which was produced by Arashi Sanjûrô II. 1st lunar month of 1772: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the roles of Yamagata Jônosuke and Imagawa Kazusa-no-Kami in the ni-no-kawari "Keisei Sakura Goten". Fall 1772: Kichisaburô went back to Ôsaka. 11th lunar month of 1772: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Yoshitsune in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Onoe Kikugorô no Baranu Banashi", which was produced by Nakamura Utaemon I. 4th lunar month of 1773: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of Issun Tokubê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" [3]; his stage partners were Fujikawa Hachizô I (Danshichi Kurobê) and Nakamura Utaemon I (Tsuribune Sabu). 11th lunar month of 1773: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Itari Yaitari Mukadeyama", which was produced by Arashi Matsujirô I. 12th lunar month of 1773: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the roles of En'ya Hanagan and Teraoka Heiemon in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 5th lunar month of 1774: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of Sasaki Takatsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata". 9th lunar month of 1774: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the roles of Sukune Tarô and Takebe Genzô in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". 11th lunar month of 1774: Kichisaburô moved to the Kado no Shibai and played in the kaomise drama "Isagiyoshi Kusunoki Banashi". 8th lunar month of 1775: the play "Sekitori Senryô Nobori" was staged for the first time in Ôsaka, at the Kado no Shibai; Kichisaburô played the role of the sumôtori Iwagawa Jirokichi [more details]. 11th lunar month of 1775: Kichisaburô moved to the Naka no Shibai and played the role of Tanuki-no-Kinpachi ("Kinpachi the badger") in the kaomise drama "Gohiiki Tenmokuzan". 12th lunar month of 1775: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the roles of Ishidô Umanojô, Hayano Kanpei and Teraoka Heiemon in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 5th lunar month of 1776: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of Issun Tokubê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; his stage partners were Arashi Hinasuke I (Danshichi Kurobê) and Mimasu Daigorô I (Sabu). 7th lunar month of 1776: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of Midaroku in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki". 8th lunar month of 1776: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of the yakko Ippei in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". 10th lunar month of 1776: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of Shunkan in the drama "Hime Komatsu Ne-no-Hi no Asobi". Fall 1776: Kichisaburô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1776: Kichisaburô played the roles of Kajiwara Genta and a priest in the kaomise drama "Saiwai Gura Manpô no Irifune", which was produced by Ogurayama Toyosaki at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater. Fall 1777: Kichisaburô went back to Ôsaka. 11th lunar month of 1777: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Daijizai Kaminari no Kodakara", which was produced by the zamoto Ichiyama Tajirô, celebrated the shûmei of Yamashita Kamenojô IV and welcomed back in Ôsaka Arashi Sangorô II after 3 and 7 seasons spent in Kyôto and Edo. 12th lunar month of 1777: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the role of Kannera Monpei in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Suô no Dairi". 9th lunar month of 1778: Kichisaburô played in the same theater the roles of Shiratayû, Genzô and Terukuni in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; his stage partners were Nakamura Utaemon I (Matsuômaru), Yamashita Kamenojô IV (Tatsuta-no-Mae, Haru), Sawamura Kunitarô I (Tonami, Kakuju, Yae), Arashi Shichisaburô II (Umeômaru), Bandô Iwagorô (Shihei, Shundô Genba), Mimasu Tokujirô I (Kan Shôjô, Chiyo), Arashi Sangorô II (Sakuramaru) and Nakamura Jiroza II (Hyôei, Mareyo). 11th lunar month of 1778: Kichisaburô played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Kajiwara Genta and a priest in the kaomise drama "Toki-ni Tôdai Sennin Kagami". Fall 1779: Kichisaburô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1779: Kichisaburô played in the kaomise drama "Miyako Han'ei Nanshi no Hiraki Hajime", which was produced by Nakayama Ihachi I at the theater of Kameya Kumenojô and Hayagumo Chôdayû. 11th lunar month of 1780: Kichisaburô appeared on stage for the last time, playing in the kaomise drama "Hoshi Matsuri Fukki no Kurairi", which was produced by Nakayama Ihachi I at the theater of Kameya Kumenojô and Ebisuya Kichirôbê. 8th day of the 12th lunar month of 1780 [1]: Kichisaburô suddenly died in Kyôto; his tombstone was built in the precinct of the Yûkôji temple [2]. Comments: Arashi Kichisaburô I was a talented Kamigata tachiyaku actor, who made all his career in Ôsaka and Kyôto between the 1760s and the 1770s. He was a jitsugotoshi and a wagotoshi but he also excelled in sumôtori, otokodate or yakko roles. He died at the beginning of his 40s and his last ranking was only one little one rank below jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent). If he had lived a little longer, he would have reached without trouble this prestigious rank at the beginning of the 1780s. [1] The 8th day of the 12th lunar month of the 9th year of the An'ei era was the 2nd of January 1781 in the western calendar. [2] A temple located in Ôsaka in the district of Shimoteramachi. [3] This drama was staged to commemorate the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the passing away of Fujikawa Heikurô. |
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Arashi Kichisaburô I in an illustration from the book "Yakusha Mono Iwai" (1784) The Arashi Kichisaburô line of actors |
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