| ARASHI RIKAN III |
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Guild: Hamuraya Poetry name: Kicchô Line number: SANDAIME (III) Existence: 1812 ~ 21st day of the 4th lunar month of 1863 [1] Connection: Father: Ikushima Iwagorô Masters: Arashi Rikan II, Onoe Tamizô II Father-in-law: Nakamura Karoku I Son: Arashi Rikan IV Disciple: Arashi Kan'emon Career: 1812 ~ 1830: born in Kyôto. His father was a travelling actor. He started his career in his father's troupe. he became disciple of the actor Onoe Tamizô II at an unknown date, became wakaonnagata and received the name of Onoe Wasaburô. 9th lunar month of 1830: Wasaburô played in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Hatsuhana and Kuzu-no-Ha in the dramas "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi" and "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami". Winter 1830/1831: he was spotted by the star Arashi Rikan II, who welcomed him as a disciple. 1st lunar month of 1831: he received the name of Arashi Tokusaburô III, became zamoto and produced the new year drama "Keisei Sato no Odamaki" in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. 2nd lunar month of 1831: Tokusaburô produced in the same theater the drama "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage". 3rd lunar month of 1831: tour in Ise with Arashi Rikan II. 11th lunar month of 1832: Tokusaburô went back to Kyôto and played the role of la courtesan Musashi in the drama "Katakiuchi Ganryûjima". 1st lunar month of 1833: Tokusaburô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1834: Arashi Tokusaburô III took the name of Arashi Kicchô I in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. 1st lunar month of 1835: he took back the name of Arashi Tokusaburô III. 4th lunar month of 1835: he took back the name of Arashi Kicchô I. 1st lunar month of 1836: he took back the name of Arashi Tokusaburô III. 13th day of the 6th lunar month of 1837 [2]: his master Arashi Rikan II dies. 8th lunar month of 1838: Tokusaburô went to Edo and played at the Ichimuraza in the drama "Koi no Nadanebiki no Tomozuna". 1st lunar month of 1839: Tokusaburô went back to Ôsaka and played at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Sakuragi, Oritsu, Oyana and Komurasaki in the drama "Keisei Fukama-ga-Fuchi". 11th lunar month of 1839: he took back the name of Arashi Kicchô I. 1st lunar month of 1840: he took back the name of Arashi Tokusaburô III. 4th lunar month of 1841: he took back the name of Arashi Kicchô I. 8th lunar month of 1841: he took back the name of Arashi Tokusaburô III. 11th lunar month of 1843: Arashi Tokusaburô III finally took the name of Arashi Rikan III at the Ônishi no Shibai. 9th lunar month of 1845: Rikan played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Sôma Tarô, Kuzu-no-Ha and Kanbei in the drama "Yomeiri Shinoda-zuma". 1st lunar month of 1846: Rikan played the roles of Masakiyo and the yakko Yadahei in the drama "Keisei Hama no Masago", which was produced by the zamoto Ichikawa Yonezô IV at the Naka no Shibai and celebrated the shûmei of Mimasu Daigorô IV. 3rd lunar month of 1847: Rikan played at the Naka no Shibai the difficult role of Sodehagi in the drama "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara"; his stage partners were Mimasu Daigorô IV (Abe no Sadatô), Kataoka Ichizô I (Abe no Munetô), Jitsukawa Enzaburô I (Minamoto no Yoshiie) and Arashi Wasaburô II (Okimi). 5th lunar month of 1847: Rikan played at the Wakadayû no Shibai (Ôsaka) the role of Danshichi dans the sewamono "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; his stage partners were Arashi Kichisaburô III (Tokubê) and Ichikawa Shikô III (Sabu). 1st lunar month of 1848: Rikan's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, Hanagata Sanpukutsui section ('A trio of young stars'), was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent); the two others actors in this trio were Kataoka Gadô II and Jitsukawa Enzaburô I. 5th lunar month of 1848: short stay in Kyôto; Rikan played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Tomohei in the drama "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi". 1849: tour in Ise (Naka-no-Jizô no Shibai) and Nagoya (Seijuin no Shibai). 1851 ~ 1855: Rikan settled in Edo and played at the Kawarasakiza. His yearly salary was 700 ryô. 1st lunar month of 1852: Rikan's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)itaru-jô-jô-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent). He was also the kanjiku for tachiyaku actors. 7th lunar month of 1852: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari"; Rikan played the roles of Orochimaru and Takasago Yûminosuke [casting]. 2nd lunar month of 1853: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Shiranui Monogatari", which was based on Ryûkatei Tanekazu's long novel of the same title [more details]; Rikan played the roles of Kikuchi Sadayuki, the uba Akishino, the ghost of Akishino, the ryôshi Namiroku (in reality Muraoka Shinpei), Isuke's nyôbô Otsuyu, Murota Sadayuki and Genkai Nadaemon 1st lunar month of 1854: Rikan's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. He was also the kanjiku for tachiyaku actors. 3rd lunar month of 1854: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Miyakodori Nagare no Shiranami"; Rikan played the role of Katsushika Jûemon [casting]. 12th lunar month of 1855: Rikan went back to Ôsaka. 1st lunar month of 1856: Rikan's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. He was also the kanjiku for tachiyaku actors and became zagashira at the Kado no Shibai, playing the roles of Princess Wakana, Akishino and Namiroku in the drama "Keisei Shiranui Monogatari". 3rd lunar month of 1856: Rikan played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Soga no Iruka and Omiwa in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin". 5th lunar month of 1856: Rikan played at the Sakai no Shibai the roles of Sodehagi and Abe no Sadatô in the drama "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara" (the role of Abe no Munetô was played by Kataoka Ichizô I). He also plays the role of Satsuma Gengobê in Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime"; his stage partners were Kataoka Ichizô I (Sasano Sangobê), Nakamura Karoku I (Tomitaya Oichi) and Arashi San'emon IX (Kikuno). 1st lunar month of 1858: Rikan's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)ô-jô-jô-kichi (almost grand - superior - superior - excellent). 1st lunar month of 1859: Rikan's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was ô-jô-jô-kichi (grand - superior - superior - excellent). 1st lunar month of 1860: Rikan's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)goku-jô-jô-kichi ((white) extreme - superior - superior - excellent). 11th lunar month of 1860: Rikan played in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the drama "Yaemusubi Jiraiya Monogatari". 5th lunar month of 1862: Rikan played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Tamate Gozen in the drama "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji"; his stage partners were Kataoka Ichizô I (Gappô) and Nakamura Sennosuke (Takayasu Shuntokumaru). 1st lunar month of 1863: Rikan appeared on stage for the last time, at the Kado no Shibai, playing 3 roles in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Sôshinji". 21st day of the 4th lunar month of 1863 [1]: Rikan died in Ôsaka [3]. Comments: Arashi Rikan III was an outstanding kaneru yakusha, born and trained in Kamigata, who made a fame for himself in the three cities of Kyôto, Ôsaka and Edo. He was a large-built actor and his elocution was great thanks to his powerful voice. He was excellent in any kind of tachiyaku or onnagata roles in jidaimono dramas. He was also a talented shamisen player. [1] The 21st day of the 4th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Bunkyû era was the 7th of June 1863 in the western calendar. [2] The 13th day of the 6th lunar month of the 8th year of the Tenpô era was the 15th of July 1837 in the western calendar. [3] Rikan's tombstone was located in Ôsaka in the precinct of the Hôzenji temple, in the heart of the Ôsaka theaters and pleasures district (Dôtonbori). |
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Arashi Rikan III portraying Watônai in the drama "Kokusen'ya Gassen" in a print made by Hasegawa Sadanobu I in 1848 Print made by Shumbaisai Hokuei in 1835 Print made by Utagawa Kunisada in 1852 Print made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1852 Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1854 The Arashi Tokusaburô line of actors The Arashi Rikan line of actors |
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