ICHIKAWA ICHIZ� III (original) (raw)

Stage names:

Other name:

Ichikawa Ch�sh�

Guild: Harimaya

Line number: SANDAIME (III)

Poetry name: Ch�sh�

Existence: 1833 ~ 2nd day of the 3rd lunar month of 1865 [1]

Connection:

Grandfather: Ichikawa Ebij�r� I

Father: Onoe Tamiz� II

Elder brother: Onoe Sh�kaku I

Disciples: Ichikawa Ichimaru, Ichikawa Ichijir�

Career:

1837: first stage appearance with his brother in miyaji shibai in �saka.

Winter 1857: Ichiz� and his brother Onoe Waichi II went together to Edo.

2nd lunar month of 1857: Ichiz� played at the Moritaza the role of Tenjiku Tokub� in the drama "Irifune Soga Nihon no Torikaji". One day, a samurai who was watching the play and was so caught up in the actions on stage, suddenly drew his sword and jumped on the stage to strike Ichiz�. Several theater staff were killed when they tried to stop the samurai and Ichiz� was injured. It was a light injury as he was able to perform the following day. Thanks to this unexpected samurai brawl, the play was a huge success.

1st lunar month of 1860: the 1762 puppet drama "Kishi no Himematsu Kutsuwa Kagami" (commonly called "Kishi Hime") was adapted for the first time to Kabuki, in Edo at the Moritaza; it was integrated within the new year sogamono drama "Momo Chidori Nigiwai Soga" and Ichiz� played the role of Asaina Sabur� Yoshihide [casting].

1st lunar month of 1861: Ichiz�'s rank in the Edo hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was j�-j�-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

5th lunar month of 1861: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Ry� to Mimasu Takane no Kumokiri"; Ichiz� played the roles of Hiroshima Kurando Masanobu, the t�zoku Inga Koz� Rokunosuke, the anmatori Tennan and Furug�ri Shinzabur� [casting].

8th lunar month of 1861: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Sakura S�shi Gonichi no Bundan", a revised version of Segawa Jok� III's drama "Higashiyama Sakura S�shi"; Ichiz� played the roles of Yamanaka Shikanosuke and Hozumi Shinj�r� [casting].

10th lunar month of 1861: premiere at the Moritaza of Segawa Jok� III's drama "Z�ho Futatsu Domoe"; Ichiz� played the roles of Mashiba Hisayoshi and Iwaki T�manoj� [casting].

5th lunar month of 1862: premiere at the Moritaza of the drama "Shinpan Ukina no Yomiuri"; Ichiz� played the role of Yamagaya Seib� [more details].

8th lunar month of 1862: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kanzen Ch�aku Nozoki Garakuri"; Ichiz� played the role of Kaisaka no Ch�z� [casting].

1st lunar month of 1863: Ichiz�'s rank in the Edo hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)itaru-j�-j�-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual].

Summer 1864: Ichiz� went back to �saka.

8th lunar month of 1864: Ichiz� played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Gonpachi in the drama "Keisei Sato no Inazuma".

1st lunar month of 1865: Ichiz�'s rank in the �saka hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was j�-j�-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

2nd day of the 3rd lunar month of 1865 [1]: Ichiz� died in �saka [2].

Comments:

Ichikawa Ichiz� III was a promising 19th century tachiyaku actor. This tall actor was able to perform a wide range of roles, not only as a tachiyaku, but also as a katakiyaku or an onnagata. His field of excellence was jitsugoto. He unfortunately died too young, at the beginning of his 30s; if he had lived longer, he most likely would have taken the name of Ichikawa Ebij�r�, to honor the memory of his grandfather.

[1] The 2nd day of the 3rd lunar month of the 2nd year of the Genji era was the 28th of March 1865 in the western calendar.

[2] His tombstone was located in the cemetery of the Chikurinji Temple in the district of Sennichi.