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| Onoe Koisaburô I | |||||||
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The actor Onoe Koisaburô I held this name from November 1796 to March 1809. |
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Onoe Koisaburô I in 1797 |
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| Onoe Koisaburô II | |||||||
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Son of Onoe Koisaburô I, he took the name of Onoe Koisaburô II in November 1812. He was active in Kamigata up to the end of the Bunka era. His career is not well known. |
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Onoe Koisaburô II performing the role of Ohan in a print made at the end of the Bunka era |
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| Onoe Koisaburô III | |||||||
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Born in Tôkyô the 26th of February 1897. He was the son of Nakamura Kansuke II. He started his career as a disciple of Onoe Kikugorô VI in 1913. He made his debut on stage in July at the Kabukiza, where he received the name of Onoe Kotosaburô. He became nadai and was allowed to take the disused name of Onoe Koisaburô III in May 1920. As a supporting tachiyaku actor, he served three generations of masters of the Onoe clan: Onoe Kikugorô VI, Onoe Baikô VII and Onoe Kikugorô VII. He died the 30th of December 1974.
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