4 February: the actor Arashi Hinasuke II (1774~1801) dies.

29 March: the actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III (1753~1801) dies.

August: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Hamamuraya guild; the actors Segawa Kikunojô III, Segawa Kikunosuke, Segawa Kikusaburô I and Segawa Matsunosuke respectively take the names of Segawa Rokô III, Segawa Michinosuke, Segawa Michisaburô I and Segawa Hamajirô.

September: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of Shiba Shisô's drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi" [casting].

13 September: the actor Bandô Matatarô IV dies.

November: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Kôraiya guild; the actors Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, his son Ichikawa Komazô III and Ichikawa Santarô respectively take the names of Omegawa Kyôjûrô, Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Ichikawa Komazô IV.

11 May: the actor Ôtani Hiroji III (1746~1802) dies.

27 June: the actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV (1737~1802) dies.

Summer: the play "Ehon Taikôki" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, produced by Arashi Sankichi at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

4 November: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Naniwa-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

2 May: the actor Arashi Raishi I (1732~1803) dies.

August: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Sakurada Jisuke I's drama "Banzui Chôbei Shôjin Manaita" [casting].

11 March: the actor Segawa Tomisaburô II dies.

26 February: the actor Anegawa Shinshirô III (1748~1805) dies.

11 March: the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburô I (1774~1805) dies.

28 May: the actor Fujikawa Hachizô III (1778~1805) dies.

February: the play "Kamakura Sandaiki" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, in the precinct of the Inaba Yakushi temple. The main roles are played by Yamashina Jinkichi II (Princess Toki), Bandô Jûtarô (Miuranosuke) and Mimasu Daigorô III (Takatsuna).

29 October: the actor Naritaya Shichizaemon (1741~1806), who held the prestigious name of Ichikawa Danjûrô V from 1770 to 1791, dies.

13 November: a fire breaks out from the shop of the hair-dresser Tomokurô in the district of Nihombashi Fukiya-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza, killing many spectators.

25 July: the playwright Namiki Shôzô II dies.

November: grand shûmei for the Hamamuraya guild, at the Nakamuraza, where Segawa Rokô III and Segawa Michinosuke respectively take the names of Segawa Senjo and Segawa Rokô IV.

10 June: the actor Seki San'emon (1747~1808) dies.

6 June: the actor Kataoka Ainosuke I (1791~1808) dies.

16 June: the actor Fujikawa Tomokichi I (1759~1808) dies.

July: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô II's drama "Zôho Izari no Adauchi" [casting].

July: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Toki-mo Kikyô Shusse no Ukejô" [casting].

9 July: the actor Nakamura Kumetarô II (1763~1808) dies.

17 July: the actor Ôtani Tokuji I (1756~1808) dies.

16 August: the actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II (1753~1808) dies.

October: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô" [casting].

9 October: the actor Ichikawa Danzô IV (1745~1808) dies.

1 January: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Sanai-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

9 March: the actor Onoe Koisaburô I (1745~1809) dies.

June: premiere at the Moritaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's ghost play "Okuni Gozen Keshô no Sugatami" [casting].

January: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV and Sakurada Jisuke II drama "Kokoro no Nazô Toketa Iroito". The main roles are played by Onoe Matsusuke II, Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Iwai Hanshirô V.

March: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure" (commonly called "Shirafuji Genta") [casting].

May: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV and Sakurada Jisuke II drama "Ehon Gappô-ga-Tsuji" [casting].

26 August: the actor Yoshizawa Ayame V (1754~1810) dies.

September: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's drama "Komochi Yamamba" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza [casting].

September: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 3-role hengemono "Mata Atarashiku Mitsu no Sakazuki", which is performed by Bandô Mitsugorô III. One of the roles, "Kairaishi", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

4 December: the actor Segawa Senjo, who held the name of Segawa Kikunojô III from November 1774 to July 1801, dies.

25 December: the actor Yoshizawa Sakinosuke IV (1785~1810) dies.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role Nagauta-based hengemono "Osozakura Teniha no Nana Moji"; the seven roles are performed by Nakamura Utaemon III. The 4th role is still part of the current repertoire and is staged under the title "Echigo Jishi".

March: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke II's 7-role Tokiwazu-based hengemono "Shichimai Tsuzuki Hana no Sugatae", a program made up of of seven dances: "Nyo San no Miya", "Kajiwara Genta", "Shiokumi", "Sarumawashi" (a monkey showman), "Gannin Bôzu" (a monk), "Rôjo" (an old woman) and "Kan'u" (a Chinese warlord). All the roles are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III. The choreography is made by Fujima Kanjûrô I and the musical accompaniment is made by Kishizawa Koshikibu III. The dances "Gannin Bôzu" and "Shiokumi" are still part of the current repertoire; the former is staged under the title "Ukare Bôzu".

July: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Tamamo-no-Mae Obana no Nishiki", the Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto".

5 February: the actor Arashi Sampachi I (1750~1812) dies.

26 August: the actor Mimasu Tokujirô I (1750~1812) dies.

September: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Mata Kuru Haru Suzuna no Tanemaki", which is commonly called "Shitadashi Sambasô" or "Tanemaki Sambasô" [more details].

March: premiere at the Moritaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's play "Osome Hisamatsu Ukina no Yomiuri" (commonly called "Osome no Nanayaku", in English "The seven roles of Osome"). The seven roles are played by Iwai Hanshirô V [casting].

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 12-role hengemono "Shiki no Nagame Yosete Mitsudaiji", made up of twelve dances, one for each month of the lunar calendar. All the roles are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III, including the Bonito seller, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Katsuo Uri".

June: premiere at the Moritaza of the 8-role hengemono "Mata Koko-ni Sugata Hakkei" [more details].

2 September: a fire breaks out in Ôsaka in a chaya near the Naka no Shibai; it partially destroys this theater.

13 November: the actor Ichikawa Aragorô I (1759~1813) dies.

29 November: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Takasago-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

January: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Nagawa Harusuke I's drama "Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto", the first play in Kabuki history based on the "Asagao Nikki" world [casting].

January: premiere at the Moritaza of the Nagauta-based dance "Shôfudatsuki Kongen Kusazuri" [casting].

22 February: the actor and zamoto Bandô Yasosuke I (1759~1814) dies.

March: premiere of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Sumidagawa Hana no Goshozome", commonly called "Onna Seigen", at the Ichimuraza, starring Iwai Hanshirô V, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII and Matsumoto Kôshirô V.

May: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 12-role hengemono "Manete Mimasu Shiki no Wazaogi", which is performed by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII. One of the roles, "Tombi Yakko", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

19 August: the actor Nakayama Bungorô I (1761~1814) dies.

May: premiere of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kakitsubata Iro mo Edozome" (commonly called "Oroku to Gantetsu", in English "The female Seigen") at the Kawarazakiza, starring Iwai Hanshirô V, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Bandô Mitsugorô III and Matsumoto Kôshirô V.

July: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Haji Momiji Ase no Kaomise" (commonly called "Date no Jûyaku", in English the ten roles of Date), whose plot and characters belong to the "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" world. The ten roles are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII [casting].

23 August: the actor Nakayama Raisuke IV dies (1768~1815).

16 October: the actor Onoe Shôroku I (1744~1815) dies.

8 July: the actor Nakamura Tôzô II (1777~1816) dies.

The actor Arashi Shimpei IV dies.

12 January: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Norimono-chô and destroys both the Nakamuraza and the Kiriza.

28 January: the actor Sawamura Tanosuke II (1788~1817) dies.

March: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshô" [casting].

2 November: the actor Ichikawa Dannosuke III (1786~1817) dies.

November: the actor Nakamura Kyôjûrô III dies.

23 January: the actor Nakayama Yoshio I (1776~1818) dies.

February: the play "Kamakura Sandaiki" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza [casting].

March: premiere at the Miyakoza of the 7-role hengemono "Miyama no Hana Todokanu Edaburi", starring Onoe Kikugorô III in the seven roles. One of these roles is "Kosode Monogurui" ("the short-sleeved garment madness"), staged nowadays as an independent Kiyomoto-based dance called "Yasuna".

18 June: the actor Onoe Shinshichi II (1780~1818) dies.

2 July: the actor Sawamura Kunitarô I (1739~1818) dies.

13 December: the actor Suketakaya Takasuke II (1747~1818) dies.

14 January: the actor Nakamura Tomosa I (1762~1819) dies.

10 September: the actor Nakayama Tomisaburô I (1760~1819) dies.

September: the actor Nakamura Shikan I, who is about to travel back to his native Kamigata, performs his onagori kyôgen at the Nakamuraza, which includes a spectacular 9-role hengemono which is titled "Onagori Oshie no Mazebari". One of these roles is the independent dance "Tobae".

March: premiere at the Tamagawaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Sakura Butai Maku no Datezome" [casting].

11 July: the zamoto Ichimura Uzaemon XI (1791~1820) dies.

September: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Setsugekka Nagori no Bundai". All the seven dances are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III. Three dances ("Asazuma Bune", "Makasho" and "Tama Usagi") are still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

March: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of the drama "Kajiwara Heizô Kôbai Tazuna", a new version of the third act of "Miura no Ôsuke Ôbai Tazuna", revised by Kanazawa Ryûgoku I [casting].

June: Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", commonly called "Shirafuji Genta", is revived for the first time, 11 years and 3 months after its premiere in Edo at the Ichimuraza [casting], in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

September: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Tsuki no En Tsuki no Shiranami". The main role is played by Onoe Kikugorô III (Sadakurô).

26 September: the actor Arashi Rikan I (1769~1821) dies.

November: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Imoseyama Hitome Sembon", which mixes the "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura" and "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" worlds [casting].

November: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of the drama "Kajiwara Heizô Kidai no Ishikiri", a new version of the third act of "Miura no Ôsuke Ôbai Tazuna", revised by Kanazawa Ryûgoku I [casting].

13 November: the actor Nakajima Mihoemon IV (1779~1822) dies.

December: premiere at at the Ichimuraza of the danmari "Ichiharano no Danmari" [more details].

March: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma" [casting].

22 March: the actor Nakamura Daikichi I (1773~1823) dies.

June: premiere at the Moritaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kesakake Matsu Narita no Riken", starring Onoe Kikugorô III and Ichikawa Danjûrô VII in the roles of Kasane and Yoemon. The michiyuki, commonly called "Iro Moyô Chotto Karimame", is still regularly performed.

27 July: the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III (1794~1824) dies.

22 August: the actor Asao Kuzaemon I (1758~1824) dies.

September: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of the drama "Banshû Sarayashiki", a revision of the puppet play by Nakawa Harusuke I [more details].

17 October: the actor Mimasu Daigorô III (1782~1824) dies.

July: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's ghost play "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan" [casting].

September: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" [casting].

20 October: the actor Arashi Izaburô I (1766~1825) dies.

November: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Oniwaka Kongen Butai". The main roles are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Iwai Shijaku I (Osome) and Iwai Kumesaburô II (Hisamatsu). The michiyuki, which is called "Ukine no Tomodori", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

8 December: a fire breaks out in Edo in the puppet theater Yûkiza, located in the district of Fukiya-chô, and destroys both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

19 January: the actor Matsumoto Kojirô dies.

June: Bandô Mitsugorô III performs at the Ichimuraza in a 3-role Kiyomoto-based hengemono titled "Mata Koko-ni Kabuki no Hanadashi". The 3 roles are Take-no-Uchi no Sukeneya (a legendary character famous for his extraordinary long life), a fisherman fighting a giant octopus and a tekomai festival dancer. The fisherman and the dancer are nowadays independent dances, which are staged under the respective titles of "Ami Uchi" and "Omatsuri".

September: Seki Sanjûrô II, who is about to travel back to his native Kamigata after 19 seasons spent in Edo, performs his onagori kyôgen at the Nakamuraza. The program includes a 5-role hengemono titled "Kaesu Gaesu Onagori no Ôtsue". The 5 roles are the Wisteria Maiden, a blind masseur, the God Tenjin, a footman (yakko) and a boatman. These roles are created based on ôtsue, popular paintings made in the city of Ôtsu (close to Kyôto). Three of these roles are still part of the current Kabuki repertoire: the Wisteria Maiden (the first version of the famous dance "Fuji Musume"), the blind masseur (performed under the title "Zatô") and the footman, which is performed in the independent dance "Sekisan Yakko".

15 November: the wakaonnagata actor Arashi Koroku IV (1783~1826) dies.

3 January: a fire breaks out in Edo from the third floor of the Ichimuraza and destroys the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and 2 puppet theaters.

5 February: a fire breaks out in the Kadomaru no Shibai in Ôsaka and destroys also the Naka no Shibai and the Ônishi no Shibai.

16 July: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I (1777~1827) dies.

25 October: the actor Nakayama Shinkurô III (1761~1827) dies.

18 February: the actor Bandô Hikosaburô III (1754~1828) dies.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Nijirigaki Nanatsu Iroha", which is performed by Nakamura Shikan II. One of the roles, "Tomo Yakko", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

September: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Nochi no Tsuki Shuen no Shimadai" (commonly called "Kakuemon"). The main roles are played by Nakamura Shikan II and Segawa Kikunojô V.

9 December: the actor Ogino Izaburô III (1786~1828) dies.

January: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kin no Zai Saru Shima Dairi". The main roles are played by Segawa Kikunojô V (Takiyasha) and Nakamura Shikan II (Bandô Tarô).

21 March: a fire breaks out from the shop of Owariya Tokuemon, in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Edo theaters district. The Moritaza, the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza are burnt to ashes.

4 August 1829: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XI (1766~1829) dies.

September: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance "Hana ni Chô Magaki no Ukareme", commonly called "Mitsumen Komori"; the leading role is played by Segawa Kikunojô V.

3 October: the actor Ogino Izaburô II, who held the name of Bandô Mitsugorô II from November 1785 to October 1799, dies.

24 November: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô II (1806~1829) dies.

27 November: the great playwright Tsuruya Namboku IV (1755~1829) dies. He wrote around 120 plays.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 9-role hengemono "Minokoshite Haru no Kokonoe"; Nakamura Shikan II plays all the roles, including the Yashima Court Lady, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Kanjo".

24 March: the actor Ôtani Tomoemon II (1769~1830) dies.

23 December: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Kodemma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

5 January: the actor Onoe Fujaku III (1793~1831) dies.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the five-role hengemono "Rokkasen Sugata no Irodori" [more details].

27 December: the actor Bandô Mitsugorô III (1775~1831) dies.

7 January: the actor Segawa Kikunojô V (1802~1832) dies.

March: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Naritaya guild; Ichikawa Danjûrô VII takes back the name of Ichikawa Ebizô V and his son Ichikawa Ebizô VI, who is only 9 years old, becomes Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 3-part Kiyomoto-based dance "Yayoi no Hana Asakusa Matsuri", starring Bandô Mitsugorô IV and Nakamura Shikan II in the leading roles. This dance is still sometimes performed in its entirety but the first part, "Sanja Matsuri" is frequently staged independently.

6 July: the actor Sawamura Shirogorô II dies.

November: great shûmei at the Nakamuraza for the Iwai clan; Iwai Hanshirô V, Iwai Kumesaburô II and Iwai Hisajirô II respectively take the names of Iwai Tojaku, Iwai Hanshirô VI and Iwai Kumesaburô III. They play together in Segawa Jokô II's drama "Goban Tadanobu Yuki no Kuroshiro".

January: Asao Gakujûrô and Asao Enzaburô take the respective names of Jitsukawa Gakujûrô I and Jitsukawa Enzaburô I at the Naka no Shibai. This is the foundation of the Jitsukawa clan.
Nakamura Matsue III takes the prestigious name of Nakamura Tomijûrô II, which has not been held since August 1786, at the Kado no Shibai.
Premiere of "Chichi Morai" at the Kado no Shibai [casting].

March: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of "Hana Fubuki Koi no Tekagami" [casting].

7 June: the actor Ichikawa Omezô I (1781~1833) dies.

The actor Arashi Raishi II dies.

7 February: a fire breaks out in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

January: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of the dance "Wake Futatsu Ninin Dôjôji", which stars Nakamura Tomijûrô II and Nakamura Shikan II.

19 January: the actor Asao Kunigorô III (1769~1835) dies.

15 February: the actor Nakamura Matsue IV (1814~1835) dies.

June: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which was originally written for the puppet theater and staged in February 1773, is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

4 November: the actor Jitsukawa Gakujûrô I (1782~1835) dies.

January: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa" [casting].

8 April: the actor Iwai Hanshirô VI (1799~1836) dies.

April: premiere at the Moritaza of the drama "Hakkenden Uwasa no Takadono" [casting].

July: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Shinobi Yoru Koi no Kusemono". The roles of Princess Takiyasha and Mitsukuni are played by Ichikawa Kuzô II and Ichimura Uzaemon XII.

12 September: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô III (1787~1836) dies.

13 June: the actor Arashi Rikan II (1788~1837) dies.

29 June: the actor Arashi Sangorô IV (1804~1837) dies.

14 August: the actor Sôryô Jinroku II dies.

10 May: the actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V (1764~1838) dies.

November: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nakamura Jûsuke IV's Tokiwazu-based dance "Hanabutai Kasumi no Saruhiki", commonly called "Utsubo Zaru". The choreography is made by Matsumoto Goroichi and the musical accompaniment is made by Kishizawa Shikisa V [casting].

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 8-role hengemono "Hana Goyomi Iro no Showake", which is performed by Nakamura Utaemon IV. One of the role, "Toshima", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

March: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance "Yashiki Musume" [more details].

March: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji" is staged for the first time in Ôsaka, at the Kado no Shibai [casting].

5 November: the actor Ôtani Tomoemon III (1793~1839) dies.

September: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the Kiyomoto-based dance "Shimero Yare Iro no Kakegoe", which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Kanda Matsuri". It stars Sawamura Tosshô I, Onoe Eizaburô III and Ichikawa Ebizô V.

28 September: the actor Seki Sanjûrô II (1786~1839) dies.

7 November: the actor Sakata Hangorô IV (1793~1839) dies.

The actor Asao Kunigorô IV dies.

March: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance-drama "Kanjinchô" [more details].

August: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Koi Minato Hakata no Hitofushi", a revised version of Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's masterpiece "Hakata Kojorô Nami Makura" [casting].

24 December: the actor Bandô Jutarô I (1769~1840) dies.

Beginning of the Tenpô reforms led by Mizuno Tadakuni; sumptuary laws are enforced and the Kabuki world is targeted: the theaters have to move to the remote district of Saruwaka-chô, performances within the precincts of temples or shrines are forbidden, actors prints are temporarily proscribed and the Edo star Ichikawa Ebizô V is exiled to Kamigata.

July: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Ame no Gorô", which is performed by Onoe Tamizô II as part of a nine-role hengemono titled "Yae Kokonoe Hana no Sugatae".

6 October: a fire breaks out from the backstages of the Nakamuraza in the district of Sakai-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

20 October: the Edo authorities forbid the reconstruction of the destroyed theaters in Sakai-chô.

19 December: the Nakamuraza, Ichimuraza and Kawarazakiza are ordered to move to the remote district of Asakusa Saruwaka-chô.

January: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Kashiragaki Ise Monogatari" (commonly called "Noriaibune"), which is staged within the new year drama "Kioi Uta Soga no Hanadashi" [more details].

1 April: the actor Iwai Hanshirô VII (1804~1845) dies.

8 March: the actor Ichikawa Danzaburô V dies.

6 June: the actor Ichikawa Danzô V (1788~1845) dies.

3 July: the actor Ichikawa Yaozô IV (1772~1845) dies.

11 September: the actor Asao Kuzaemon II (1786~1845) dies.

27 July: the actor Arashi Izaburô II (1774~1846) dies.

6 April: the actor Iwai Tojaku (1776~1847) dies.

The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII organises a great pilgrimage to the Narita Fudô temple, gathering a band of forty people (actors, hair-dressers, musicians, geisha and taiko mochi from the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter). They revel nights and days on the way to the temple, there and on the way back to Edo. According to the chronicles, this revellers pilgrimage costed around 1,200 ryô, the huge amount of money at that time.

November: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Shiki Utsushi Tosae no Futsutsuka". The seven roles are Otohime (Princess Oto), Sentô (the boatman), Daikoku, Keisei, Daijin (the Minister), Kaminari (the thunder) and Ushiwaka (young Yoshitsune). All are danced by Ichikawa Kodanji IV. The musical accompaniment is made up of three ensembles: Tokiwazu, Takemoto and Nagauta.

11 June: the actor Nakamura Tôzô III (1791~1848) dies.

August: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Eiri Shôsetsu Asagao Monogatari" [casting].

24 April: the star Ôkawa Hashizô I (1784~1849), who held the prestigious name of Onoe Kikugorô III from November 1815 to March 1848, dies.

3 November: the actor Matsumoto Kinshô (1812~1849) dies.

September: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Minoriyoshi Kogane no Kikuzuki", a revision by Segawa Jokô III of the ghost play "Banshû Sarayashiki" [more details].

January: the actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII and Ichimura Kurôemon respectively take the names of Ichimura Takenojô V and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII; the new Uzaemon becomes the manager of the Ichimuraza.

5 February: the actor Nakamura Tsurusuke III (1811~1851) dies.

February: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke III Kiyomoto-based dance "Akegarasu Hana no Nureginu", commonly called "Urazato Tokijirô" or "Akegarasu" [casting].

April: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Tokiwazu-based dance "Kioi Jishi Kabuki no Hanakago", commonly called "Kioi Jishi", starring Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Bandô Takesaburô I, Onoe Kikujirô II and Iwai Kumesaburô III.

22 May: the zamoto Morita Kan'ya X dies.

July: the actor Onoe Matsusuke III (1805~1851) dies.

August: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Higashiyama Sakura Sôshi" (commonly called "Sakura Giminden") [casting].

20 August: the actor Ichimura Takenojô V (1812~1851), who held the name of Ichimura Uzaemon XII from November 1821 to December 1850, dies.

18 September: the actor Ogawa Kichitarô III (1785~1851) dies.

11 October: the actor and zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XII (1800~1851) dies.

9 December: the actor Asao Yoroku I (1797~1851) dies.

January: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke III drama "Satomi Hakkenden" [casting].

21 April: a fire breaks out within the Kado no Shibai in Ôsaka and destroys three theaters and numerous others buildings.

July: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari" [casting].

August: premiere at the Chikugo no Shibai of the dance "Ayatsuri Sambasô"; the role of Sambasô is performed by Arashi Rikaku II.

September: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza [casting].

February: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance "Yanagi no Ito Hikuya Gohiiki"; the role of Sambasô is performed by Arashi Rikaku II.

15 February: the actor Nakayama Hyakka (1764~1853) dies.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa") [casting].

6 August: the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII (1823~1854) commits suicide in Ôsaka.

5 November: a big fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Seiten-chô and reduces to ashes the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and the Moritaza.

8 December: the actor Arashi Otohachi III (1786~1854) dies.

13 February: the actor Nakamura Tomijûrô II (1786~1855) dies.

6 March: the actor Bandô Shûka I (1813~1855) dies.

2 October: the Ansei earthquake (Ansei Daijishin) destroys Edo, killing many people and tearing down all the theaters.

March: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Bandô branch of the Otowaya guild; Bandô Hikosaburô IV and Bandô Takesaburô I respectively take the names of Bandô Kamezô I and Bandô Hikosaburô V. The two actors play together in the dramas "Tsuruhachi to Suehiro Soga", "Hikinuide Kasumi no Midomise" and "Yume Musubu Chô ni Torioi".

6 April: the actor Nakamura Shibajaku I (1820~1856) dies.

September: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's 9-act drama "Tsuta Momiji Utsunoya Tôge". The 2 leading stars are Ichikawa Kodanji IV (the blind masseur Bun'ya and the thief Niza) and Bandô Kamezô I (Itamiya Jûbei).

November: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Joro no Makoto Osada no Chûkô" [casting].

July: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Ami Moyô Dôro no Kikukiri" (commonly called "Kozaru Shichinosuke"). The roles of Shichinosuke and Takigawa are played by Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Onoe Kikugorô IV.

11 November: the actor Nakamura Daikichi III (1815~1857) dies.

27 April: the actor Mimasu Inemaru I (1834~1858) dies.

23 July: the actor Nakayama Nanshi II (1790~1858) dies.

August: the actor Arashi Koroku V dies.

19 October: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV (1809~1858) dies.

23 December: the actor Yamashita Kinsaku IV (1791~1858) dies.

February: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui" (commonly called "Izayoi Seishin") [casting].

16 March: the actor Arashi San'emon IX (1805~1859) dies.

23 March: the actor Ichikawa Ebizô V (1791~1859), who held the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII from 1800 to 1832, dies.

13 May: the actor Mimasu Daigorô IV (1798~1859) dies.

September: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's Kiyomoto-based dance "Jitsugetsusei Chûya no Oriwake", commonly called "Ryûsei". The leading roles are played by Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Iwai Kumesaburô III and Ichikawa Kodanji IV.

January: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai" (commonly called "Sannin Kichisa") [casting].

March: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Kagamiyama Gonichi no Iwafuji" [casting].

28 June: the actor Onoe Kikugorô IV (1808~1860) dies.

July: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Hachiman Matsuri Yomiya no Nigiwai" (commonly called "Chijimiya Shinsuke") [casting].

13 September: the actor Ichikawa Sukejurô (1783~1860) dies.

6 January: the actor Ôtani Tomoemon IV (1791~1861) dies.

7 January: the actor Nakamura Kanjaku II (1834~1861) dies.

15 February: the actor Mimasu Gennosuke II (1818~1861) dies.

16 March: the actor Nakamura Tomosa II (1795~1861) dies.

24 May: the actor Nakajima Mihoemon V (1798~1861) dies.

August: premiere at the Moritaza of of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Sakura Sôshi Gonichi no Bundan", a revised version of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Higashiyama Sakura Sôshi", [casting].

October: premiere at the Moritaza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Zôho Futatsu Domoe" [casting].

The actor Nakayama Bungorô II dies.

March 1862: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishikie" (commonly called "Shiranami Gonin Otoko") [casting].

22 July: the actor Kataoka Ichizô I (1792~1862) dies.

8 August: the musician Tokiwazu Bungonodaijô I, also named Ichikawa Monnosuke IV, (1804~1862) dies.

August: revival at the Moritaza of the drama "Miyajima no Danmari", with a new script written by Kawatake Mokuami and starring Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the leading roles of the courtesan Ukifune and the thief Kesatarô.

8 October: the actor Asao Yoroku II (1821~1862) dies.

15 October: the actor Azuma Ichinojô I (1821~1862) dies.

2 December: the actor Kataoka Ainosuke III dies.

16 February: the actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (1810~1863) dies.

21 April 1863: the actor Arashi Rikan III (1812~1863) dies.

February: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome" [casting].

April: premiere at the Moritaza of the drama "Wakaba Ume Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Otomi", in English "Scarface Otomi") [casting].

14 July: the actor Arashi Rikaku II (1812~1864) dies.

28 September: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô III (1810~1864) dies.

November: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Koharunagi Okitsu Shiranami" (commonly called "Kogitsune Reiza") [casting].

November: the actor Ichikawa Dannosuke V dies.

2 March: the actor Ichikawa Ichizô III (1833~1865) dies.

March: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi", the first adaptation to Kabuki of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel [casting].

7 May: the actor Ichikawa Raizô V (1820~1866) dies.

8 May: the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV (1812~1866) dies.

22 February: the actor Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II (1813~1867) dies.

21 April: the actor Kawarazaki Kunitarô I (1849~1867) dies.

6 August: the actor Nakamura Fukusuke II (1839~1867) dies.

August: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza; Ichimura Kakitsu IV and Ichimura Takematsu III respectively take the names of Onoe Kikugorô V and Ichimura Uzaemon XIV.

8 September: beginning of the Meiji era, which means the end of both the Tokugawa shogounate and the Edo period and the restoration of the imperial power.

23 September: the zamoto Kawarazaki Gonnosuke VI (1814~1868) dies.

July: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Kichisama Mairu Yukari no Otozure". The main roles are played by Onoe Kikugorô V and Bandô Mitsugorô VI.

September: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Momoyama Monogatari", commonly called "Jishin Katô" ("Earthquake Katô"); Kawarazaki Gonnosuke VII plays the leading role of Katô Kiyomasa. This drama is a first experiment, which foreshadows the katsureki plays.

March: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Keian Taiheiki". The leading role of Marubashi Chûya is played by Ichikawa Sadanji I.

March: premiere at the Nakamuraza of "Ume Goyomi Tatsumi no Sono", an adaptation to Kabuki by Kawatake Mokuami and Segawa Jokô III of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi" [casting].

18 December: the actor Seki Sanjûrô III (1805~1870) dies.

11 August: the actor Ogino Senjo dies.

18 August: the actor Nakamura Jakuemon I (1806~1871) dies.

22 October: the actor Ichikawa Danzô VI (1800~1871) dies.

22 November: the actor Kataoka Gatô II (1839~1871) dies.

July: premiere at the Murayamaza of Kawatake Mokuami's dance "Renjishi", which stars Bandô Hikosaburô V and Sawamura Tosshô II in the roles of the spirits of Lions (parent and cub).

30 July: the actor Bandô Minosuke IV (1831~1872) dies.

October: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's zangirimono "Tsuki no En Masu no Igaguri" [casting].

7 October: the actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô II (1848~1872) dies.

1 February: the actor Ôtani Hiroji V (1833~1873) dies.

March: premiere at the Murayamaza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Taiko no Oto Chiyû Sanryaku" (commonly called "Sakai no Taiko") [casting].

June: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijô" (commonly called "Kamiyui Shinza") [casting].

11 September: the actor Bandô Mitsugorô VI (1846~1873) dies.

October: premiere at the Chikugo no Shibai of Katsu Genzô II's drama "Kimi-wa-Fune Nami no Uwajima" [casting].

5 october: the actor Iwai Shijaku III (1840~1873) dies.

14 November: the actor Bandô Kamezô I (1800~1873) dies.

End of February: a fire breaks out in the Western wing of the Chikugoza and destroys all the Dôtombori theaters.

1 November: the actor Mimasu Daigorô V (1807~1876) dies.

28 November: a fire breaks out in the district of Sukiya-chô and destroys both the Nakabashiza and the Shintomiza.

31 December: a fire breaks out in Edo in Asakusa and destroys both the Satsumaza and the Nakamuraza.

The actor Asao Kunigorô V dies.

January: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi", an adaptation to Kabuki by the playwright Katsu Genzô II of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel [casting].

13 October: the actor Bandô Hikosaburô V (1832~1877) dies.

April: the actor Arashi San'emon X dies.

7 July: the actor Sawamura Tanosuke III (1845~1878) dies.

12 September: the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke V (1821~1878) dies.

15 July: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô IV dies.

16 July: gala night at the Shintomiza in the honor of the General Ulysses S. Grant, who ends his world tour with a stop in Japan [more details].

1 September: the actor Nakayama Bungorô III dies.

September: the zamoto Morita Kan'ya XII produces at the Shintomiza an original play "Hyôryû Kidan Seiyô Kabuki" ("A strange story about drifters and Western Kabuki"!), written by Kawatake Mokuami and staged with some Western actors. The plot is about the adventures of a group of Japanese in Europe and in the USA. The play includes several Italian-style operettas, which disconcert the audience. This original performance is a complete commercial failure.

16 october: the actor Sawamura Shozan IV (1842~1879) dies.

24 January: the actor Asao Yoroku III dies.

3 February: the actor Nakamura Kanjaku III (1841~1881) dies.

13 February: the actor Nakamura Kashichi IV (1817~1881) dies.

March: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Kumo ni Magou Ueno no Hatsuhana" [casting].

May: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Ôsakazuki Shusen no Tsuwamono" [casting].

June: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's dance-drama "Tsuchi Gumo", which is staged to commemorate the 32nd anniversary (33rd memorial service) of late Onoe Kikugorô III [casting].

October: premiere at the Harukiza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Kiwametsuki Banzui Chôbei" [casting].

November: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's zangirimono drama "Shima Chidori Tsuki no Shiranami" [casting].

23 January: a fire destroys the Saruwakaza.

19 February: the actor Iwai Hanshirô VIII (1829~1882) dies.

January: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Medeshi Yanagi Midori no Matsumae" [casting].

April: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's Nagauta-based matsubamemono "Ibaraki" [casting].

May: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Shin Sarayashiki Tsuki no Amagasa" [casting].

November: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Mokuami's katsureki drama "Hôjô Kudai Meika no Isaoshi" [casting].

May 1885: first performance at the Harukiza for the Torikuma Shibai troupe.

18 September: the actor Jitsukawa Enjaku I (1831~1885) dies.

November: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's Nagauta-based matsubamemono "Funa Benkei" [casting].

2 March: the actor Onoe Tamizô II (1799~1886) dies.

March: final performance at the Harukiza for the Torikuma Shibai troupe.

March: premiere at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Mekura Nagaya Ume-ga-Kagatobi" [casting].

10 November: the actor Nakamura Nakazô III (1809~1886) dies.

April: premiere at the Nakaza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Nikaigasa Yagyû Jikki" [casting].

21 April: the emperor views Kabuki for the first time at the residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The casting includes the three leading stars Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, Onoe Kikugorô V and Ichikawa Sadanji I.

21 July: the actor Kawarazaki Kunitarô III (1853~1887) dies.

October: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's matsubamemono "Momijigari" [casting].

8 February: the actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô III (1856~1888) dies.

5 May: the actor Nakamura Fukusuke III (1846~1888) dies.

May: première at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame" [casting].

13 March: the actor Iwai Shijaku IV (1854~1889) dies.

July: the actor Seki Sanjûrô IV (1835~1889) dies.

8 October: the actor Nakamura Sôjûrô (1835~1889) dies.

21 November: opening of the Kabukiza in the district of Kobiki-chô in Tôkyô.

17 March: the actor Nakamura Shibajaku III (1856~1890) dies.

April: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Hitotsuya"; Onoe Kikugorô V plays the leading role of the old woman Ibara.

11 April: the actor Nakamura Tsuruzô II (1831~1890) dies.

23 June: a fire destroys the Harukiza.

October: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Mokuami's Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Modoribashi" [casting].

March: premiere at the Kabukiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's drama "Buyû no Homare Shusse Kagekiyo", a revised revival of Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's jidaimono "Shusse Kagekiyo" [casting].

5 May: the actor Bandô Shûka II dies.

6 February: the actor Jitsukawa Yaozô I (1838~1892) dies.

July: premiere at the Kabukiza of the drama "Kaidan Botan Dôrô", adapted to Kabuki from a famous Rakugo story created by San'yûtei Enchô [casting].

July: premiere at the Kabukiza of the dance "Makura Jidô", which stars Onoe Kikugorô V in the role of Kikujidô.

25 September: the actor Nakamura Tsurusuke V (1846~1892) dies.

October: premiere at the Kabukiza of the matsubamemono "Suô Otoshi", starring Ichikawa Danjûrô IX and Nakamura Fukusuke IV in the roles of Tarôkaja and the Princess.

22 January: the playwright Kawatake Mokuami (1816~1893) dies. He wrote around 360 plays. The same day, a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Torigoe-chô and reduces to ashes the Torigoeza.

March: premiere at the Kabukiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's Nagauta-based dance "Shunkyô Kagami Jishi". The musical accompaniment is written by Kineya Shôjirô III, the choreography is made by Fujima Kan'emon II and the leading role is danced by Ichikawa Danjûrô IX.

18 March: the actor Bandô Kakitsu I (1847~1893) dies.

4 July: the actor Bandô Hikojûrô I (1842~1893) dies.

May: revival at the Minamiza of "Unagidani" by the troupe led by Kataoka Gatô III.

31 May: the actor Arashi Rikan IV (1837~1894) dies.

28 August: the actor Onoe Fujaku VII dies.

15 April: the actor Kataoka Nizaemon X (1851~1895) dies.

20 July: the actor Nakamura Jakuemon II (1841~1895) dies.

19 October: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII (1828~1895) dies.

January: revival at the Harukiza of the dance "Kashiragaki Ise Monogatari", staged under the title "Noriaibune Ehô Manzai", with Ichikawa Ennosuke I and Nakamura Kangorô XII performing the two comic dancers.

28 June: the actor Onoe Kikunosuke II (1868~1897) dies.

9 July: the actor Ichikawa Shinzô V (1861~1897) dies.

21 August: the zamoto Morita Kan'ya XII (1846~1897) dies.

October: premiere at the Meijiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's dance-drama "Ômori Hikoshichi" [casting].

23 March: a fire destroys the Harukiza.

June: the play "Rôben Sugi no Yurai", which was originally written for the puppet theater and staged for the first time in February 1887 in Ôsaka, is adapted to Kabuki for the first time and staged at the Minamiza [more details].

9 October: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô V (1845~1898) dies.

October: premiere at the Meijiza of the dance-drama "Sannin Katawa" [casting].

16 January: the actor Nakamura Shikan IV (1830~1899) dies.

26 June: the actor Onoe Taganojô II (1849~1899) dies.

16 March: the actor Nakamura Komanosuke VI (1849~1900) dies.