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Tamagawa Jûzaburô ![]() Tamagawa Jûzaburô ![]() ![]() |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Tamagawa Sennojô III, he received the name of Tamagawa Jûzaburô and he was recorded for the first time in the 1st lunar month of 1699 in Ôsaka, when he performed as a wakaonnagata at the Kado no Shibai in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Hachisugawa", which was produced by Arashi San'emon II. He played in the 1st lunar month of 1700 in Ôsaka the role of the keisei Ikushima in the new year drama "Nanto Jûsangane", which was produced by Iwai Hanshirô II and celebrated the shûmei of Sakurayama Shirosaburô I. He went to Edo and performed in the 1st lunar month of 1708 at the Moritaza. Then, he performed in tabi shibai for several years. He was back in Ôsaka in the 1st lunar month of 1715, where he played at the Sakurabashi no Shibai the role of Hikokurô's nyôbô Omatsu in the kaomise drama "Wakamidori Hatsumenbako", which was produced by Arashi San'emon III (who played the role of Sekiguchi Hikokurô). His rank in the 1715 Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was (shiro)jô ((white) superior) [visual]. No record afterwards. |
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Tamagawa Jûzaburô (left) and Ichikawa Chôjûrô (right) playing the roles of Omatsu and Chihiro Takeemon in the kaomise drama "Wakamidori Hatsumenbako", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1715 in Ôsaka |
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Tamagawa Kasen Tamagawa Kasen ![]() |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Tamagawa Sennojô I, he performed as a wakaonnagata in Edo from 1677. He performed at the Ichimuraza in 1687 and was recorded in 1693 in the illustrated book "Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshu". No record afterwards. |
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Tamagawa Kasen in an ilustration from the book "Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshu" (1st lunar month of 1693) |
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Tamagawa Kindayû Tamagawa Kindayû ![]() |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Tamagawa Sennojô III, he received the name of Tamagawa Kindayû and appeared on stage for the first time in Kyôto in the 1st lunar month of 1713. He became wakashugata in the 11th lunar month of 1715 in Kyôto, performing in the kaomise drama "Chiyogasane Kiku no Shinpai", which was produced by Yamatoyama Jinzaemon I. Then, he became wakaonnagata in the 11th lunar month of 1716 in Kyôto, performing in the kaomise drama "Tatsu no Miyako Ikuyo no Yonedawara", which was also produced by Yamatoyama Jinzaemon I. He played in the 1st lunar month of 1720 in Kyôto the role of Rokurôzaemon's wife in the new year drama "Keisei Kaname no Ishi". His rank in the 1720 Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was (shiro)jô (white superior) [visual]. No record afterwards. He had the reputation to be a heavy drinker. |
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The name of Tamagawa Kindayû in the 1720 Kyôto hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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