ONOE BAIKÔ
   
SEVEN GENERATIONS
Onoe Baikô I
 

The actor Onoe Kikugorô I's haimyô was Baikô and, although he never officially held the name of Onoe Baikô I, he was considered as the founder of the line.

Onoe Baikô II
 

The actor Onoe Kikugorô II's haimyô was Baikô and, although he never officially held the name of Onoe Baikô II, he was considered as the second actor of the line.

Onoe Baikô III
 

The star Ôkawa Hashizô I held the name of Onoe Baikô III from the 11th lunar month of 1814 to the 10th lunar month of 1815.

The actor Onoe Baikô III playing the role of Issun Tokubê in the drama "Otokodate Iro-mo Yoshiwara" (very similar to "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"), which was staged in the 7th lunar month of 1815 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Onoe Baikô IV
 

Onoe Kikugorô IV held the name of Onoe Baikô IV from the 1st lunar month of 1846 to the 8th lunar month of 1855.

The actor Onoe Baikô IV portraying Masaoka in a print made by Utagawa Kunisada I

Onoe Baikô 4.5
 

The actor Jitsukawa Enjaku I held the name of Onoe Baikô from the 1st lunar month of 1859 to the 2nd lunar month of 1863 but he was not acknowledged as an official member of the line.

The actor Onoe Baikô portraying Namigiri Jûzô in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III in 1862

Onoe Baikô 4.6
Onoe Baikô  In Japanese | Onoe Kakunosuke  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Adopted son of Onoe Kikugorô IV, he started his career at the end of 1856 and his first stage name was Onoe Kakunosuke. He took the name of Onoe Baikô in the 2nd lunar month of 1864 at the Moritaza and disappeared from the theater banzuke around 1878. He was not acknowledged as an official member of the line. His yagô was Otowaya.

The actor Onoe Baikô playing the role of Wada Shizuma in the drama "Hana Kazari Koma no Dôchû Sugoroku", which was staged in the 10th lunar month of 1865 at the Moritaza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada II)

Onoe Baikô V
 

The actor Onoe Kikugorô V's haimyô was Baikô and, although he never officially held the name of Onoe Baikô V, he was considered as the fifth member of the line.

The actor Onoe Baikô V portraying Hayano Kanpei ("Kanadehon Chûshingura") in a print made by Toyohara Kunichika in 1870

Onoe Baikô VI
 

The actor Onoe Baikô VI held this name from March 1903 to November 1934.

The actor Onoe Baikô VI playing the role of Sadaka in the drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin", which was staged in March 1930 at the Kabukiza

Onoe Baikô VII
 

The actor Onoe Baikô VII held this name from February 1947 to March 1995.

The actor Onoe Baikô VII playing the role of the Wisteria Maiden in the dance "Fuji Musume" (print made by Ôta Masamitsu in 1950)

 
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