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Stage names: Arashi Rikan I Nickname: Ôrikan (The Grand Rikan) Guild: Okajimaya Line number: SHODAI (I) Poetry name: Rikan Existence: 1769 ~ 26 September 1821 Connection: Father: Arashi Kichisaburô I Son: Arashi Yoshisaburô I Disciples: Arashi Yoshisaburô II, Arashi Izaburô II, Arashi Rikô Career: 1787: Arashi Kichimatsu takes the name of Arashi Kichisaburô II. Fall 1789: Kichisaburô achieves a great success in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater by playing the role of Umeômaru in the jidaimono "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". July 1791: Kichisaburô plays the role of Issun Tokubei in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which is produced par Kameya Kumenojô and played in its full length (nine acts) at the Kitagawa no Shibai. His stage partners are Kataoka Nizaemon VII (Danshichi Kurobei) and Nakamura Tôzô I (Tsuribune Sabu, Mikawaya Giheiji). September 1794: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Hanji's puppet theater drama "Kamakura Sandaiki"; Kichisaburô plays the role of Miuranosuke [casting]. March 1795: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's drama "Komochi Yamamba", which was originally written for the puppet theater, is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai; Kichisaburô plays the role of Aradômaru [casting]. December 1796: Kichisaburô plays the role of the sumô wrestler Nuregami Chôgorô in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which is produced by Fujikawa Hachizô III at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Hanaregoma Chôkichi is Arashi Hinasuke II. The same play is performed with the same casting in April 1797 in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai. November 1799: Kichisaburô plays in the kaomise drama "Yunzei Tôri Yaguruma", which is produced by Fujikawa Katsujirô in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. He also plays the role of Sakon Tarô in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami". His stage partners are Asao Tamejûrô I, Nakamura Noshio II, Nakayama Ittoku I and Seki Sanjûrô I. The troupe moves in December from the Kado no Shibai to the Kitagawa no Shibai in Kyôto to perform almost the same program. January 1800: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai in the new year drama "Keisei Hana no Yamazaki". September 1800: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater in the dramas "Hade Kurabe Kuruwa Nikki" and "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki". October 1800: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater in the drama "Hime Kurabe Futaba Ezôji". April 1801: Kichisaburô plays at the Kitagawa no Shibai in Kyôto in the drama "Ehon Chûshingura". August 1801: Kichisaburô plays at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Mukai Kinzaemon and Kishida Rokusuke in the drama "Yamato Kotoba Suikoden", which is produced by Yamashita Tokujirô. The role of the smuggler Kezori is played by Asao Tamejûrô I. October 1801: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Sasaki Tan'emon, Honda Dainaiki and Matsuno Kinsuke in the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa". November 1801: Kichisaburô plays in the kaomise drama "Ôtô no Miya Asahi no Kachidoki", which is produced by Ôtani Torazô at the Naka no Shibai. December 1801: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Karigane Bunshichi in the drama "Otokodate Itsutsu Karigane". His stage partners are Ôtani Tomoemon II (Kaminari Shôkurô), Asao Okujirô I (Hotei Ichiemon) and Mimasu Daigorô III (An no Heibei). June 1802: Kichisaburô plays at the Horie Ichigawa no Shibai in Ôsaka the roles of Yuranosuke, Fuwa Kazuemon and Amagawaya Gihei in the drama "Ehon Chûshingura". The roles of En'ya Hangan and Okaru are played by Arashi Izaburô I and Arashi Kichisaburô II and Kanô Minshi I. Summer 1802: the play "Ehon Taikôki" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, produced by Arashi Sankichi at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Kichisaburô plays the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi [casting]. November 1803: Kichisaburô plays in the kaomise drama "Hatsu Yagura Kogane no Manmaku", which is produced by Nakamura Noshio III at the Kado no Shibai. The troupe moves to the Kita-Shinchi Shibai in December to perform the same program for 10 days. January 1804: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of Tsukushi no Gonroku in the drama "Keisei Hako Denju". March 1804: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of the farmer Nosaku in the drama "Katakiuchi Tamba no Uwasa". April 1805: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Sasaki Moritsuna and Miuranosuke in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is produced by Arashi Torasaburô in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partners are Fujikawa Hachizô III (Wada no Hyôe Hidemori), Kanô Minshi I (Kagaribi), Mimasu Tokujirô I (Bimyô) and Morita Kan'ya IX (Hôjô Tokimasa). The same play is performed with the same casting in May in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai. January 1806: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Kampei in the drama "Iroha Uta Homare no Meiboku". May ~ June 1806: tour in Nagoya, in the company of Arashi Sangorô III, Yoshizawa Iroha I, Sawamura Tanosuke II, Nakayama Bunshichi III and Nakayama Raisuke IV. Kichisaburô performs in the plays "Hirakana Seisuiki", "Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi" and "Komochi Yamamba". August 1806: Kichisaburô plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is produced by Asao Tamesaburô in Ôsaka at the Horie Ichigawa no Shibai. January 1807: Kichisaburô plays the role of Yoshikawa Saemon in the drama "Keisei Hanabusa Zôshi", which is produced by Asao Okujirô in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. March 1807: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Kamatari, Shibaroku and Soga no Iruka in the drama "Onna Teikin Yamato Kotoba" (script similar to "Imoseyama Onna Teikin"), which is staged in the same theater. January 1808: Kichisaburô plays the role of Rokuji Namuemon in the drama "Keisei Inazuma Zôshi", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. November 1808: Kichisaburô plays the role of the warrior Tametomo in the play kaomise drama "Shima Meguri Tsuki no Yumihari", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. January 1809: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Odaki Jinnai and Aoyagi Danjô in the drama "Keisei Itako Bushi". August 1809: Kichisaburô plays the role of the sumô wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi in the drama "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", which is staged at the Ônishi no Shibai. November 1809: Kichisaburô plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of Ueda Keijirô in the kaomise drama "Keishoku Yuki-miru Yama", which is produced by Mimasu Kumesaburô and stars Nakayama Hyakka, Yoshizawa Ayame V, Asao Kuzaemon I, Nakayama Shinkurô III, Nakamura Daikichi I, Kanô Minshi I and Asao Okuyama II. January 1810: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Tadotsu Ikkaku and Hashitomi Ryôsuke in the drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta". His stage partners are Kataoka Nizaemon VII, Yoshizawa Ayama V and Nakayama Hyakka. April ~ May 1810: tour in Nagoya in the company of Nakamura Daikichi I. Kichisaburô performs in the dramas "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", "Irogawase Kuruwa Ôrai" and "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", which are staged in the precinct of the shrine Inari Sannô. January 1811: Kichisaburô plays the role of Gofukuya Jûbei (Jûbei the dry goods dealer) and Sasaki Tan'emon in the drama "Keisei Ekiro no Ume", whose plot and characters belong to the "Igagoe" world and which is staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. April 1811: Kichisaburô plays the role of the sumô wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi in the drama "Sekitori Senryô Nobori", which is staged at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of the rival sumô wrestler Tetsugadake is Asao Kuzaemon I. July 1811: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Kamei Tarô in the drama "Yûzû Dainenbutsu". September 1811: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Iida Tamon no Kami in the drama "Iroha Gura Mitsugumi Sakazuki". October 1811: Kichisaburô plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of Wada no Hyôe Hidemori is Ôtani Tomoemon II. The same play is performed with the same casting in November in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. May 1812: Kichisaburô plays the role of Yukihira in the drama "Yamato Uta Tsukimi no Matsu", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. His stage partner in the role of Yukihira's lover Matsukaze is Kanô Minshi I. January 1813: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Enshûya Iheiji in the drama "Ane Imôto Date no Ôkido". April 1813: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Funakoshi Jûemon in the drama "Yaegasumi Naniwa no Hamaogi". He also plays the role of Ono no Tôfû in "Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri". January 1814: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Miyagi Asojirô and Okitsu no Nisa in the drama "Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai. This is the first performance in Kabuki history of a play based on the "Asagao Nikki" world [casting]. April 1814: "Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto" is staged with the same casting in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai. August 1814: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Kaiya Zenkichi and the monkey trainer Yojirô in the dramas "Kamikakete Chikai no Tsumagushi" and "Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi". He also plays the roles of Mashiba Hisayoshi and Oda Harudaka in the play "Hiragatake Yukimi no Jindate". November 1814: Kichisaburô moves to Kyôto to participate in the Kitagawa no Shibai kaomise program. He plays the roles of Sasaki Tan'emon and Matsuno Kinsuke in the drama "Tsugi Awase Ekiro no Ume", whose plot and characters belong to the "Igagoe" world. January 1815: Kichisaburô plays in the drama "Akiba Gongen Kaisen Banashi", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. May 1815: tour in Nagoya in the company of Arashi Izaburô I and Matsushima Gizaemon. Kichisaburô performs in the dramas "Ono no Tôfû Aoyagi Suzuri" and "Daikyôji Mukashi Goyomi", which are staged within the temple Seijuin. September 1815: Kichisaburô plays the role of Kowari Dennai in the drama "Katakiuchi Ura no Asagiri", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. February 1816: Kichisaburô plays the roles of Akizuki Daizen and the yakko Tsumahei in the drama "Sono no Yuki Koi no Kumidai", whose plot and characters belong to the "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari" world and which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. August 1816: Kichisaburô plays the role of Aburaya Yohei in the drama "Aburauri Kuruwa Monogatari", which is staged in the same theater. September 1816: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Sasahara Hayato in the drama "Koi Momiji Ogura Shikishi". November 1816: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Benkei in the drama "Gosho Zakura Horikawa no Youchi". January 1817: Kichisaburô moves to the Kado no Shibai and plays the role of Sutewakamaru in the drama "Keisei Chikugo-ga-Fuchi". July 1817: Kichisaburô performs in the play "Meisaku Kiri no Akebono", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai. He also plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Senjin Fujito no Homare". November 1817: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the role of Tamaya Shimbei in the drama "Echizen Mikuni Fûfuzuka" [print]. His stage partner in the role of Demura Shimbei is Ichikawa Ebijûrô I. February 1818: the Naka no Shibai is destroyed by a fire. May 1818: Kichisaburô plays 2 roles in the drama "Ôgiya Kumagai", which is staged at the Horie no Shibai. August 1818: Kichisaburô is back at the Naka no Shibai, which reopens, and plays the roles of Yoshitoki and Akushichibyôei Kagekiyo in the drama "Musume Kagekiyo Yashima Nikki", which is produced at the Naka no Shibai par Asao Tokusaburô. His stage partners are Arashi Koroku IV (Oito) and Asao Kuzaemon I (Mataroku, Sajidayû). November 1818: Kichisaburô plays in the same theater the roles of Masaemon and Jûbei in the drama "Igagoe Dôchû Sugoroku". The roles of Oyone and Heisaku are played by Arashi Koroku IV and Asao Kuzaemon I. January 1819: Kichisaburô plays three roles in the drama "Keisei Miyako Meguri", which is performed at the Naka no Shibai in Ôsaka. September 1819: Kichisaburô plays the role of the larger-than-life thief Nippon Daemon in the play "Tôtômigata Koi no Shiranami". which is staged in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. March 1820: tour in Ise; Kichisaburô plays the role of Sasaki Moritsuna in the drama "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata", which is staged at the Furuichi no Shibai. January 1821: Arashi Kichisaburô II takes the name of Arashi Kitsusaburô I at the Naka no Shibai, playing 2 roles in the drama "Keisei Sato no Shimadai", which is produced by the zamoto Asao Yosaburô. His stage partners are the Edo stars Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Iwai hanshirô V. His nephew Arashi Daizaburô III takes the name of Arashi Kichisaburô III. May 1821: Arashi Kitsusaburô I takes the name of Arashi Rikan I, holding the name for a few months before his death in September. Comments: Arashi Kitsusaburô I was an outstanding tachiyaku, endowed with a great body and a powerful voice, who achieved a great success in the Kamigata theaters, rivaling in popularity with stars like Nakamura Utaemon III or Onoe Kikugorô III. Jitsugotoshi, wagotoshi and nimaime roles were his forte. His best roles: Sasaki Moritsuna ("Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata"), Minamoto no Yorimasa, Miyagi Asojirô, Sasaki Tan'emon ("Igagoe"), Yojirô ("Sarumawashi Kadode no Hitofushi"), Benkei, sumô wrestlers (Nuregami Chôgorô in "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki" or Iwakawa Jirokichi in "Sekitori Senryô Nobori"), Jûbei ("Igagoe") and Ono no Tôfû.
Arashi Kichisaburô II in a print made in 1820 Print made by Shôkôsai in 1799 Print made by Utagawa Kunihiro in 1817 Print made by Asayama Kishikuni in 1821 The Arashi Kichisaburô line of actors The Arashi Rikan line of actors The Arashi Kitsusaburô line of actors |
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