ASAO TAMEJÛRÔ
   
FOUR GENERATIONS
Asao Tamejûrô I
 

The actor Asao Tamejûrô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1756 to the 10th lunar month of 1803.

Asao Tamejûrô I in a print made by Katsukawa Shun'ei

Asao Tamejûrô II
Asao Tamejûrô II  In Japanese | Asao Okujirô I  In Japanese
 

The actor Asao Tamejûrô II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1803 to the 7th lunar month of 1806.

Asao Tamejûrô II playing the role of yakko Ippei in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna" in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863)

Asao Tamejûrô III
 

The actor Asao Tamejûrô III held this name from 1818 to Fall 1820, a second time from Spring 1829 to Winter 1830, then a third time from the 1st lunar month of 1831 to the 1st lunar month of 1836.

Asao Tamejûrô III playing the role of the bonze Seishibô in the dance-drama "Musume Dôjôji", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1820 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

Asao Tamejûrô IV
Asao Tamejûrô IV  In Japanese | Asao Okujirô III  In Japanese | Asao Tomozô IV  In Japanese | Asao Fusanosuke  In Japanese
 

Unknown date of birth. Son of Asao Tamejûrô III and brother of Asao Okuyama IV, his first stage names were Asao Fusanosuke and Asao Tomozô IV (he most likely held this name while his elder brother was still called Asao Tomozô III but we lack pieces of information to prove it). He took the name of Asao Okujirô III during the Tenpô era and the name of Asao Tamejûrô IV in Kamigata at the end of 1845 or the beginning of 1846. He joined a travelling troupe during his latter years and ended his career touring in the island of Kyûshû. This minor katakiyaku actor died at the end of the Keiô era.

Haimyô Yagô
Juen Zeniya, Ôzakaya, Kawachiya

Asao Tamejûrô IV (top/right) and Ichikawa Shinsha I (bottom/left) playing the roles of Genroku and Ichimonjiya Otaki in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in the 4th lunar month of 1849 at the Kawarasakiza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III)

 
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