Stage names:

Arashi Raishi II
Arashi Sangorô III
Arashi Matsunosuke

Guilds: Kyôya, Toraya ^[1]

Poetry name: Raishi, Korai ^[2]

Line number: SANDAIME (III)

Existence: ??? ~ 1833

Connection:

Grandfather: Arashi Sangorô I

Father: Arashi Raishi I (Arashi Sangorô II)

Sons: Arashi Raishi III, Arashi Sangorô IV

Disciples: Arashi Tomisaburô II, Arashi Sanzô, Arashi Sankô II

Career:

1781: Arashi Matsunosuke started his career as a wakashugata.

11th lunar month of 1788: Matsunosuke became tachiyaku and played the role of Sanbasô in the dance "Imayô Sanbasô", which was staged in Kyôto at Kameya Kumenojô's theater.

11th lunar month of 1797: great shûmei for the Kyôya guild; Arashi Sangorô II and Arashi Matsunosuke respectively took the names of Arashi Raishi I and Arashi Sangorô III in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. This was the last stage appearance in ôshibai of his father (isse ichidai performance) and they performed together in the kaomise drama "Nanboku Yuki no Miyako", which was produced by Arashi Kumanosuke.

1st lunar month of 1798: Sangorô moved to Ôsaka and plays 2 roles in the new year drama "Keisei Hana no Kitayama", which was produced by Mimasu Daijirô at the Wakadayû no Shibai.

9th lunar month of 1801: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of Shiba Shisô's drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi"; Sangorô played the role of Iinuma Katsugorô [casting].

Summer 1802: the play "Ehon Taikôki" was staged for the first time in Kyôto, produced by Arashi Sankichi at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Sangorô played the role of Oda Harunaga [casting].

2nd day of the 5th lunar month of 1803 ^[3]: his father Arashi Raishi I died.

1st lunar month of 1804: Sangorô played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Nagoya Sanza in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô".

10th lunar month of 1804: Sangorô played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Tabakoya Genshichi and Sakata Tokiyuki in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Komochi Yamanba", which was produced by Anegawa Kamesaburô; the role of the courtesan Oginoya Yaegiri was played by Sawamura Kunitarô I.

1st lunar month of 1805: Sangorô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

3rd lunar month of 1805: Sangorô played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Hayano Kanpei, Ono no Sadakurô, Yoichibê and Amakawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

10th lunar month of 1805: Sangorô played in Kyôto at the Kitano Shita-no-Mori no Shibai the roles of Gorohachi and Fujiya Izaemon in the dramas "Kurofune Deiri Minato" and "Keisei Awa no Naruto"; the role of Izaemon's lover Ôgiya Yûgiri was played by Sawamura Tanosuke II.

11th lunar month of 1805: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Yasuke and Taira no Koremori in the "Sushiya" scene of the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

4th ~ 6th lunar months of 1806: tour in Nagoya with Arashi Kichisaburô II, Yoshizawa Iroha I, Sawamura Tanosuke II and Nakayama Bungorô I; they performed at the Tachibana no Shibai in dramas like "Keisei Sakura no Shima", "Gion Sairei Shinkôki", "Hirakana Seisuiki", "Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi" or "Komochi Yamanba".

3rd lunar month of 1807: Sangorô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Yamazakiya Yogorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki"; the role of the sumô wrestler Nuregami Chôgorô was played by Nakamura Utaemon III.

5th lunar month of 1807: Sangorô played in the same theater the roles of Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, Yashichi and Tabakoya Genshichi in the dramas "Hirakana Seisuiki", "Gishinden Yomikiri Kôshaku" and "Komochi Yamanba".

7th lunar month of 1807: Sangorô played in the same theater the roles of Yasuke and Taira no Koremori in the "Sushiya" scene of the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". He also played the role of the cook Kisuke in the drama "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba".

10th lunar month of 1807: Sangorô played in the same theater the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Keisei Awa no Naruto"; the role of Izaemon's lover Ôgiya Yûgiri was played by Nakayama Tomisaburô I.

1st lunar month of 1808: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nagawa Tokusuke I's ni-no-kawari new year drama "Keisei Shina Sadame"; Sangorô played the roles of Sasaki Katsuranosuke and the yakko Shikazô [casting].

Fall 1808: tour in Ise.

11th lunar month of 1808: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Umanosuke and the yakko Ippei in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna".

2nd lunar month of 1809: Sangorô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox genkurô in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"; the role of Shizuka Gozen was played by Mimasu Tokujirô I. He also played the roles of Nobunaga, Shinsaku and Tôkichi in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki".

10th lunar month of 1809: Sangorô played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Keisei Awa no Naruto"; the role of Izaemon's lover Ôgiya Yûgiri was played by Nakayama Tomisaburô I.

11th lunar month of 1809: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Nagao Kagekatsu in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô".

8th lunar month of 1810: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Katsugorô in the drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi", which was produced by Arashi Tomisaburô.

9th lunar month of 1810: Sangorô played in the same theater the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô, Yasuke and Taira no Koremori in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". The roles of Osato and Shizuka Gozen were played by Kanô Minshi I and Nakayama Yoshio I. He also played the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Keisei Gaishi Nandokoro"; the role of Izaemon's lover Ôgiya Yûgiri was played by Kanô Minshi I.

11th lunar month of 1810: Sangorô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Katsugorô in the drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi". He also played the role of Ariômaru in the drama "Hime Komatsu Ne-no-Hi no Asobi".

1st lunar month of 1811: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Yasuda Daishô and Torii Matasuke in the drama "Keisei Ume no Kaiga". He also played the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Keisei Gaishi Nandokoro"; the role of Izaemon's lover Ôgiya Yûgiri was played by Nakayama Yoshio I.

2nd lunar month of 1811: Sangorô played in the same theater the role of Ogurusu Jûbê in the drama "Oriawase An'eiroku".

5th lunar month of 1811: tour in Nagoya; Sangorô played at the Wakamiya no Shibai the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô, Yasuke and Taira no Koremori in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"; the roles of Osato and Shizuka Gozen were played by Nakamura Karoku I.

7th lunar month of 1811: Sangorô was back in Ôsaka and played the role of Nakano Tôbê in the drama "Katakiuchi Senju no Sukedachi", which was produced by Ichikawa Zentarô at the Kado no Shibai.

9th lunar month of 1811: Sangorô played in the same theater the roles of Ashikaga Tadayoshi and Senzaki Yagorô in the drama "Iroha Gura Mitsugumi Sakazuki".

11th lunar month of 1811: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Tanimura Kotôji in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata".

2nd lunar month of 1812: Sangorô played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Yoshitsune in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

Spring 1812: Sangorô played at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka) the roles of Kameya Chûbê and Fukuoka Mitsugi in the dramas "Keisei Koi Bikyaku" and "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba"; the roles of Chûbê's lover Umegawa and Mitsugi's lover Okon were played by Nakayama Yoshio I.

Fall 1812: Sangorô played at the Kitano Shita-no-Mori no Shibai the role of Daihanji no Kiyosumi, Tadanobu and Tabakoya Genshichi in the dramas "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura" and "Komochi Yamanba".

11th lunar month of 1813: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Ono no Yorikaze in the drama "Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri".

1st lunar month of 1814: Sangorô played in the same theater the role of Yodoya Tatsugorô in the drama "Keisei Yanagi Zakura".

Fall 1814: Sangorô went to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1814: Sangorô played at the Ichimuraza in the kaomise drama "Sekai no Hana Sugawara Denju"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Matsumoto Kôshirô V, Iwai Hanshirô V and Suketakaya Takasuke II. This kaomise program was a huge success.

1st lunar month of 1815: Sangorô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

5th lunar month of 1815: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke II's Kiyomoto-based dance-drama "Imayô Suma no Utsushie" (commonly called "Suma no Utsushie"); Sangorô played the roles of Ariwara no Yukihira and the ryôshi Konohê [casting].

6th lunar month of 1815: Sangorô played in the drama "Ran'yatai Nitta Keizu". This production was a financial disaster for the Ichimuraza. Sangorô decided to leave the troubled theater and he went back to Kamigata.

Summer 1815: tour in Nagoya.

1st lunar month of 1816: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Bunji and Kenjô in the drama "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara".

2nd lunar month of 1816: Sangorô played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Dankurô and Sonobe Hyôe in the drama "Sono no Yuki Koi no Kumidai", similar to "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". He also played the roles of Yasuke, Taira no Koremori, Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

4th lunar month of 1816: Sangorô played in the same theater the role of Hanbê in the drama "Yûzenzome Zashiki Hakkei"; the role of Hanbei's lover Koina was played by Nakamura Karoku I.

11th lunar month of 1816: Sangorô performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the kaomise program, sharing the stage with Nakamura Utaemon III, Ichikawa Ebijûrô I and Nakayama Yoshio I.

1st lunar month of 1817: Sangorô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, sôkanjiku section ("global kanjiku"), was (shiro)itaru-jô-jô-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent). He played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Mashiba Hisayoshi and Hayakawa Takakage in the drama "Keisei Chikugo-ga-Fuchi".

5th lunar month of 1817: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Jihizô and Shingen in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô"; the role of Yokozô was played by Nakamura Utaemon III. He also played the role of Yukihira in the drama "Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu".

8th lunar month of 1817: Sangorô played the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Yoshidaya", which was staged in Ôsaka in the precinct of the Tenma Tenjin shrine; the role of Izaemon's lover Ôgiya Yûgiri was played by Nakayama Yoshio I.

9th lunar month of 1817: Sangorô played at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai (Ôsaka) the roles of Shibaroku and Daihanji no Kiyosumi in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin".

11th lunar month of 1817: Sangorô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Motome and Daihanji no Kiyosumi in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin"; the roles of Sadaka, Hinadori and Koganosuke were played by Nakayama Yoshio I, Nakamura Matsue III and Ichikawa Shikô I. He also played the role of Tokiyori in the drama "Onna Hachinoki".

1st lunar month of 1818: Sangorô played in the same theater the roles of Takebe Genzô, Umeômaru and Terukuni in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; the roles of Matsuômaru and Sakuramaru were played by Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Bandô Jûtarô. He also played the roles of Jihei and Sahei in the drama "Oriawase Tsuzure no Nishiki". His rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was most likely itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent).

3rd lunar month of 1818: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Jihizô and Shingen in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô"; the role of Yokozô was played by Kataoka Nizaemon VII. He also played the role of Kingyôya Kinpachi in the drama "Monogusa Tarô".

5th lunar month of 1818: Sangorô played at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai (Ôsaka) the roles of Nagai Uma-no-Kami Nobuaki and Sazen in the dramas "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi" and "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba".

8th lunar month of 1818: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Mori Sanzaemon Yoshinari and Nadaemon in the drama "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô". He also played the roles of Tokiyori and Kanjûrô in the dramas "Onna Hachinoki" and "Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi".

9th lunar month of 1818: Sangorô played in the same theater the role of Fujiemon in the drama "Katakiuchi Takane no Taiko".

11th lunar month of 1818: Sangorô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Fujiemon in the drama "Katakiuchi Takane no Taiko". He also played the role of Kanjûrô in the drama "Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi"; the roles of Ume no Yoshibê and Koume were played by Ichikawa Ebijûrô I and Nakamura Matsue III.

1st lunar month of 1819: Sangorô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, was (shiro)ô-jô-jô-kichi (almost grand - superior - superior - excellent). He played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of the spirit of the ivy, Tôemon and Nagaoka Shingo in the new year drama "Keisei no Haru Tori". He also played the role of Hanzawa Rokurô in the drama "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki".

4th lunar month of 1819: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Ishidô Umanojô, Teraoka Heiemon and Horibe Yajibê in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

5th lunar month of 1819: Sangorô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Mori Sanzaemon Yoshinari and Gotô Motohyôe Masatsugu in the drama "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô". He also played the role of Tanzaemon in the drama "Heike Nyogo no Shima".

8th lunar month of 1819: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Kajiwara Genta Kagesue in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

9th lunar month of 1819: Sangorô played at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka) the role of Yoichi in the drama "Wada Gassen Onna Maizuru".

11th lunar month of 1819: Sangorô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Yoichi and the yakko Bansuke in the dramas "Wada Gassen Onna Maizuru" and "Yoshiwara Saiken no Zu".

1820 ~ 1821: Sangorô's popularity declined and his name did not appear on top of the bills in any major theater.

1st lunar month of 1822: Sangorô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Umeômaru in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; the roles of Matsuômaru and Sakuramaru were played by Bandô Mitsugorô III and Bandô Jûtarô.

2nd lunar month of 1823: great shûmei for the Kyôya guild; Arashi Sangorô III and his son Arashi Umatarô I respectively took the names of Arashi Raishi II and Arashi Sangorô IV at the Minamigawa no Shibai. Raishi played the roles of Teraoka Heiemon and Kakogawa Honzô in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He also played the roles of Takebe Genzô, Sukune Tarô and Shiratayû in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

Spring ~ Winter 1823: tour in Ise.

1st lunar month of 1824: Raishi's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

1824 ~ 1833: Raishi's name appeared less frequently in the theaters' banzuke.

1st lunar month of 1824: Raishi's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki was kô-jô-jô-kichi (meritorious - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual].

11th lunar month of 1826: Raishi performed at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari".

1st lunar month of 1830: Raishi played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Bunji and Kenjô in the drama "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara".

1833: Raishi most likely died this year, although his name appeared in the 1834 hyôbanki.

Comments:

Arashi Raishi II was a talented tachiyaku actor and the worthy heir of his amazing father Arashi Sangorô II. His forte were wagoto and budôgoto roles.

Arashi Raishi II's best roles: Fujiya Izaemon, Tadanobu/Yasuke/Koremori ("Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"), Tabakoya Genshichi/Sakata Kurando Tokiyuki ("Komochi Yamanba"), Kajiwara Genta Kagesue ("Hirakana Seisuiki").

[1] He used the yagô Toraya when he was named Arashi Matsunosuke.

[2] He used the haimyô Koshi when he was named Arashi Matsunosuke.

[3] The 2nd day of the 5th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Kyôwa era was the 20th of June 1803 in the western calendar.

Arashi Raishi II playing the role of Umeômaru in the "Kurumabiki" scene of the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1826 at the Naka no Shibai (print made by Ukiyo Shigekatsu)

Prints & Illustrations

Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1815

The Arashi Sangorô line of actors

The Arashi Raishi line of actors