Stage names:

Hanagiri Toyomatsu III
Hanagiri Tomimatsu I
Hanagiri Toyomatsu III

Guild: Hanaya

Line number: SANDAIME (III)

Poetry name: Shisei

Existence: 1743 ~ 29th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1796 ^[1]

Connection:

Master: Hanagiri Toyomatsu II

Sons: Hanagiri Tomimatsu II, Hanagiri Tokusaburô

Disciples: Hanagiri Tsuruzô, Hanagiri Katsujirô, Hanagiri Shôtarô

Career:

11th lunar month of 1756: debut on stage (hatsubutai), in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai, where he performed as a wakashugata/iroko in Namiki Eisuke I's kaomise drama "Taihei Yamato Monogatari", which was produced by Anegawa Daikichi I.

11th lunar month of 1767: Toyomatsu played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Tametomo's nyôbô Kuretaki in the kaomise drama "Danjo Aishô Kagami", which was produced by Nakayama Raisuke I.

11th lunar month of 1768: Toyomatsu played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Takanosu Tarô's nyôbô Akebono in the kaomise drama "Kômei Daifukuchô", which was produced by Mimasu Tanin I; the role of Takanosu Tarô was played by Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II.

3rd lunar month of 1769: Toyomatsu's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual].

4th lunar month of 1769: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the roles of Atsumori and Koshirô in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

6th lunar month of 1769: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Kaoyo Gozen in the drama "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku".

9th lunar month of 1769: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Kyô-no-Kimi in the drama "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi".

11th lunar month of 1769: Toyomatsu played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Sayoginu in the kaomise drama "Tora no Itten Sanryaku no Maki", which was produced by Nakayama Yosaburô II; Toyomatsu's stage partners were Nakayama Bunshichi I, Fujikawa Hachizô I, Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II, Mimasu Daigorô I, Bandô Iwagorô, Yoshizawa Ayame III, Sawamura Kunitarô I and Ogawa Kichitarô I.

5th lunar month of 1770: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Hanji's gidayû kyôgen "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which was staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai; Toyomatsu played the role of Sasaki Hayase [casting].

11th lunar month of 1770: Toyomatsu performed at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Ma'ichimonjiya Sakigake Hyôban", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I.

1st lunar month of 1771: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Namiki Shôzô I's drama "Kuwanaya Tokuzô Irifune Monogatari"; Toyomatsu played the role of Princess Toyo [casting].

11th lunar month of 1771: Toyomatsu played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Shikinami in the kaomise drama "Temomutsumajiya Ryûgû no Shimadai", which celebrated the shûmei of Ichikawa Otojûrô, Arashi Bungorô I and Arashi Shichisaburô II.

11th lunar month of 1772: Toyomatsu played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Tonase in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Onoe Kikugorô no Baranu Banashi".

1st lunar month of 1773: Toyomatsu's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual].

4th lunar month of 1773: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Otatsu in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami".

11th lunar month of 1773: Toyomatsu played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Hatsushimo in the kaomise drama "Medetai Uchimashô", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I.

12th lunar month of 1773: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Ofude in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

11th lunar month of 1774: Toyomatsu performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Isagiyoshi Kusunoki Banashi".

8th lunar month of 1775: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Koman in the drama "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki".

11th lunar month of 1775: Toyomatsu performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Hachitanashi Hyaku Monogatari", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I.

12th lunar month of 1775: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Oteru in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki".

11th lunar month of 1776: Toyomatsu played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Kesa Gozen in the kaomise drama "Genji Saikô Uchide no Kozuchi", which was produced by Arashi Shichisaburô II.

12th lunar month of 1776: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nagawa Kamesuke I's drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa"; Toyomatsu played the roles of Otane and Yodomachi Gozen [casting].

11th lunar month of 1777: Toyomatsu performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Ôiri Kabuki no Tsuitachi", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I and celebrated the shûmei of Shibazaki Rinzaemon II.

4th lunar month of 1778: premiere in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohê's play "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri"; Toyomatsu played the roles of Sonoo-no-Kata and Goemon's wife Oritsu [casting].

11th lunar month of 1778: Toyomatsu performed at the Kado no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Genpei Tatoezukushi", which was produced by Ogawa Kichitarô I and welcomed back in Ôsaka the star Nakamura Tomijûrô I.

3rd lunar month of 1779: premiere in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai of Namiki Gohê's play "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; Toyomatsu played the roles of Heijibê's daughter Otatsu and the female fox Kojorô [casting].

7th lunar month of 1779: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Dôman's wife in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami".

11th lunar month of 1780: Toyomatsu performed in Kyôto in the kaomise drama "Hoshi Matsuri Fukki no Kurairi", which was produced by Nakayama Ihachi I.

1st lunar month of 1781: Toyomatsu's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was one black stroke above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi [visual]. Moreover, he was kanjiku for the wakaonnagata actors.

Summer 1781: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the roles of Sagami and Sugawaradayû in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki".

11th lunar month of 1781: Hanagiri Toyomatsu III took the name of Hanagiri Tomimatsu I at the Kitagawa no Shibai, playing the role of Yoshikawa Saemon's nyôbô in the kaomise drama "Shin Yakata Fukki no Ishizue", which celebrated also the shûmei of Yamamoto Giemon (who played the role of Yoshikawa Saemon) and welcomed back in Kyôto the star Nakamura Tomijûrô I.

5th lunar month of 1782: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the roles of Otora and Oseki in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki" [illustration].

Summer 1782: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the roles of Medo-no-Kata and Shibaroku's nyôbô Okiji in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin".

11th lunar month of 1782: Tomimatsu played in Kyôto the role of Yamaoka Sôta's nyôbô in the kaomise drama "Gosekkyô Suehiro Keizu", which was produced by Nakayama Raisuke II and celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Utaemon II; the role of Yamaoka Sôta was played by Arashi Hinasuke I.

12th lunar month of 1783: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the role of Miyuki in the drama "Sanjikkoku Yofune no Hajimari".

1st lunar month of 1784: Tomimatsu's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

11th lunar month of 1784: Tomimatsu played in Kyôto at the Nishi no Shibai the role of Jônosuke's nyôbô Kakehashi in Tatsuoka Mansaku's kaomise drama "Kuni no Hana Ôshimadai", which was produced by Nakayama Ihachi II; the role of Akita Jônosuke was played by Onoe Shinshichi I.

1st lunar month of 1785: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the role of Kakinoki Kinsuke's nyôbô in the ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Kogane no Shachihoko"; the role of Kakinoki Kinsuke was played by Yamamoto Giemon.

Fall 1785: Tomimatsu went back to Ôsaka.

11th lunar month of 1785: Tomimatsu played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Shizuka Gozen in the kaomise drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which was produced by Onoe Kikugorô II.

1st lunar month of 1786: Tomimatsu's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

11th lunar month of 1786: Tomimatsu played at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Misao Gozen and Omachi in the kaomise drama "Osanago no Katakiuchi", which celebrated the shûmei of Seki Sanjûrô I.

2nd lunar month of 1787: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the roles of Gonta's wife Kosen and Tokaiya Ginpei's wife Oryû (in reality Suke-no-Tsubone) in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"; the roles of Gonta and Ginpei (in reality Taira no Tomomori) were played by Nakamura Nakazô I and Ichikawa Danzô IV.

8th lunar month of 1787: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the role of Oasa in the drama "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi".

9th lunar month of 1787: Tomimatsu played in the same theater the roles of Fuji-no-Kata and Tenmaya Ohatsu in the dramas "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki" and "Mukashi Mukashi Sonezaki-mura no Uwasa"; the role of Hiranoya Tokubê in the latter drama was played by Nakayama Raisuke II.

11th lunar month of 1787: Tomimatsu performed at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Masaru Medetaki Toshi no Kaomise", which was produced by Nakayama Fukuzô.

Fall 1788: Tomimatsu went to Kyôto.

11th lunar month of 1788: Tomimatsu performed at the Nishi no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Tokiwa Ichô Genji no Kaomise".

1st lunar month of 1789: Tomimatsu's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was (shiro)itaru-jô-jô-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. Hanagiri Tomimatsu I and his son Hanagiri Motokichi respectively took the names of Hanagiri Toyomatsu III and Hanagiri Tomimatsu II in Kyôto at the Nishi no Shibai, performing together in the new year drama "Keisei Kogane no Shachihoko".

Spring 1789: tour in Ise with Ichikawa Danzô IV.

Summer 1789: Toyomatsu played in Kyôto at the Nishi no Shibai the roles of Bunji nyôbô's Otani and Kenjô Naokata's okugata Hamayû in the drama "Ôshû Adachi-ga-Hara"; the roles of Bunji and Kenjô Naokata were played by Onoe Shinshichi I and Yamamura Giemon II.

Fall 1789: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the roles of Matsuômaru's wife Chiyo and Kan Shôjô in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; the role of Matsuômaru was played by Yamamura Giemon II.

10th lunar month of 1789: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Shigenoi in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna".

Fall 1789: Toyomatsu went back to Ôsaka.

11th lunar month of 1789: Toyomatsu played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Osan in the kaomise drama "Kaomise Chigusa Musubi".

1st lunar month of 1790: Toyomatsu's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual].

4th lunar month of 1790: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the roles of Shibaroku's nyôbô Okiji and Sadaka in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin"; the roles of Shibaroku and Daihanji no Kiyosumi were played by Ichikawa Danzô IV.

11th lunar month of 1790: Toyomatsu played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Kaoyo Gozen, Okita and Matahei's nyôbô in the kaomise drama "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku".

11th lunar month of 1791: Toyomatsu performed at the Naka no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Furisode Shuten Dôji", which was produced by his son Hanagiri Tomimatsu II and celebrated the arrival in Ôsaka of the Edo star Sawamura Sôjûrô III.

11th lunar month of 1792: Toyomatsu played at the Kado no Shibai the role of the keisei Daikaku in the kaomise drama "Hito no Kokoro-ni Kanô Kaomise", which was produced by Asao Okujirô I; he also played the roles of Tôkichi's wife and Jijû in the drama "Gion Sairei Shinkôki".

5th lunar month of 1793: Toyomatsu played in the same theater the role of Kumagai's nyôbô Sagami in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki"; the role of Kumagai Jirô Naozane was played by Kanô Hinasuke I.

9th lunar month of 1793: Toyomatsu performed in the same theater in the drama "Taiheiki Kikusui no Maki".

1st lunar month of 1794: Toyomatsu played in Ôsaka at the Kita no Shinchi Shibai the roles of Sanza's nyôbô and Maizuruya Oden in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô"; the role of Nagoya Sanza was played by Onoe Shinshichi I.

2nd lunar month of 1794: Toyomatsu went to Kyôto and played at the Nishi no Shibai the role of Tenjiku Tokubê's nyôbô Ofune in the drama "Keisei Akatsuki no Tori"; the role of Tenjiku Tokubê was played by Yamamura Giemon II.

5th lunar month of 1794: Toyomatsu went back to Ôsaka to play the roles of Uji-no-Tsubone and Omaki at the Kita no Shinchi Shibai in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata". He also played the role of Jihê's nyôbô in the drama "Nobe no Kakioki"; the role of Jihê was played by Nakayama Bunshichi II.

8th lunar month of 1794: Toyomatsu went to Kyôto and played at the Higashi no Shibai the role of Ishidô Kageyu's nyôbô in the drama "Taiheiki Kikusui no Maki"; the role of Ishidô Kageyu was played by Yamamura Giemon II.

Fall 1794: Toyomatsu went back to Ôsaka.

11th lunar month of 1794: Toyomatsu played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Watanabe no Tsuna's nyôbô in the kaomise drama "Tatematsuru Chibako no Tamamono", which was produced by Nakamura Kinzô I; he also played from the 27th day of the 11th lunar month to the 19th day of the 12th lunar month the role of Yoichibê's nyôbô in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

1st lunar month of 1795: Toyomatsu's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. Moreover, he was kanjiku for the wakaonnagata actors.

5th lunar month of 1795: Toyomatsu appeared on stage for the last time, in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai, where he played the role of Kurando's okugata in the drama "Aigo no Waka Meika no Kachidoki"; the role of Nijô no Kurando was played by Arashi Koroku III.

29th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1796 ^[1]: Toyomatsu died ^[2].

Comments:

Hanagiri Toyomatsu III was a popular and talented onnagata actors who achieved fame for himself in Kamigata during the second half of the 18th century. He was said to be better in sewamono rather than in jidaimono dramas. He excelled in nyôbô or okugata roles.

[1] The 29th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 8th year of the Kansei era was the 6th of April 1796 in the western calendar.

[2] Hanagiri Toyomatsu III's tombstone was located in the precincts of the Hôsenji Temple in the district of Ikutama Nakadera.

Hanagiri Toyomatsu III playing the role of Ohaya in the drama "Hirai Gonpachi Yoshiwara Gayoi", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1793 at the Kado no Shibai (print made by Ryûkôsai Jokei)

Prints & Illustrations

The Hanagiri Tomimatsu line of actors

The Hanagiri Toyomatsu line of actors