| SAKAKIYAMA DANSHIRÔ I |
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Line number: SHODAI (I) Existence: ??? Connection: Brother: Ichinoya Monzô Masters: Sakakiyama Sagisuke, Mihogi Gizaemon I (?) Career: Before 1738: born in Ôsaka. He was the elder brother of the actor Ichinoya Monzô. He joined a travelling troupe and performed in tabi shibai under the name of Ichikawa Tomojûrô. 11th lunar month of 1738: he joined the ôshibai, took the name of Ichikawa Gonjûrô, became katakiyaku and played in Ôsaka at the Ônishi no Shibai the role of Nikki Danjô in the kaomise drama "Kusunoki Yakata Sennen Gitsune" [1], which was produced in Ôsaka by Yoshizawa Ayame II. Fall 1740: he went to Kyôto, joined the Sakakiyama clan and became disciple of Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 12th lunar month of 1740: he receviced the name of Sakakiyama Danshirô I and performed in the drama "Chinpô Sandai Gatana", which was produced by Sakakiyama Jûtarô I at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater and also starred both Sakakiyama Koshirô I and Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. The title of this drama, literally "The Rare Treasure - Three Generations of Swords" [2], was an allusion to the three generations of actors of the Sakakiyama clan sharing the same stage. 8th lunar month of 1741: the play "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari", which was originally written for the puppet theater, was adapted for Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater; Danshirô played the role of Akizuki Daizen [casting]. 5th lunar month of 1742: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's play "Shinshû Kawanakajima Kassen" was adapted for Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Danshirô played the role of Nagao Terutora [more details]. Fall 1742: he temporarily joined the Mihogi clan. Was he a disciple of Mihogi Gizaemon I [3]? 11th lunar month of 1742: he received the name of Mihogi Danshirô and played in Kyôto the role of Yamana Tomoemon in the kaomise drama "Ômi Genji Taihei no Kachidoki", which was produced by Hanakawa Ichinojô at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater and welcomed in the Imperial City the actors Nakamura Utaemon I and Tsuuchi Monzaburô I. 11th lunar month of 1743: he joined back the Sakakiyama clan, took back the name of Sakakiyama Danshirô I and played in Kyôto at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater the role of Harada no Zenji in the kaomise drama "Yomeiri Ôshimadai", which was produced by Nakamura Kumetarô I and celebrated the shûmei of Sanjô Mankatsu. 8th lunar month of 1745: first Kabuki adaptation of Namiki Senryû I, Miyoshi Shôraku and Takeda Koizumo puppet theater drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which was produced by Kiyosaburô at Miyako Mandayû's theater; Danshirô played the role of Mikawaya Giheiji [more details]. 15th day of the 6th lunar month of 1747 [4]: the head of the Sakakiyama clan Sakakiyama Koshirô I died in Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1747: Sakakiyama Shirotarô I and his elder son Sakakiyama Jûtarô I respectively took the names of Sakakiyama Koshirô II and Sakakiyama Shirotarô II in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Danshirô was not recorded as being in the casting [5]. 11th lunar month of 1748: Danshirô played in Kyôto the role of Sukezô in the kaomise drama "Mitsu Uroko Asahi no Ume", which was produced by the zamoto Somematsu Shichisaburô I. 11th lunar month of 1749: Danshirô played at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater the role of Ôtori Kanpei in the kaomise drama "Tokitsukazeyasu Keizu", which was produced by Sakakiyama Shirotarô II. 11th lunar month of 1750: Danshirô played in Kyôto the role of the karakuriya Gorozô [picture] in Matsuya Raisuke I's kaomise drama "Kaikei Wagô Hanayakata", which was produced by Miyako Handayû. 1st lunar month of 1751: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto", which was produced in Kyôto by Miyako Handayû at his theater; Danshirô played the role of Prince Usugumo's retainer Inubushi Genzô [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1751: Danshirô played in Kyôto the role of Todoroki Shiganosuke in the kaomise drama "Kyôganoko Asahi no Nishiki", which was produced at the Minamigawa no Shibai by the zamoto Sakakiyama Shirotarô II; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô III, Sawamura Kunitarô I, Sakakiyama Koshirô II, Anegawa Daikichi I, Sasao Otojûrô II, Someyama Sôjûrô, Takenaka Hyôkichi, Yamamoto Koheiji, Hanakawa Ichinojô and Arashi Ugenta. 9th lunar month of 1752: Danshirô played in the same theater the roles of Mikawaya Giheiji and Ôtori Sagaemon in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; his stage partners are Ichikawa Danzô III (Issun Tokubê), Yamamoto Koheiji (Danshichi Kurobê), Sakakiyama Koshirô II (Tsuribune Sabu), Sakakiyama Shirotarô II (Otatsu) and Arashi Ugenta (Okaji). 11th lunar month of 1752: Danshirô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of the Chinese priest Chin Ikei in the kaomise drama "Hatsubaika Asahi no Minato", which was produced by Yamashita Matatarô I. 11th lunar month of 1753: Danshirô played in Kyôto at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater the role of Mimasaka Danjô [picture] in the kaomise drama "Futaba no Nishiki Midori no Onikage", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I. 12th lunar month of 1755: Danshirô played at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater the role of Kô no Moronô [picture] in the kaomise drama "Homare Otoko Bandaigura" [6], which was produced by Nanba Matsunosuke. 1st lunar month of 1756: Danshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, katakiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual]. 8th lunar month of 1756: Danshirô played in the same theater the role of Akizuki Daizen in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". 3rd lunar month of 1757: Danshirô was recorded as performing in Kyôto at the Kitano Shita-no-Mori Shibai; no record afterwards. Comments: Sakakiyama Danshirô I was a katakiyaku actor, born and trained in Ôsaka, who made most of his career in Kyôto from the second half of the 1730s to the second half of the 1750s. He was the first actor in Kabuki history to perform two important villain roles, Mikawaya Giheiji in the sewamono drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" and Akizuki Daizen in the jidaimono drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". [1] This drama was created by the sakusha Tsuuchi Jihê II and Nakata Mansuke. [2] It had also a different suggestive meaning because the word chinpô was the penis in old Japanese. [3] Was Mihogi Danshirô a disciple of Mihogi Gizaemon I? This was possible based on the timelines of the two actors in Kyôto. No reference to this master-disciple relationship in either the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran" or Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten". Only the change of name was recorded. [4] The 15th day of the 6th lunar month of the 4th year of the Enkyô era was the 22nd of July 1747 in the western calendar. [5] Was he sick or on tour? Because of his absence, he was recorded as being most likely dead in 1747 in Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten". [6] This drama was a chûshinguramono.
Tatsuoka Hisagiku (left) and Sakakiyama Danshirô I (right) playing the roles of Miuranosuke's wife Fuseya and Inubushi Genzô in the drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1751 in Kyôto at Miyako Handayû's theater The Sakakiyama Danshirô line of actors |
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