BAND� JUTAR� I (original) (raw)

Stage names:

Guilds: Narutaya, Kamiya, Kameya, Yaoya

Line number: SHODAI (I)

Poetry names: Kaseki (?), T�shi, Ganshi

Existence: 1769 ~ 24th day of the 12th lunar month of 1840 [1]

Connection:

Adoptive father: Band� Iwagor�

Disciples: Band� Jusabur� I, Band� Kunigor� III, Band� Kunigor� IV, Band� Hanazuma

Career:

1769 ~ 1791: born in �saka. His father was the sum�tori Edozaki Kosabur�. He started his career around 1788 as a musumegata performing in hama shibai (stage name unknown). He was adopted by Band� Iwagor� at the beginning of the 1790s.

11th lunar month of 1791: he made his debut in �shibai, taking the name of Band� J�tar� and playing as a wakaonnagata at the Naka no Shibai the role of Princess Tsukimitsu in the drama "F�ry� �eyama", which ended the kaomise program "Furisode Shuten D�ji", which was produced by Hanagiri Tomimatsu II and celebrated the arrival in �saka of the Edo star Sawamura S�j�r� III.

11th lunar month of 1792: J�tar� became tachiyaku and zamoto; he produced at the Naka no Shibai the kaomise drama "Ch�shin Futabagura".

2nd lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Namiki Gohei I's drama "Shima Meguri Uso no Kikigaki"; the last scenes were a sewamono drama, which was staged independently in the 5th lunar month of 1794 under the title "Godairiki Koi no F�jime"; J�tar� played the role of Chishima Mantar� [more details].

17th day of the 8th lunar month of 1795 [2]: his adoptive father Band� Iwagor� died.

1800s ~ beginning of the 1810s: he performed mainly in hama shibai (�saka venues like the Wakaday� no Shibai or the Takeda no Shibai) or in travelling troupes performing in miyaji shibai around Ky�to.

2nd lunar month of 1806: the play "Kamakura Sandaiki" was staged for the first time in Ky�to, in the precincts of the Inaba Yakushi temple; the main roles were played by Yamashina Jinkichi II (Princess Toki), Mimasu Seib� (Takatsuna) and J�tar� (Miuranosuke).

4th lunar month of 1812: J�tar� and 20 Kamigata actors (including �tani Tomoemon II and Nakayama Bungor� I) moved to Edo. They performed at the Moritaza in the dramas "Tomoyobi Kawasu Shimabara no Saiken" and "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" (J�tar� played the role of Fukuoka Mitsugi).

5th lunar month of 1812: J�tar� played in the same theater the roles of Abe no Sadat� and Sodehagi in the drama "Z�h� Adachigahara" (similar to "�sh� Adachi-ga-Hara"); the roles of Abe no Munet� was played by �tani Tomoemon II.

Summer 1812: J�tar� went back to Kamigata.

Winter 1817: J�tar� joined a troupe of several Kamigata actors, led by Kataoka Nizaemon VII, who travelled together up to Edo.

3rd lunar month of 1817: J�tar� played at the Kiriza in the drama "Shinbutai Megumi no Ishizue"; his Edo stage partners were Suketakaya Takasuke II, Ichikawa Dannosuke III and Iwai Kumesabur� II.

4th lunar month of 1817: J�tar� played in the same theater the role of Jihiz� in the drama "Honch� Nij�shik�".

5th lunar month of 1817: J�tar� played in the same theater the role of the yakko Chienai in the drama "Kiichi H�gen Sanryaku no Maki".

6th lunar month of 1817: premiere in �shibai of the puppet drama "Hana no Ueno Homare no Ishibumi", which was staged in Edo at the Kiriza; J�tar� played the role of the uba Otsuji [more details].

Fall 1817: J�tar� went to Ky�to.

11th lunar month of 1817: J�tar� played at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Fujiwara no Kamatari and the fisherman Fukashichi, in reality Kanawa Gor� Imakuni, in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin".

1st lunar month of 1818: J�tar� played in the same theater the role of Sakuramaru in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; the roles of Matsu�maru and Ume�maru were played by Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Arashi Sangor� III.

8th lunar month of 1822: tour in Nagoya with a troupe led by the Edo star Iwai Hanshir� V; his stage partners were Nakayama Shinkur� III and Nakayama Icch� IV; they performed at the Tachibana no Shibai in "Ranjatai Nitta Keizu" and "Edo Murasaki Naniwa no Iroage".

1st lunar month of 1824: J�tar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was j�-j�-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

11th lunar month of 1825: he replaced the first ideogram of his first name J� (serious) by the ideogram Ju (longevity):

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11th lunar month of 1826: Jutar� played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Koyoshi and Kujaku Sabur� in the drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari".

1st lunar month of 1827: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)itaru-j�-j�-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent).

11th lunar month of 1827: Jutar� played at the Takeda no Shibai the roles of Tokushima Chikara and Osai in the drama "Azuma Kaid� Chaya Musume"; his main stage partner was Fujikawa Tomokichi II.

1st lunar month of 1828: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)itaru-j�-j�-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual].

1st lunar month of 1829: Jutar� played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Dankur�, Sonobe Hy�e and Magaki in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari".

5th lunar month of 1829: Jutar� played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Enju and Hatakeyama Shigetada in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki". He also played the role of Tokub� in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; the roles of Danshichi Kurob� and Tsuribune Sabu were played by Ichikawa Hakuen II and Ichikawa Danz� V.

1st lunar month of 1830: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, tachiyaku section, was (shiro)�-j�-j�-kichi (almost grand - superior - superior - excellent).

11th lunar month of 1830: Jutar� played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of Saginuma Tar� in the drama "Ehon Ut� Monogatari".

1st lunar month of 1831: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, jitsuaku/katakiyaku section, was (shiro)�-j�-j�-kichi (almost grand - superior - superior - excellent).

1st lunar month of 1832: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, jitsuaku/katakiyaku section, was �-j�-j�-kichi (grand - superior - superior - excellent).

1st lunar month of 1833: premiere of "Chichi Morai" at the Kado no Shibai; Jutar� played the role of Iwakiya T�zabur� [casting].

3rd lunar month of 1833: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of "Hana Fubuki Koi no Tekagami"; Jutar� played the role of Iwakiya T�zabur� [casting].

1st lunar month of 1834: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, jitsuaku/katakiyaku section, was (shiro)goku-j�-j�-kichi (almost extreme - superior - superior - excellent).

1st lunar month of 1836: Jutar�'s rank in the Kamigata hy�banki, jitsuaku/katakiyaku section, was shin-j�-j�-kichi (truly - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. Premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nishizawa Ipp�'s drama "Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa" Jutar� played the role of Inuyama D�setsu Tadatomo [casting].

Fall 1839: Jutar� went to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1839: Jutar� played at the Kawarasakiza the role of Otsugi in the drama "Seish� Akogi-ga-Ura".

Fall 1840: Jutar� went back to �saka. He played at the �nishi no Shibai the roles of Sadaka and Soga no Iruka in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin". This was his last stage appearance.

24th day of the 12th lunar month of 1840 [1]: Jutar� died in �saka. His tombstone was located in the cemetery of the Honkakuji Temple.

Comments:

Band� Jutar� I was a talented and popular �saka actor, who achieved fame for himself in Kamigata from the 1820s to the end of the 1830s. He was able to play a wide range of roles, either as a tachiyaku, onnagata or jitsuaku. He also excelled in wagoto. All his features were outstanding: appearance on stage, acting style, articulation, declamation, elocution, ...

[1] The 24th day of the 12th lunar month of the 11th year of the Tenp� era was the 16th of January 1841 in the western calendar.

[2] The 17th day of the 8th lunar month of the 7th year of the Kansei era was the 29th of September 1795 in the western calendar.