LESSER KNOWN ACTORS - ICHIMURA
   
Ichimura Danzô
Ichimura Danzô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. His first recorded performance was in the 11th lunar month of 1722, when he performed in Ôsaka at Ôsaka Kuzaemon's theater as a katakiyaku in the kaomise drama "Tenchi Tennô Sokutai Guruma", which was produced by Arashi Kanshirô I. He played in the same theater in the 1st lunar month of 1723 the role of Kiso Yoshinaka in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Tomoe Daiko". He appeared on stage for the last time in the 2nd lunar month of 1726, in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai, where he played the role of Takashima Yasozaemon in the drama "Butsumo Mayasan Kaichô", which was produced by Yamamoto Kyôshirô I. His ranking in the 1726 Ôsaka hyôbanki, katakiyaku section, was (superior) [visual]. No record afterwards.

Ichimura Danzô (top) and Asanokawa Tsuneyo (bottom) playing the roles of Kiso Yoshinaka and Kisaragi in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Tomoe Daiko", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1723 in Ôsaka

Ichimura Mihoemon
Ichimura Mihoemon  In Japanese | Ichimura Danshirô  In Japanese | Hamazaki Rokujûrô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. First record in the 11th lunar month of 1734, when he performed under the stage name of Hamazaki Rokujûrô as a katakiyaku in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater in the kaomise drama "Tomi Yakata Kogane no Yaguruma". He took the name of Ichimura Danshirô in the 11th lunar month of 1737 in Kyôto at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater, performing in the kaomise drama "Hachiman Tarô Denju no Tsuzumi" which celebrated the shûmei of Yoshizawa Sakinosuke II. He went to Ôsaka in Fall 1738 and took the name of Ichimura Mihoemon in the 11th lunar month of 1738 at the Naka no Shibai, performing in the kaomise drama "Fuji Daiko Wagô no Shirabe" which was produced by Arashi Sangorô I. He played in the 12th lunar month of 1748 at the Kado no Shibai the role of Kô no Moronô in the play "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was adapted for Kabuki for the first time [casting]. His rank in the 1749 Ôsaka hyôbanki, katakiyaku section, was one black stroke below jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. He played in the 7th lunar month of 1749 in the same theater the roles of Ki no Aritsune and Tokuemon in the drama "Osana Narihira Izutsu no Kagami". No record afterwards.

Ichimura Mihoemon playing the role of Mikamiyama Tatewaki in the kaomise drama "Toyoashihara Taihei Keizu", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1748 at the Kado no Shibai

Ichimura Miyonosuke
Ichimura Miyonosuke  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He was most likely a disciple of Ichimura Tamagashiwa I [1]. His stage name was Ichimura Miyonosuke and he was recorded for the first time in the 11th lunar month of 1717, when he performed as a wakashugata/iroko in Ôsaka at the Higashi no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Meryû Oryû Kogane no Uroko", which was produced by Arashi San'emon III. He became wakashugata the following year, when he played in the 11th lunar month of 1718 the role of Tsukimasu Matsugorô in Ôsaka at the Higashi no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Kogane no Seigaiha", which was produced by Arashi San'emon III. He went to Kyôto in Fall 1721 and played in the 11th lunar month of 1721 the role of Asaka San'emon in the kaomise drama "Yamato Uta Denju no Tomikura". He became wakaonnagata the following year and played in the 11th lunar month of 1722 the role of Princess Kameyo in the kaomise drama "Ôbashira Kogane no Sazare Ishi", which was produced by Segawa Kikunojô I. He went back in Ôsaka in Fall 1725 and played in the 11th lunar month of 1725 at the Kado no Shibai the role of Ochiba-no-Miya in Kaneko Kichizaemon's kaomise drama "Wagô no Futabashira", which was produced by Arashi San'emon III. He played in the 11th lunar month of 1725 in Ôsaka at the Ônishi no Shibai the role of Omiwa in the kaomise drama "Watamashi Yatsumune Gura", which was produced by Sawamura Otoemon I. His rank in the 1728 Ôsaka hyôbanki [2], wakaonnagata section, was jô-(shiro)jô (superior - (white) superior) [visual]. No record afterwards.

Ichimura Miyonosuke playing the role of Omiwa in the kaomise drama "Watamashi Yatsumune Gura", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1727 in Ôsaka at the Ônishi no Shibai

Ichimura Tarô
Ichimura Tarô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of Ichimura Kamezô III, he received the stage name of Ichimura Tarô. He was active in Tôkyô from the second half of the 1920s to the beginning of the 1940. He was a popular, talented and good-natured young actor, who unfortunately drafted into the army and went to the Philippines, where he died in battle, ending his lineage as a Kabuki actor.

Ichimura Tarô playing the role of Ashikaga Tadayoshi in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in November 1940 at the Kabukiza

 

Notes

[1] This is our assumption. These two actors were recorded as performing together. For example in the 11th lunar month of 1722 in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater. Moreover, both actors used the same mon (tachibana).

[2] Ichimura Miyonosuke was recorded in the hyôbanki which was published in the 1st lunar month of 1728 (after the 1727 kaomise drama) but his name was not recorded in the hyôbanki which was published in the 3rd lunar month of 1728 (after the ni-no-kawari drama).

 
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