| BANDÔ MITSUEMON I |
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Nickname: Araguma Guilds: Yamatoya, Sakaiya, Yamadaya, Sugisakaya Line number: SHODAI (I) Existence: 1788 ~ 4th day of the 4th lunar month of 1846 [1] Connection: Masters: Bandô Mitsugorô IV, Bandô Mitsugorô III Career: 1788: born in Edo. 11th lunar month of 1803: disciple of Bandô Mitsugorô III, he made his debut on stage in the at the Nakamuraza, where he received the name of Bandô Kumahei and performed as a koyaku in the kaomise drama "Kareki-ni Hana Gorishô Hachinoki", which celebrated the first stage appearance of Bandô Minosuke II. 11th lunar month of 1808: Kumahei became katakiyaku and performed at the Moritaza in the kaomise drama "Hana to Mitsu Yuki no Kusunoki". 11th lunar month of 1817: he took the name of Bandô Mitsuemon I at the Nakamuraza, where he performed in the kaomise drama "Hana to Yuki Wagô Taiheiki", which celebratd also the shûmei Matsumoto Goroichi and Bandô Hidesuke. 12th lunar month of 1820: Mitsuemon went with his master Bandô Mitsugorô III to Ôsaka. 1st lunar month of 1821: Mitsuemon performed at the Kado no Shibai in the dramas "Ehon Taikôki", "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki" and "Keisei Kagamiyama", which were produced by Nakamura Matsuyo. 3rd lunar month of 1821: Mitsuemon performed in the same theater in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin". 5th lunar month of 1821: Mitsuemon performed in the same theater in the dramas "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku" and "Hime Komatsu Ne-no-Hi no Asobi". 6th lunar month of 1821: Katsu Hyôzô I's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", commonly called "Shirafuji Genta", was revived for the first time, 11 years and 3 months after its premiere in Edo, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Mitsuemon played the role of Shioda Bannoshin [casting]. 7th lunar month of 1821~ 10th lunar month of 1821: Mitsuemon performed with his his master Bandô Mitsugorô III in Nagoya at the Tachibana no Shibai. 11th lunar month of 1821: Mitsuemon moved with his master Bandô Mitsugorô III to perform at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the drama "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku". 1st lunar month of 1822: Mitsuemon performed at the Kado no Shibai in the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was produced by Nakamura Kanesuke. 3rd lunar month of 1822: Mitsuemon was back in Edo with his his master Bandô Mitsugorô III. He performed at the Nakamuraza in the drama "Yorimasa Yumiya no Ie Zakura". 27th day of the 12th lunar month of 1831 [2]: his master Bandô Mitsugorô III died. 11th lunar month of 1822: Mitsuemon performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Gohiiki Azuma Hyakkan", which celebrated the shûmei of Mimasu Gennosuke I and Sakata Hangorô IV, and welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Nakamura Sankô I. 11th lunar month of 1824: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Yamatogana Heike Monogatari". 11th lunar month of 1825: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Azuma Dairi Kabuki no Shôgatsu". 11th lunar month of 1826: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Ise Heiji Shô no Kaomise". 3rd day of the 1st lunar month of 1827 [3]: a fire broke out from the third floor of the Ichimuraza and destroyed the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and 2 puppet theaters. 11th lunar month of 1827: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Kawaranu Hana Genji no Kaomise". 11th lunar month of 1828: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Mitsugi no Yuki Genji Hiiki"; his yearly salary was 110 ryô. 11th lunar month of 1829: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Chijinyû Koko-ni Yorimitsu", which welcomed in Edo the Kamigata actor Kataoka Ichizô I. 4th lunar month of 1830: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Yamana Jirozaemon in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 11th lunar month of 1830: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Genpei Kabuki Nendaiki". 8th lunar month of 1831: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Akiyama Chôbê in the drama "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan" and "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 11th lunar month of 1831: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Edo-gonomi Kiku no Date-zome". 2nd lunar month of 1832: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the roles of Ono Kudayû, Sagisaka Bannai, Ichimonjiya Saibê, Kondô Genshirô and Itami Kôzaemon in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 3rd lunar month of 1832: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Mochizuki Daizen in the drama "Sumidagawa Hana no Goshozome". He also played the role of Asagao Senpei in the drama "Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura". 4th lunar month of 1832: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Yokosuka Gunnai in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki". He also played the role of Rokuzô in the drama "Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi". 6th lunar month of 1832: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 11th lunar month of 1832: Mitsuemon performed at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Bandô Musha Tsunagate Hajime". 5th lunar month of 1833: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Sagami no Gorô in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". He also played the role of the tedai Denpachi in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami". 8th lunar month of 1833: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the roles of Sagisaka Bannai and Ôwashi Bungo in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 11th lunar month of 1833: Mitsuemon performed at the Moritaza in the kaomise drama "Shitennô Kabuki no Yorizome", which celebrated the reopening of this theater. 11th lunar month of 1834: Mitsuemon was expected to perform at the Ichimuraza but no kaomise program could be staged. 2nd lunar month of 1835: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Ume no Haru Gojûsan Tsugi" [4], a drama written by Mimasuya Nisôji, Nakamura Jûsuke IV and Nanboku Magotarô IV; Mitsuemon played the roles of Obiya Chôemon, the Kisshôin priest Benchô and Honjo Sukehachi. 5th lunar month of 1835: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of Go Saikan in the drama "Kanjin Kanmon Tekuda no Hajimari". He also played the role of the tedai Zenkurô in the drama "Sekitori Senryô Nobori". 11th lunar month of 1835: Mitsuemon played at the Nakamuraza the role of Mareyo in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". 2nd lunar month of 1836: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the role of the kamiyui Tasuke in the drama "Daikyôji Mukashi Goyomi". 5th lunar month of 1836: Mitsuemon played in the same theater the roles of Tokiwa Suruga-no-Kami Norisada and Takahashi Kurô in the drama "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi". He also played the role of the tedai Tamaya Sanshirô in the drama "Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki". 11th lunar month of 1836: Mitsuemon performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Shindô Saemon Tsukushi no Kumiobi". 6th lunar month of 1837: Mitsuemon appeared on stage for the last time, in Edo at the Moritaza, where he played the roles of Kô no Moronô, Kinai, Ishidô Umanojô, Hara Gôemon and Amakawaya Gihei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He retired from the Kabuki world and opened a restaurant, which was called Sugisaka. He called himself Sugisakaya Heiroku. 4th day of the 4th lunar month of 1846 [1]: he died in Edo. Comments: Bandô Mitsuemon I was a popular and talented Edo actor, who excelled as a handôgataki or a katakiyaku. He had a great kôseki and was said to be equally at home in jidaimono or sewamono dramas. He was nicknamed Araguma, which is literally in English the Wild (ara) Bear (guma); guma is in fact the word kuma in the first name of his first stage name. His gagô was Tôseitei. [1] The 4th day of the 4th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Kôka era was the 29th of April 1846 in the western calendar. [2] The 27th day of the 12th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Tenpô era was the 29th of January 1832 in the western calendar. [3] The 3rd day of the 1st lunar month of the 10th year of the Bunsei era was the 29th of January 1827 in the western calendar. [4] "Given the title, audiences might have expected a version of Jippensha Ikku's (1765–1831) best-selling comic novel Tôkaidôchû Hizakurige (popularly known as Shank's Mare), but what they got instead was a spectacle of frightening scenes, along with erotic interplay and comic spoofing of Nanboku's favorite themes. Ume no haru, like its predecessor, included a monstrous demon cat, but also added a renegade priest who masters rat magic and a thief named Nezumi Kozô ("Kid Rat"). With these elements, the play qualified as a type of drama called neko-sôdômono." (from osakaprints.com) |
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Bandô Mitsuemon I playing the role of Akaiwa Gajirô in the drama "Hakkenden" (mitate-e made by Utagawa Kunisada I) The Bandô Mitsuemon line of actors |
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