ONOE TAMIZ� II (original) (raw)

Stage names:

Guild: Otowaya

Line number: NIDAIME (II)

Poetry names: Matsu�, Sh�ch�, Nich�

Existence: 1799 ~ 2 March 1886

Connections:

Masters: Onoe Kikugor� III, Nakamura Utaemon III, Segawa Senjo

Father-in-law: Ichikawa Ebij�r� I

Sons: Onoe Sh�kaku I, Ichikawa Ichiz� III

Disciples: Onoe Tamiz� III, Onoe Usabur� I, Onoe Wasabur� I, Onoe Tamisabur�, Onoe Taminoj�, Onoe Tamimaru I, Onoe Tamimaru II, Onoe Tsunejir�, Onoe Tamikichi

Career:

1799: born in Ky�to. He was the son of Kameemon, a Kabuki hairdresser (tokoyama).

1810: he started his career as a disciple of Segawa Senjo and received the name of Segawa Waichi.

4th day of the 12th lunar month of 1810 [1]: his first master Segawa Senjo died.

1820: he joined Nakamura Utaemon III, who gave him the name of Nakamura Waichi. He left his second master a few months later for a third one, the Edo star Onoe Kikugor� III on tour in �saka. The two actors went together to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1820: Nakamura Waichi took the name of Onoe Tamiz� II at the Kawarasakiza.

7th lunar month of 1821: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Kumoi no Hareginu", which mixed the sekai of Gion no Ny�go, the Two Shinb� ("Ninin Shinb�") and Tamamo-no-Mae; Tamiz� played the roles of the toneri Kishi� and the sarumawashi Yamadani no Sansaku [more details].

9th lunar month of 1821: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Kiku no En Tsuki no Shiranami"; Tamiz� played the role of En'ya Nuinosuke (later Hakomochi Sasuke) [more details].

7th lunar month of 1822: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Reigen Kameyama Hoko"; Tamiz� played the roles of Todoroki Kinroku & Ishii Rokunoshin [more details].

1823: Tamiz� went back to Kamigata.

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

25th day of the 7th lunar month of 1838 [2]: his second master Nakamura Tamasuke (Nakamura Utaemon III) died.

5th lunar month of 1841: Tamiz� went back to Edo, playing 8 roles in the drama "Ura Omote Senbon Zakura", which was staged at the Nakamuraza.

7th lunar month of 1841: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Ame no Gor�", which was performed by Tamiz� as part of a nine-role hengemono entitled "Yae Kokonoe Hana no Sugatae".

10th lunar month of 1843: Tamiz� went back to Kamigata and played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Hayano Kanpei and Teraoka Heiemon in the classic "Kanadehon Ch�shingura".

5th lunar month of 1843: Tamiz� played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of T�ma Sabur�emon, K�emon and Hayase Iori in the drama "Tengajaya-mura", which was produced by the zamoto Onoe Waichi; his stage partners were �tani Tomoemon IV (Motoemon) and Nakamura Kashichi III (Hayase Genjir�).

7th lunar month of 1843: Tamiz� played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of K�emon and Hayase Iori in the drama "Tengajaya-mura"; his stage partners were �tani Tomoemon IV (T�ma Sabur�emon, Motoemon) and Onoe Umez� (Hayase Genjir�).

8th lunar month of 1848: tour in Nagoya with his master; the two actors performed respectively under the names of �kawa Hashiz� I and �kawa Hachiz�.

24th day of the 4th lunar month of 1849 [3]: his third master �kawa Hashiz� I died.

1850: he went back to �saka and took back the name of Onoe Tamiz� II.

1st lunar month of 1858: Tamiz� played at the Naka no Shibai (�saka) the role of the king of thieves Ishikawa Goemon in the drama "Keisei Setsugekka", commonly called "Ishikawa-zome"; his stage partner in the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi, sworn enemy of Ishikawa Goemon, was Arashi Kichisabur� III.

10th lunar month of 1859: Tamiz� played at the Kado no Shibai (�saka) the roles of Tadanobu and the fox Genkur� in the michiyuki and the "Shi-no-Kiri" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which was produced by the zamoto Nakamura Takemaru; his stage partners were Arashi Rikaku II (Shizuka Gozen) and Mimasu Baisha I (Yoshitsune, Yokawa no Zenji Kakuhan).

2nd day of the 3rd lunar month of 1865 [4]: his younger son Ichikawa Ichiz� III died.

22 October 1878: his elder son Onoe Sh�kaku I died.

August 1879: Tamiz� took part in the opening ceremony of the Hisamatsuza [details].

November 1880: Tamiz� played at the Kitagawa no Shibai (Ky�to) the role of Yokoz� in the drama "Honch� Nij�shik�"; the role of Jihiz� was played by Arashi Kitsusabur� IV.

November 1885: Tamiz� appeared on stage for the last time, in �saka at the Naka no Shibai, performing in a dance celebrating the rebuilding of the theater.

2 March 1886: Tamiz� died.

Comments:

Onoe Tamiz� II was a great and popular kaneru yakusha, excelling in quick costums changes (hayagawari) and ghost plays. His three masters were 3 of the most important actors in Kabuki history and, thanks to his amazingly long-spanned career, he played an important role in the transmission of the art of Kabuki from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era.

[1] The 4th day of the 12th lunar month of the 7th year of the Bunka era was the 29th of December 1810 in the western calendar.

[2] The 25th day of the 7th lunar month of the 9th year of the Tenp� era was the 13th of September 1838 in the western calendar.

[3] The 24th day of the 4th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Kaei era was the 16th of May 1849 in the western calendar.

[4] 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.