Stage names:

Arashi Kichisaburô VI
Nakamura Jakusaburô

Real name: Fukuda Hikotarô

Guild: Okajimaya

Line number: ROKUDAIME (VI)

Poetry name: Kikan

Existence: 22 August 1875 ~ 4 October 1927

Connection:

Master: Nakamura Jakuemon II

Career:

22 August 1875: born in Kyôto in the pleasures district of Gion.

October 1883: he starts his career in his native town as a disciple of Nakamura Jakuemon II, who gives him the name of Nakamura Jakusaburô.

20 July 1895: his master Nakamura Jakuemon II dies.

9 October 1898: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô V, another disciple of his late master Nakamura Jakuemon II, dies.

June 1902: Nakamura Jakusaburô takes the name of Arashi Kichisaburô VI at the Minamiza; the stars Nakamura Ganjirô I and Nakamura Fukusuke III lead the kôjô of his shûmei.

Juin 1907: Kichisaburô plays at the Kadoza the role of Shuntokumaru in the drama "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji"; his stage partners are Kataoka Nizaemon XI (Gappô) and Nakamura Shibajaku IV (Tamate Gozen).

November 1909: revival of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku", in Ôsaka at the Asahiza, which is based on a new script written by Watanabe Katei; Kichisaburô plays the role of Moriemon [casting].

January 1910: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, at the Minamiza; Kichisaburô plays the role of Moriemon [casting].

May 1910: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku" is staged for the first time in Tôkyô, at the Shintomiza; Kichisaburô plays the role of Moriemon [casting].

Octobre 1920: Kichisaburô plays at the Suehiroza (Nagoya) the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of the courtesan Yûgiri is played by Arashi Hirosaburô.

Comments:

Arashi Kichisaburô VI was a popular Kamigata actor, who was able to play tachiyaku and onnagata roles. In Ôsaka or Kyôto, he was a regular stage partner of the star Nakamura Ganjirô I. He made two long stays in Tôkyô and joined there the troupe led by Ichikawa Sadanji I. He was also often casted in new productions.

His most notable performances were in the roles of Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki ("Ishikiri Kajiwara"), Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu ("Sakaro") and Shigenoi ("Shigenoi Kowakare").

Arashi Kichisaburô VI

The Arashi Kichisaburô line of actors