| OGINO SENJO |
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Nickname: Kanayabashi no Tayû [5] Poetry names: Kayû, Senjo Existence: ??? ~ 11th day of the 8th lunar month of 1871 [1] Connections: Father: Fujikawa Tomokichi II Disciples: Fujikawa Tomogorô, Fujikawa Happo VII (?) [2] Career: 1822: first record; son of Fujikawa Tomokichi II, his first stage name was Fujikawa Katsusaburô I. 1834: his father Fujikawa Tomokichi II died. 11th lunar month of 1838: Fujikawa Katsusaburô I took the name of Fujikawa Kayû III. 6th lunar month of 1840: Kayû played at the Sakai Shinchi no Shibai (Ôsaka) role of Chidori in the drama "Heike Nyogo no Shima"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô V (Shunkan), Nakamura Shikan III (Tanzaemon Motoyasu) and Arashi Rikaku II (Fujiwara Naritsune). 5th lunar month of 1844: Kayû played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of the courtesan Yûgiri in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of Fujiya Izaemon was played by Arashi Rikaku II. Kayû also played the role of Osato in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". Fall 1845: Kayû went to Edo. 11th lunar month of 1845: Kayû performed at the Ichimuraza in the drama "Kaikei Shinoda Mitsuki no Funauta". 11th lunar month of 1848: Kayû performed at the Ichimuraza in the drama "Goban Tadanobu Yuki no Kuroishi". 1st lunar month of 1853 [4]: Fujikawa Kayû III took the name of Fujikawa Tomokichi III at the Kado no Shibai, playing the role of Princess Maizuru in the drama "Kagekiyo Soga Nigiwai Fujin", which also celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Kanjaku II. 4th lunar month of 1856: tour in Ise; Tomokichi played at the Naka-no-Jizô no Shibai the role of Chidori in the drama "Heike Nyogo no Shima"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô VI (Shunkan) and Nakayama Ichizô (Senoo Jûrô). 6th lunar month of 1856: tour in Nagoya; Tomokichi played at the Wakamiya no Shibai the role of Chidori in the drama "Heike Nyogo no Shima"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Danzô VI (Shunkan) and Nakayama Ichizô (Senoo Jûrô). 10th lunar month of 1857: Tomokichi played at the Chikugo no Shibai the role of the courtesan Miyagino in the drama "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi". 2nd lunar month of 1859: tour in Nagoya; Tomokichi played the role of Tenmaya Ohatsu in the drama "Sonezaki Shinjû", which was staged in the precincts of the Seijuin Temple; the role of Hiranoya Tokubê was played by Onoe Shôroku. 8th lunar month of 1859: Tomokichi played at the Chikugo no Shibai the role of Chidori in the drama "Heike Nyogo no Shima"; his stage partners were Arashi Sankô II, Nakamura Tamashichi I, Nakamura Komanosuke V, Asao Daikichi and Ichikawa Minosuke. 8th lunar month of 1860: Tomokichi played at the Chikugo no Shibai the role of Osode in the drama "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan". 5th lunar month of 1861: Tomokichi played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the role of the courtesan Ohatsu in the drama "Sonezaki Shinjû"; the role of Hiranoya Tokubê was played by Jitsukawa Enzaburô I. 12th lunar month of 1862 [3]: Tomokichi played at the Kita-Shinchi no Shibai (Ôsaka) the roles of Otowa and Koharu in the dramas "Sekitori Senryô Nobori" and "Shinjû Ten no Amijima". 1st lunar month of 1863: Tomokichi's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. 10th lunar month of 1863: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Sagami in the drama "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki". 1st lunar month of 1864 [3]: Fujikawa Tomokichi III took the name of Ogino Senjo at the Naka no Shibai, playing the roles of the koshimoto Kanazawa, the nyôbô Chiyo, Umenoi, the nyôbô Miyuki, the keisei Mangoku and the musume Okiku in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Hyakumangoku"; his stage partners were Arashi Kichisaburô III, Jitsukawa Enzaburô I and Nakamura Jakuemon I. Senjo's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. 3rd lunar month of 1864: Senjo played in the same theater the roles of Takao and Masaoka in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". He also played the roles of Okon and Ochika in the drama "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba"; the roles of Fukuoka Mitsugi and Manno were played by Jitsukawa Enzaburô I and Nakamura Jakuemon I. 9th lunar month of 1864: Senjo played in the same theater the roles of Okaru, Oishi, Osono and Kaoyo in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; his stage partners were Arashi Kichisaburô III, Jitsukawa Enzaburô I, Nakamura Jakuemon I and Arashi Hinasuke VI. 11th lunar month of 1864: Senjo played at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Tokiwa Gozen and Ochiyo in the dramas "Ichijô Ôkura Monogatari" and "Yaoya no Kondate". 1st lunar month of 1865: Senjo's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. 2nd lunar month of 1865: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Shigenoi and Tamagawa Onami in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Koi no Sekifuda", which celebrated the shûmei of Jitsukawa Enzaburô I and his son Jitsukawa Enzaburô II. 5th lunar month of 1865: Senjo played at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai (Ôsaka) the role of Hanazono [illustration] in the drama "Ôtô-no-Miya Asahi no Yoroi". 7th lunar month of 1865: tour in Miyajima; Senjo and his son Fujikawa Kayû IV played the roles of Tonase and her daughter Konami in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 11th lunar month of 1865: Senjo played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Okaru and Tonase in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He also played the role of Miyagino in the drama "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi"; the roles of Sôroku and Shinobu were played by Nakamura Jakuemon I and Nakamura Komanosuke V. 1st lunar month of 1866: Senjo's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was itaru-jô-jô-kichi (unique - superior - superior - excellent) [Visual]. 3rd lunar month of 1866: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Hinaginu, Kashiku and Shinsuke's nyôbô in the dramas "Hachijin", "Kashiku Benifude" and "Iroha Shinsuke". 8th lunar month of 1866: Senjo performed at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the dramas "Kamakurayama", "Ôtô-no-Miya" and "Iroha Shinsuke"; his stage partners were Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II, Nakamura Jakuemon I, Nakamura Komanosuke V, Sawamura Kunitarô III, Arashi Daizaburô V and his son Fujikawa Kayû IV. 9th lunar month of 1866: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Okiku [illustration] and the gejo Otama in the dramas "Keisei Yukimiruyama" and "Daikyôji Mukashi Goyomi". 2nd lunar month of 1867: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Sonobe Ume-no-Kata in the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari". He also played the role of the spirit of the doll in the dance-drama "Nisekakete Chikai no Horimono"; the roles of the carver Hidari Jingorô and Jingorô's wife were played by Nakamura Jakuemon I and Sawamura Kunitarô III. 5th lunar month of 1867: Senjo played at the Chikugo no Shibai the role of Sadaka in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin"; the roles of Daihanji no Kiyosumi, Koganosuke and Hinadori were played by Nakamura Jakuemon I, Nakamura Kanjaku III and Ichikawa Fudenosuke. 9th lunar month of 1867: Senjo played at the Tenma no Shibai (Ôsaka) the roles of Osuma-no-Kata and Mishima Osen in the dramas "Katakiuchi Ura no Asagiri" and "Koi Denju Bunbu no Jindate". 11th lunar month of 1867: Senjo performed at the Minamigawa no Shibai in the dramas "Keisei Hime Hajime", "Hana Ikada Nasake no Misao" (similar to "Kirare Yosa"), "Ishikiri Kajiwara" and "Sarayashiki"; his stage partners were Jitsukawa Enjaku I, Arashi Rikan IV, Nakamura Jakuemon I, Nakamura Shichigasuke, Arashi Hinasuke VI, Nakamura Komanosuke V, Sawamura Kunitarô III and his son Fujikawa Kayû IV. 3rd lunar month of 1868: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Ishikawaya Masagoji in the drama "Keisei Masago no Shiranami". He also played the role of Ôiso no Tora (Jûrô's lover) [6] in the sogamono drama "Chô Chidori Omokage Soga". 5th lunar month of 1868: Senjo performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the drama "Chûshingura Gojûsan Tsugi". 10th lunar month of 1868: Senjo performed at the Kado no Shibai in the dramas "Hana no Ani no Chi no Hanabusa" and "Senryô Nobori". 1st lunar month of 1869: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Iwafuji's servant Chiyo in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Tsui no Kagamon" (similar to "Kagamiyama Kokyô no Nishikie"), which was staged to welcome the Edo actor Bandô Hikosaburô V; the roles of Iwafuji, Ohatsu and Onoe were played by Bandô Hikosaburô V, Arashi Rikan IV and Nakamura Komanosuke V. 3rd lunar month of 1869: Senjo played in the same theater the role of Yamanaya Urazato [illustration] in the drama "Akegarasu Koromo Yozakura". This drama was part of a special program commemorating the the 2ndanniversary (3rd memorial service) of the passing away of late Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II; the role of Kasugaya Tokijirô was played by Bandô Hikosaburô V. 5th lunar month of 1869: Senjo played at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Koman and Komutsu in the dramas "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki" and "Kokusen'ya Gassen". 9th lunar month of 1869: Senjo performed at the Kitagawa no Shibai in the dramas "Gotenjiku", "Azuma Miyage Shiranui Zôshi" and "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". 11th lunar month of 1869: Senjo played in the same theater the role of Okatsu in the drama "Terutora Haizen"; the roles of Koshiji and Nagao Terutora were played by Ichikawa Udanji I. 3rd lunar month of 1870: Senjo played at the Naka no Shibai the roles of Katsuragi and Oseki in the dramas "Hana no Kumo Inazuma Zôshi" and "Hiyokumon Chôchô no Irozashi" (similar to "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki"); the roles of Nagoya Sanza and Fuwa Banzaemon in the former drama were played by Jitsukawa Enzaburô II and Bandô Hikosaburô V. 8th lunar month of 1870: Senjo played the roles of Shizuka Gozen and Kosen at the Naka no Shibai in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 10th lunar month of 1870: Senjo played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Masaoka in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". 4th lunar month of 1871: Senjo played at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of the nyôbô Oyuki, Sagami and the katanaya Oriku in the dramas "Katakiuchi Midô no Mae", "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki" and "Kane-ga-Naru Kesa no Uwasa". 5th lunar month of 1871: Senjo appeared on stage for the last time, in Ôsaka at the Takeda no Shibai, playing the roles of Misao-no-Mae and Kagaribi in the dramas "Yanagi no Ito Kokonoe Nishiki" and "Ômi Genji Senjin Yakata". 11th day of the 8th lunar month of 1871 [1]: Senjo died in Ôsaka. Comments: Ogino Senjo was a talented onnagata actor, who achieved fame for himself in Kamigata during the fifties and sixties of the nineteenth century. [1] The 11th day of the 8th lunar month of the 4th year of the Meiji era was the 25th of September 1871 in the western calendar. [2] This minor actor was recorded as performing in Kyôto in 1852. We assume without proof that he was a disciple of Fujikawa Tomokichi III. [3] It was recorded in the 7th volume of "Kabuki Nenpyô" that he took the name of Ogino Senjo in the 12th lunar month of 1862. In Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten", it was recorded that he took the name of Ogino Senjo in the 10th lunar month 1863 at the Naka no Shibai. It was recorded in both the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran" and the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database that he took the name of Ogino Senjo in the 1st lunar month of 1864. [4] He took the name of Fujikawa Tomokichi III in the 1st lunar month of 1852, not 1853, according to the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database and the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran". We've decided to stay in line with the data from Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten". No way to countercheck with the 6th volume of "Kabuki Nenpyô" due to a lack of data. The only solution would be an intensive study of banzuke or hyôbanki but we won't do it. Moreover, according to the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database, he held the name of Fujikawa Kankichi I between Fujikawa Kayû III and Fujikawa Tomokichi III. This was not the case in both Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" and the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran", Fujikawa Kankichi I was a previous stage name of Fujikawa Tomokichi II, not Ogino Senjo. [5] Literally the master of Kanayabashi, a district in Ôsaka. [6] The roles of Kudô Saemon Suketsune, Soga Gorô Tokimune, Soga Jûrô Sukenari, Kewaizaka no Shôshô (Gorô's lover) (Jûrô's lover) and Oniô Shinzaemon (Jûrô's retainer) were played by Nakamura Sôjûrô, Nakamura Komanosuke V, Jitsukawa Enzaburô II, Sawamura Kunitarô III and Nakamura Jakuemon I. |
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Ogino Senjo portraying Fujikawa no Osen in a in a mitate-e print made in 1865 by Nakai Yoshitaki a href="osenjo1_p.php">Prints & Illustrations a href="utaemon4_kayu3_gf.php">Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1849 a href="osenjo1_gf.php">Print made by Utagawa Kunisada in 1852 a href="danjuro8_tomokichi3_gf.php">Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1854 a href="osenjo1_gf2.php">Print made by Nakai Yoshitaki in 1866 The Fujikawa Kayû line of actors The Fujikawa Tomokichi line of actors |
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