ICHIKAWA ARATAR� (original) (raw)

| | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | THREE GENERATIONS | | | | Ichikawa Aratar� I | | | | | The actor Ichikawa Aragor� IV held the name of Ichikawa Aratar� I from 1875 to August 1907. | | | | | | | | Ichikawa Aratar� I playing the role of Shigaraki Tar� in the drama "Moritsuna Jin'ya", which was staged in May 1890 at the Shintomiza (print made by K�ch�r� H�sai) | | | | Ichikawa Aratar� II Ichikawa Aratar� II In Japanese | Ichikawa Yasutar� In Japanese | | | | | Born in �saka the 23rd of November 1892. Son of Ichikawa Aratar� I, he made his debut on stage in 1897. He did not perform for a few years. Ichikawa Aratar� I and his son Ichikawa Yasutar� took the names of Ichikawa Aragor� IV and Ichikawa Aratar� II in �saka at the Bentenza. The new Aratar� played the role of Hatsugiku in the drama "My�shinji". He shared the stage, along with his father, with Ichikawa Danz� VII, Kataoka Gad� IV, Arashi Rikaku IV, Arashi Gansh� and Arashi Kichisabur� VI. He left the Kabuki world to join the movie world in 1924. He died the 5th of December 1925. | | | | | | | | Ichikawa Aratar� II | | | | Ichikawa Aratar� III Ichikawa Aratar� III In Japanese | Ichikawa Tamatar� In Japanese | Ichikawa Gand� In Japanese | Ichikawa Takeo In Japanese | | | Born in �saka in 1912. Son of Ichikawa Aragor� IV, he made his debut on stage in 1917. His first stage name was Ichikawa Takeo (his real name). He took the name of Ichikawa Gand� in January 12928. After the death of his father in 1930, he became a disciple of Band� Jusabur� III and took the name of Ichikawa Tamatar�. He entered the movie world the same year, working for the Teikoku Kinema Engei studio. He went back on stage in 1933 and joined a Shinpa troupe in 1937. He finally took the name of Ichikawa Aratar� III in March 1940 at the Nakaza. He left the Sh�chiku Company in January 1942 and died the 17th of April 1948. | | | | | | | | Ichikawa Aratar� III | | |