ONOE MATSUSUKE

SIX GENERATIONS

Onoe Matsusuke I

The actor Onoe Shôroku I held the name of Onoe Matsusuke I from November 1764 to October 1809.

Onoe Matsusuke I in a print made by Katsukawa Shun'ei (1778~1790)

Onoe Matsusuke II

The star Ôkawa Hashizô I held the name of Onoe Matsusuke II from November 1809 to October 1814.

Onoe Matsusuke II playing the role of Hayano Kampei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", staged at the Nakamuraza (Edo) in April 1814 (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

Onoe Matsusuke III

The actor Onoe Matsusuke III held this name from November 1814 to 1848, then from May 1851 to July 1851.

The actors Onoe Kikugorô III and Onoe Matsusuke III during a stage announcement celebrating their come back in Edo after a long tour in Kamigata, which was performed in August 1831 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Onoe Matsusuke IV

The actor Onoe Matsusuke IV held this name from June 1881 to September 1928.

Onoe Matsusuke IV playing the role of Kômori Yasu in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi", which was staged in September 1892 at the Kabukiza in Tôkyô (print made by Utagawa Kunisada II)

Onoe Matsusuke V

Born the 24th of March 1887 in Tôkyô. He started his career as a disciple of Onoe Kikugorô V, receiving the name of Onoe Kôkichi. He took the name of Onoe Kikumatsu in April 1897. He became nadai and took the name of Onoe Izaburô in February 1911. He finally took the name of Onoe Matsusuke V in March 1935 but died 2 years later, the 9th of August 1937.

Haimyô	Yagô
Kôu	Otowaya

Onoe Matsusuke VI

The actor Onoe Matsusuke VI held this name from May 1990 to December 2005.