| KATAOKA ICHIZÔ III |
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Nickname: Kataichi Guild: Matsushimaya Line number: SANDAIME (III) Poetry name: Gashô Existence: 27th day of the 4th lunar month of 1851 [1] ~ 11 December 1906 Connections: Grandfather: Kataoka Nizaemon VII Father: Kataoka Shimamaru Master: Mimasu Daigorô IV Brothers: Mimasu Inemaru I, Kataoka Gatô II Adopted son: Kataoka Ichizô IV Disciples: Kataoka Ichikatsu, Kataoka Matsue Career: 27th day of the 4th lunar month of 1851 [1]: born in Ôsaka in the district of Sôemon-chô. He was the fourth son of Kataoka Shimamaru, son of Kataoka Nizaemon VII, who gave up acting to become a painter called Nishikawa Kuniharu (he was also called Kameya Kichibê or Sumidagawa Hikoroku). Spring 1855: he started his career as a disciple of the actor Mimasu Daigorô IV, who gave him the name of Mimasu Kamezô II. 27th day of the 4th lunar month of 1858 [2]: his first brother Mimasu Inemaru I died. Kamezô temporarily gives up acting and became decchi for the money changer Kokubun Yabê, who managed his shop in the district of Mitsudera-chô. 13th day of the 5th lunar month of 1859 [3]: his master Mimasu Daigorô IV died. 22nd of the 7th lunar month of 1862 [4]: the actor Kataoka Ichizô I died in Ôsaka. 1863: Kamezô went to Kyôto to take care of his third brother, a Temple bonze, who suffers from a serious eye disease. 1866: after the recovery of his third brother, he went back to the Kabuki world, becoming a member of the Kataoka clan, thanks to the help of his second brother Kataoka Gatô II; he received the name of Kataoka Gakusaburô I. 1869: he took the name of Kataoka Chôjûrô II. 22nd day of the 11th lunar month of 1871 [5]: his second brother Kataoka Gatô II died. 1877: he took the name of Kataoka Ichizô III. Summer 1878: Ichizô settled in Tôkyô. August 1879: Ichizô took part in the opening ceremony of the Hisamatsuza [info]. 23 May 1880: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Arimatsuzome Sumô Yukata"; Ichizô played the roles of Onogawa's mother Oasa and Narusawa Gosuke [more details]. May 1888: première at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame"; Ichizô played the role of Gonpachi [casting]. April 1897: premiere at the Kabukiza of Fukuchi Ochi's drama "Otokodate Harusame Gasa"; Ichizô played the roles of Ôguchiya Jizaemon and Imanishi Gennoshin [more details]. May 1897: Ichizô played at the Ichimuraza the role of Genshichi in the drama "Kamiyui Shinza"; the role of Shinza was played by Onoe Kikugorô V. January 1898: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's dance-drama "Hagoromo"; Ichizô played the role of the fisherman Isomatsu [casting]. May 1898: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Edo Sodachi Omatsuri Sashichi"; Ichizô played the roles of Kurata Bampei and the tobigashira Kan'emon [casting]. June 1904: premiere at the Kabukiza of the drama "Meiboku Kasane Monogatari"; Ichizô played the role of the tôfu maker Saburobê [casting]. November 1906: Ichizô suddenly fell ill while performing on tour at the Suehiroza in the Tochigi Prefecture. He stopped acting and went back to Tôkyô. 11 December 1906: Ichizô died in Tôkyô [6]. Comments: Kataoka Ichizô III was a katakiyaku actor of the Meiji era. He was better in sewamono than jidaimono. He became a great fukeyaku in his latter years. He also had the reputation to be extremely talented in literary arts. [1] The 27th day of the 4th lunar month of the 4th year of the Kaei era was the 27th of May 1851 in the western calendar. [2] The 27th of the 4th lunar month of the 5th year of the Ansei era was the 8th of June 1735 in the western calendar. [3] The 13th day of the 5th lunar month of the 6th year of the Ansei era was the 13th of June 1859 in the western calendar. [4] The 22nd of the 7th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Bunkyû era was the 17th of August 1862 in the western calendar. [5] The 22nd day of the 11th lunar month of the 4th year of the Meiji era was the 2nd of January 1872 in the western calendar. [6] Kataoka Ichizô III's tombstone was located in the precincts of the Honmonji Temple. |
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Kataoka Ichizô III playing the role of Soga no Iruka in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", which was staged in March 1894 at the Kabukiza (print made by Utagawa Kuniteru) The Kataoka Kamezô line of actors The Kataoka Gakusaburô line of actors The Kataoka Ichizô line of actors |
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