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| Nakajima Mihoemon I | |||||
| The actor Nakajima Mihoemon I held this name from November 1713 to March 1762. | |||||
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Nakajima Mihoemon I (left) and Tsuruya Namboku I (right) playing the roles of Nikki Danjô Saemon and Minamoto no Yoshitora in the new year drama "Keisei Fukubiki Nagoya", which was staged in January 1731 at the Nakamuraza |
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| Nakajima Mihoemon II | |||||
| The actor Nakajima Mihoemon II held this name from November 1762 to December 1782. | |||||
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Nakajima Mihoemon II in a print made by Ippitsusai Bunchô in 1770 |
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| Nakajima Mihoemon III | |||||
| The actor Nakajima Mihoemon III held this name from November to December 1783. | |||||
| Nakajima Mihoemon IV | |||||
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Born in Edo in 1779. Son of Nakajima Mihozô II, his first stage name was Nakajima Fujimatsu. He was still a child actor when his father died and he took the name of Nakajima Mihozô III in November 1784, performing at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima". He settled in Ôsaka in 1793, performing in miyaji shibai or hama shibai, and he became jitsuaku at the beginning of the Bunsei era. He took the name of Nakajima Mihoemon IV in Ôsaka in 1820, while his son took the name of Nakajima Mihozô IV. They went back to Edo together in June 1820 and they performed in August 1820 at the Tamagawaza, where Mihoemon successfully played the roles of Fujiwara no Shihei, Shiratayû, Haji no Hyôe and Shundô Gemba in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". He made his last stage appearance in July 1822, playing at the Kawarazakiza 3 roles in the drama "Reigen Kameyama Hoko". He died in Edo the 13th of November 1822.
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| Nakajima Mihoemon V | |||||
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Born in Ôsaka in 1798. Son of Nakajima Mihozô III, his first stage name was Nakajima Toyokichi. He started his career in Ôsaka as a koyaku and took the name of Nakajima Mihozô IV at the beginning of 1820. He went with his father to Edo in June 1820 and stayed there up to the death of his father the 13th of November 1822. He went back to Kamigata and took the name of Nakajima Bajû at an unknown date. He became jitsuaku and took the name of Ichikawa Bajû in 1831. He joined a traveling troupe and received the patronage of Nakamura Tomijûrô II, who helped him taking the name of Nakajima Mihoemon V in 1847. He spent his latter years in Kyôto, performing as a katakiyaku. He died in Kyôto the 24th of May 1861.
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| Nakajima Mihoemon VI | |||||
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Born in Tôkyô the 17th of March 1901 in the district of Kanda. His father was a sake dealer and his real name was Suzuki Shinsuke. He was fond of theater from his teens and studied it under the patronage of the playwright Kawajiri Seitan. He became actor in 1934 and joined the experimental troupe led by Bandô Minosuke VI, who allowed him to take the name of Nakajima Mihoemon VI. He went on tour in Korea and Manchuria in 1939 and stopped acting when he went back to Tôkyô the same year. He went to the dolls business. |
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