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History |
June 1925: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô of Suzuki Senzaburô's drama "Ikite-iru Koheiji", which was staged with the following casting:
July 1951: revival at the Shinbashi Enbujô of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Jitsugetsusei Kyôwa Seidan", which is staged to commemorate the 2nd anniversary (3rd memorial service) of the passing away of Onoe Kikugorô VI with the following casting:
January 1952: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô of Hagiwara Yukio's Kiyomoto-based dôjôjimono "Yuki no Dôjôji"; the music was written by Kiyomoto Eijirô III and the choreography was made by Fujima Kanjûrô VI; it is staged with a Kiyomoto ensemble led by Kiyomoto Enjudayû VI and the following casting:
August 1953: revival of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû" at the Shinbashi Enbujô, based on a new script written by Uno Nobuo and staged with the following casting:
January 1954: revival at the Shinbashi Enbujô of the Nagauta-based dance "Taimen Hana no Harukoma", which is entitled "Ataru Toshi Iwau Harukoma" and staged with the following casting:
January 1958: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô of the matsubamemono dance-drama "Tôzumô", which was staged with the following casting:
June 1971: revival at the Shinbashi Enbujô of the drama "Banshû Sarayashiki"; the roles of Asayama Tetsuzan and the koshimoto Okiku are played by Kataoka Takao and Bandô Tamasaburô. February 1979: revision by Uno Nobuo of Sakurada Jisuke III's drama "Sanzesô Nishiki Bunshô", which is staged at the Shinbashi Enbujô with the following casting:
June 1989: the drama "Kaidan Botan Dôrô" using Ônishi Nobuyuki's script is staged for the first time with a full Kabuki casting, at the Shinbashi Enbujô:
June 1991: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô of Hagiwara Yukio's dance-drama "Sakuragawa", which is staged with the following casting:
January 2008: revival at the Shinbashi Enbujô of "Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura", which celebrates the 1070th anniversary of the Narita-san Temple, where the Deity Fudô Myôô is worshipped, and which is staged with the following casting:
September 2011: Nakamura Kashô III and his son Nakamura Tanetarô IV take the names of Nakamura Matagorô III and Nakamura Kashô IV at the Shinbashi Enbujô; the new Nakamura Matagorô III plays the roles of Takebe Genzô, Toyotomi Hideyori and Umeômaru in "Terakoya", "Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu" and "Kurumabiki" [more details]. February 2012: Nakamura Kantarô II takes the name of Nakamura Kankurô VI in Tôkyô at the Shinbashi Enbujô, playing the roles of the priest Chichû (in reality the spirit of the ground spider), Matsue and Yayoi (in reality the spirit of the Lion) in "Tsuchi-gumo", "Kôchiyama" and "Kagami Jishi" [more details]. January 2014: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô with Ichikawa Ebizô as zagashira of the drama "Kotohoide Mimasu Kagekiyo", a newly-created drama mixing 4 dramas belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban and focusing on the warrior Akushichibyôe Kagekiyo [more details]. January 2015: Ichikawa Michiyuki takes the name of Ichikawa Kudanji IV in Tôkyô at the Shinbashi Enbujô [more details]. January 2017: Ichikawa Ukon I takes the name of Ichikawa Udanji III at the Shinbashi Enbujô. His son makes his debut on stage (hatsubutai) and receives the name of Ichikawa Ukon II [more details]. |
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