| TSURUYA NANBOKU |
| SIX GENERATIONS (2 LINES) | |
| The Actors Line | |
| Tsuruya Nanboku I | |
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The actor Tsuruya Nanboku I held this name from the 5th lunar month of 1697 to the 9th lunar month of 1736. |
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Tsuruya Nanboku I playing the role of Hiyodori Shichirô in the kaomise drama "Michinoku Yunzei Genji", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1734 at the Ichimuraza |
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| Tsuruya Nanboku II | |
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The actor Tsuruya Nanboku II held the name of xxx from the 11th lunar month of 1736 to the 12th lunar month of 1763. |
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The name of Tsuruya Nanboku II in the 1750 Edo hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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| Tsuruya Nanboku III Tsuruya Nanboku III  |
Nanboku Magotarô III |
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Date of birth unknown. Disciple of the Tsuruya clan, he was recorded for the first time in 1736. He first name was Nanboku Magotarô III. He was a tôdori at the Ichimuraza and never performed on stage. He became the son-in-law of Tsuruya Nanboku II and took the name of Tsuruya Nanboku III in 1763. His daughter Okichi became the wife of Sawa Hyôzô (the future Tsuruya Nanboku IV) around 1780. He most likely died in 1787. |
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| The Playwrights Line | |
| Tsuruya Nanboku IV | |
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The sakusha Tsuruya Nanboku IV held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1811 to the 11th lunar month of 1829. |
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The name of Tsuruya Nanboku IV in the 1823 Edo hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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| Tsuruya Nanboku V | |
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The sakusha Tsuruya Nanboku V held this name from the 3rd lunar month of 1837 to the 1st lunar month of 1852. |
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The name of Tsuruya Nanboku V in the 1840 Edo hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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| Tsuruya Nanboku VI | |
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The sakusha Kema Nanboku held the name of Tsuruya Nanboku VI for a short period of time at the beginning of the Taishô era. |
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