| SEKI SAN'EMON |
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Guilds: Tachibanaya, Sekiya Poetry names: Sanchô, Shôta Existence: 1747 ~ 10th day of the 6th lunar month of 1808 [1] Connections: Masters: Arashi Hinasuke I (Arashi Koroku III), Arashi Koroku I Adopted son: Seki Sanjûrô II Disciple: Seki Shozô Career: 1747~1771: born in Ôsaka. He started his career as a disciple of Arashi Koroku I, who gave him the name of Arashi Shichisaburô I. He spends several years in a troupe of children-actors, performing in miyaji shibai. Later on, he settled in Ôsaka and took the name of Ogino Kichisaburô at the Naka no Shibai. 3rd ~ 5th lunar months of 1771: first Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", produced by Mimasu Tokujirô I at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Kichisaburô played the roles of Yukinushi and the decchi Netarô [casting]. Fall 1771: he became disciple of the actor Arashi Hinasuke I. 11th lunar month of 1771: he became zamoto, took the name of Arashi Sanjûrô II and produced in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai the kaomise drama "Bandai Isaoshi Genji", in which he played the role of Tsukioka Shikibu. The writing for Sanjûro was:
Fall 1772: Sanjûrô produced in Kyôto the play "Yaegasumi Naniwa no Hamaogi". 11th lunar month of 1772: Arashi Sanjûrô II took the name of Arashi Sanjûrô IV at the Kado no Shibai, playing in the drama "Hi-no-Moto Banzai no Hôrai"; the two names sounded the same but the ideogram for san was different (the ideogram for mountain was replaced by the ideogram for three):
12th lunar month of 1776: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nagawa Kamesuke I's drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa"; Sanjûrô played the roles of Uesugi Unai Akisada and Ikezoe Magohachi [casting]. 4th lunar month of 1777: premiere in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai of Nagawa Kamesuke I's drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; Sanjûrô played the role of Shikata Geki [casting]. 3rd lunar month of 1779: premiere in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohê's play "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; Sanjûrô played the roles of Ushimado Jûnai, Kondô Heijibê, the jijû of the Onoe Temple and the tabakoya Koichi [casting]. 7th lunar month of 1780: Sanjûrô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Yoshitsune in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 26th day of the 7th lunar month of 1786 [2]: his first master Arashi Koroku I died in Ôsaka [5]. 11th lunar month of 1786: Arashi Sanjûrô IV took the name of Seki Sanjûrô I at the Ônishi no Shibai, playing 2 roles in the kaomise drama "Osanago no Katakiuchi". The name Seki came from his yagô Sekiya. At the same time, he stopped using Sekiya as a yagô and started to use Tachibanaya. 2nd lunar month of 1787: Sanjûrô played at the Ônishi no Shibai the role of Yoshitsune in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 10th lunar month of 1787: Sanjûrô played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Yoshitsune in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 3rd lunar month of 1788: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohei I's play "Sewa Ryôri Yaoya Kondate"; Sanjûrô played the roles of Heiemon and Hanjirô [more details]. 3rd lunar month of 1790: Sanjûrô played in Kyôto at the Nishigawa no Shibai the roles of Takeda Shingen and the old woman Koshiji in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", which was produced by Kameya Kumenojô. Spring ~ Summer 1790: tour in Ise. 12th lunar month of 1790: Sanjûrô played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Hayagawa Takakage and Sôemon's wife in the drama "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri", which was produced by Asao Sennosuke. 9th lunar month of 1791: premiere of Nagawa Shimesuke I's chûshinguramono "Iroha Gana Shijûshichi Moji" in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai; Sanjûrô played the roles of Kanda Yogoro, Sagoemon and Orita Tamon-no-Kami [more details]. 8th lunar month of 1792: Sanjûrô played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Yoshitsune and Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 9th lunar month of 1792: Seki Sanjûrô I took the name of Seki San'emon in the same theater, playing in the drama "Chûkô Homare no Futamichi". Around that time, he settled in Ôsaka in the district of Kuroemon-chô. 1st lunar month ~ 3rd lunar month of 1794: premiere of Tatsuoka Mansaku's drama "Keisei Haru no Tori", which was famous for its "Umagiri" scene and was produced by the zamoto Asao Okujirô I in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai; San'emon played the roles of Kobayagawa Tatewaki and Nagaoka Shingo [more details]. Summer 1794: tour in Ise. 3rd lunar month of 1795: he took back the name of Seki Sanjûrô I. 29th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1796 [3]: his second master Arashi Koroku III died in Ôsaka [4]. 7th lunar month of 1796: he took back the name of Seki San'emon. 1st lunar month of 1797: he took back the name of Seki Sanjûrô I at the Kado no Shibai, playing 3 roles in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki". 6th lunar month of 1797: he took back the name of Seki San'emon to perform at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka). 7th lunar month of 1797: he took back the name of Seki Sanjûrô I to perform in Ôsaka at the Kita no Shinchi Shibai. 5th lunar month of 1798: Sanjûrô played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Tsuribune Sabu in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which was produced by Nakayama Yosaburô II; his stage partners were Kataoka Nizaemon VII (Danshichi Kurobê), Nakayama Bunzô (Issun Tokubê), Yamashita Kinsaku II (Okaji) and Yoshizawa Iroha I (Otatsu). 11th lunar month of 1800: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Yanagi's puppet theater drama "Ehon Taikôki", which was produced by Nakayama Tokujirô at the Kado no Shibai; Sanjûrô played the roles of Shima Sakon, Tôkichi and Uno Bungo [casting]. 12th lunar month of 1804: Sanjûrô played for the last time the role of Yoshitsune in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which was produced by the zamoto Fujikawa Tatsuzô at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka). 11th lunar month of 1807: Seki Sanjûrô I and his adopted son Seki Utasuke I respectively took the names of Seki San'emon and Seki Sanjûrô II at the Naka no Shibai. 3rd lunar month of 1808: Nakamura Utaemon III, San'emon and Seki Sanjûrô II went to Edo. San'emon suddenly fell ill and he could not perform in Edo. 10th day of the 6th lunar month of 1808 [1]: San'emon died. Comments: Seki San'emon, the founder of the Seki clan, was a tachiyaku actor, who spent all his career in Kamigata and was a specialist in jitsuaku, wajitsu and budôgoto roles. One of his best roles was Minamoto Yoshitsune in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". [1] The 10th day of the 6th lunar month of the 5th year of the Bunka era was the 3rd of July 1808 in the western calendar. [2] The 26th day of the 7th lunar month of the 6th year of the Tenmei era was the 19th of August 1786 in the western calendar. [3] The 29th day of the 3rd lunar month of the 8th year of the Kansei era was the 6th of May 1796 in the western calendar. |
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Seki San'emon (top/right) playing the role of Masayasu in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki",
which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1792 at the Kado no Shibai The Arashi Shichisaburô line of actors The Arashi Sanjûrô line of actors The Arashi Sanjûrô line of actors The Seki Sanjûrô line of actors |
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