| ÔTANI TOMOEMON |
| EIGHT GENERATIONS | |
| Ôtani Tomoemon I | |
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The actor Ôtani Tomoemon I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1765 to the 8th lunar month of 1781. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon I in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon II | |
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The actor Ôtani Tomoemon II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1795 to the 3rd lunar month of 1830. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon II in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon III | |
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The actor Ôtani Tomoemon III held this name from the 9th lunar month of 1831 to the 11th lunar month of 1839. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon III |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon IV | |
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The actor Ôtani Tomoemon IV held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1831 to the 1st lunar month of 1861. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon IV in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon V | |
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The actor Ôtani Hiroji V held the name of Ôtani Tomoemon V from 1865 to the 8th lunar month of 1869, then a second time from the 4th lunar month of 1871 to February 1873. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon V playing the role of the warrior Taira no Tomomori in the "Daimotsu no Ura" scene of the drama "Ichi no Mori Kujira no Ôyose" (similar to the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"), which was staged in the 7th lunar month of 1867 at the Moritaza |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon VI | |
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The actor Ôtani Tomoemon VI held this name from April 1920 to September 1943. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon VI playing the role of Kanawa Gorô Imakuni in the "Mikasayama Goten" scene of the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", which was staged in July 1943 at the Kabukiza |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon VII | |
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The actor Nakamura Jakuemon IV held the name of Ôtani Tomoemon VII from March 1948 to August 1964. |
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Ôtani Tomoemon VII playing the leading role of the dance "Yuki" (print made by Natori Shunsen) |
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| Ôtani Tomoemon VIII | |
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Ôtani Tomoemon VIII is the current holder of the name since September 1964. |
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The mon of Ôtani Tomoemon VIII |
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