| YAMANAKA HEIJÛRÔ |
| THREE GENERATIONS | |
| Yamanaka Heijûrô I [1] | |
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The actor Yamanaka Heijûrô I held this name of from 11th lunar month of 1709 to 1749. |
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Ichiyama Sukegorô I (left) and Yamanaka Heijûrô I (right) playing the roles of Ôenosuke and the yakko Sahê in the kaomise drama "Hanaikusa Nishiki no Manmaku", which was staged in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1740 |
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| Yamanaka Heijûrô II [2] Yamanaka Heijûrô II  |
Kasaya Matagorô |
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Born in 1732. Disciple of Kasaya Matakurô I, he received the name of Kasaya Matagorô and started his career in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1756. He took the name of Yamanaka Heijûrô II in the 11th lunar month of 1759 in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai, performing as a katakiyaku in the kaomise drama "Hônen no Miyako Mutsuki no Kotobuki", which was produced by Sawamura Kunitarô I and celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Kichiemon I, Nakamura Jûzô II and Matsuya Shinjûrô. He appeared on stage for the last time in the 2nd month of 1768, in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai, where he played the roles of Kishida Ikkaku, Katô Toranosuke and the yakko Totahei in the new year drama "Keisei Momoyama Nishiki". His last ranking, in the 1768 Ôsaka hyôbanki, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. He died the 10th day of the 11th lunar month of 1769 [4]. There will be in the future to come a full page dedicated to Yamanaka Heijûrô II in kabuki21.com. |
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Yamanaka Heijûrô II playing the role of Ishida Kenmotsu in Namiki Shôzô I's ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Hana no Shiroyama", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1764 at the Minamigawa no Shibai |
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| Yamanaka Heijûrô III [3] Yamanaka Heijûrô III |
Fujioka Monzô |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Fujioka Daikichi, his first stage name was Fujioka Monzô. He took the name of Yamanaka Heijûrô III in the 11th lunar month of 1772 and was active up to 1778. He was a minor katakiyaku. His last ranking, in the 1778 Ôsaka hyôbanki, was jô-(shiro)jô (superior - (white) superior) [visual]. His haimyô was Ikki. |
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The name of Yamanaka Heijûrô III in the 1778 Ôsaka hyôbanki (the zone within the red box) |
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[1] There are huge differences between the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran" and Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten"; in the latter, Yamanaka Heijûrô I was active up to 1715 and never held the name of Nakamura Kuheiji. We've decided to stay in line with the "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran". [2] There are huge differences between the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran" and Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten"; in the latter, Yamanaka Heijûrô II held the name of Nakamura Kuheiji around 1734 in Nagoya and took the name of Yamanaka Heijûrô II in the 11th lunar month of 1735 in Kyôto. We've decided to stay in line with the "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran". [3] There are huge differences between the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran" and Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten"; in the latter, Yamanaka Heijûrô III was described just like Yamanaka Heijûrô II in the former. We've decided to stay in line with the "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran". [4] The 10th day of the 11th lunar month of the 6th year of the Meiwa era was the 7th of December 1769 in the western calendar. |
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