MATSUMOTO KINSHÔ |
Important: Matsumoto Kinshô is not only a stage name used by a line of 3 Kabuki actors but this name is also used by the iemoto of the Matsumoto-ryû. |
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THREE GENERATIONS | |||||||||
Matsumoto Kinshô I | |||||||||
The actor Matsumoto Kinshô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1846 to the 11th lunar month of 1849. |
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The actor Matsumoto Kinshô I playing the role of Arajishi Otokonosuke in the drama "Date Zensei Sakura no Iromaku", which was staged in the 4th lunar month of 1849 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III) |
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Matsumoto Kinshô II Matsumoto Kinshô II | Arashi Raishi IV | Bandô Takejirô () |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. His name was Momomatsu [1]. He became a disciple of Bandô Hikosaburô V when the Edo actor was on tour in Ise and Miyajima around 1859. He received the name of Bandô Takejirô. He took the name of Arashi Raishi IV in the 11th lunar month of 1862, in Ôsaka at the Goryô no Shibai. He finally took the name of Matsumoto Kinshô II in 1865 in Ise at the Hamamiya no Shibai. This minor tachiyaku actor, performing in miyaji shibai, was active up to 1873. No record afterwards. |
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Matsumoto Kinshô III Matsumoto Kinshô III | Hyakumura Hyakka II | Ichikawa Danshô I | Ichikawa Sen'yû | Ichikawa Danshô I | Matsumoto Kinshô III | Ichikawa Danshô I | Ichikawa Sen'yû | Ichikawa Danshô I | Yamazaki Kawazô | Kawarasaki Kawazô | Yamazaki Hahei |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I, his first stage name was Yamazaki Hahei [2]. He became Kawarasaki Kawazô [3] in 1867 and Yamazaki Kawazô [3] in 1873. He took the name of Ichikawa Danshô I in July 1874 at the Okudaza. He became Ichikawa Sen'yû the following year and took back the name of Ichikawa Danshô I in 1879. He took the name of Matsumoto Kinshô III at the Hisamatsuza in November 1880. He became Ichikawa Danshô I in 1883 and Ichikawa Sen'yû in 1885. He took back the name of Ichikawa Danshô I in 1891. He took the name of Hyakumura Hyakka II [4] in April 1895 at the Misakiza. He finally took back the name of Matsumoto Kinshô III in April 1907. No record afterwards.
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[1] Momomatsu or Hyakumatsu (another possible reading). [2] Hahei, Tomoehei or Pahei (two others possible readings). [3] Kawazô or Kazô (another possible reading). [4] Nakayama Hyakka never held the name of Hyakumura Hyakka I but he was considered as the shôdai of this new line. |
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