Stage names:

Matsumoto Kingo III
Matsumoto Kin'ya I
Matsumoto Tadashi

Real name: Hishino Tadashi

Guild: Kôraiya

Line number: SANDAIME (III)

Birthday: 12 April 1942

Connections:

Father: Matsumoto Kingo II

Masters: Matsumoto Hakuô II (Matsumoto Kôshirô IX), Matsumoto Hakuô I (Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII)

Career:

1948: he makes his first appearance on stage in Ôsaka at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Matsumoto Tadashi and playing a kamuro role in the drama "Yoshidaya".

1953: he becomes disciple of Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII and receives the name of Matsumoto Kin'ya I.

6 January 1956: his father Matsumoto Kingo II dies.

February 1965: he becomes nadai and takes the name of Matsumoto Kingo III at the Tôkyô Takarazuka Gekijô, performing in the dramas "Date Masamune" and "Oni no Shôshô Yonagabanashi".

February 1967: premiere at the Kabukiza of Hagiwara Yukio's dance-drama "Dattan"; Kingo plays the role of a rengyôshû [casting].

November 1969: premiere at the National Theatre of Mishima Yukio's drama "Chinsetsu Yumihari-zuki"; Kingo plays the role of the rôtô Takihei [more details].

September 1988: Kingo joins the first league of Kabuki actors (kanbu shôshin).

August 1990: revival at the Kabukiza of the kaidanmono "Kaidan Chibusa no Enoki"; Kingo plays the role of the shôya of the village of Ochiai [casting]

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; Kingo plays the role of Saruta Hikodayû [more details|casting].

Comments:

Matsumoto Kingo III is an talented supporting tachiyaku actor of the Kôraiya guild.

The mon of Matsumoto Kingo III

The Matsumoto Kin'ya line of actors

The Matsumoto Kingo line of actors