| ÔTANI HIROJI III |
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Nickname: Maruya Jicchô Line number: SANDAIME (III) Poetry names: Tôshû, Jicchô, Jicchô Existence: 1746 ~ 11th day of the 5th lunar month of 1802 [1] Connections: Master: Ôtani Hiroji II Adopted sons: Ôtani Tokugorô, Ôtani Oniji IV Disciples: Ôtani Oniji III, Ôtani Tokuji I, Ôtani Hirohachi II, Ôtani Hiroemon IV (?), Ôtani Haruji III Career: 1746 ~ 1755: born in Edo. He started his career very early, performing under the name of Yoneyama Tokugorô in Edo koshibai theaters. Fall 1755: he became disciple of the actor Ôtani Hiroji II, who gave him the name of Ôtani Haruji I. 2nd day of the 6th lunar month of 1757 [2]: his master Ôtani Hiroji II died. 11th lunar month of 1758: Ôtani Haruji I took the name of Ôtani Oniji II at the Ichimuraza, where he performed in the kaomise drama "Kaomise Sajikigadake". 9th lunar month of 1759: Oniji played in the same theater the aragoto role of the yakko Yokanpei in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami", which celebrated the departure of Nakamura Tomijûrô I to Kamigata (onagori kyôgen). 1st lunar month of 1762: Oniji's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1762: Ôtani Oniji II took the name of Ôtani Hiroji III at the Ichimuraza, where he performed in the kaomise drama "Kisoe Uta Sakae Komachi". 9th lunar month of 1766: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the roles of En'ya Hangan and Amagawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; the role of Ôboshi Yuranosuke was played by Onoe Kikugorô I. 11th lunar month of 1766: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the role of Watanabe Minbu in the kaomise drama "Higashiyama Dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi". 1st lunar month of 1767: Hiroji played in the same theater the roles of Kurofune Chûemon and Danzaburô in the new year drama "Soga Yawaragi Soga". 2nd lunar month of 1767: first Kabuki adaptation, at the Ichimuraza, of Chikamatsu Hanji's puppet theater drama "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku"; Hiroji played the role of Yazama Jûtarô [casting]. 7th lunar month of 1767: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the role of Kokingo in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 8th lunar month of 1768: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the role of Terukuni in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". 5th lunar month of 1769: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the roles of Hayano Kanpei and Amagawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; the roles of Okaru and Yuranosuke were played by Nakamura Matsue I and Sawamura Sôjûrô II. 1st lunar month of 1772: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the role of Matsuômaru in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; the roles of Umeômaru, Sakuramaru and Matsuômaru's wife Chiyo were played by Bandô Matatarô IV, Arashi Sangorô II and Azuma Tôzô II. 9th lunar month of 1773: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the roles of Momonoi Wakasanosuke and Teraoka Heiemon in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; the roles of En'ya Hangan, Okaru and Yuranosuke were played by Ichikawa Danzaburô III, Nakamura Rikô I and Onoe Kikugorô I. 11th lunar month of 1773: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the kaomise drama "Gohiiki Kanjinchô"; Hiroji played the roles of Naoe Saemon and Motoyoshi Shirô Takahira [casting]. This 46-days long performance, which also celebrated the shûmei of Nakamura Rikô I, was a tremendous success. 7th lunar month of 1774: Hiroji played at the Nakamuraza the roles of Ôboshi Yuranosuke [print] and Takebe Genzô in the dramas "Kanadehon Chûshingura" and "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". Summer 1777: the book "Yakusha Sensakuron" ('About actors prying') was published in Edo. It gave some private information on actors. Edo readers could learn that Hiroji lived with his spouse Orise and his adopted sons in the district of Yoshi-chô and his annual salary was 700 ryô. 8th lunar month of 1777: Hiroji played at the Nakamuraza the role of Igami no Gonta in the "Sushiya" scene of the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"; the roles of Yazaemon, Yasuke and Osato were played by Ichikawa Danzô IV, Arashi Sangorô II and Yoshizawa Iroha I. 1780: tour in the Echigo province with the actors Matsumoto Kôshirô IV and Ichikawa Yaozô III. 6th lunar month of 1783: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the roles of Teraoka Heiemon and Amagawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; the roles of Okaru, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife Osono were played by Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, Nakamura Rikô I and Azuma Tôzô III. 7th lunar month of 1784: Hiroji played at the Nakamuraza the role of Yazaemon in the "Sushiya" scene of the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura"; the roles of Yasuke and Osato were played by Ichikawa Yaozô III and Iwai Hanshirô IV. 5th lunar month of 1787: Hiroji played at the Nakamuraza the roles of Ishidô Umanojô and Hayano Kanpei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 11th lunar month of 1788: Hiroji played at the Nakamuraza the role of Sannigorobê in Sakurada Jisuke I's kaomise drama "Tôzumô Hana no Edokata", which celebrated the return in Edo of the actor Nakamura Nakazô I. 1st lunar month of 1789: Hiroji's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 8th lunar month of 1790: Hiroji played at the Ichimuraza the roles of Kakogawa Honzô and Amagawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"; the roles of Yuranosuke, Honzô's wife Tonase and Gihei's wife Osono were played by Sawamura Sôjûrô III, Nakayama Tomisaburô I and Iwai Kiyotarô II. 7th lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Miyakoza of the drama "Keisei Sanbon Karakasa"; Hiroji played the role of Sanza's yakko Tosa Matahei [more details]. 9th lunar month of 1794: Hiroji played at the Miyakoza the role of Kawagoe Shigeyori in the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 1st lunar month of 1795: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Miyakoza; Hiroji played the role of Izushi Takuzaemon [casting]. 4th lunar month of 1795: Hiroji played at the Miyakoza the roles of Ishidô Umanojô and Horibe Yajibê in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 9th lunar month of 1796: the play "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" was staged for the first time in Edo, simultaneously at the Kiriza and the Miyakoza; Hiroji played the role of Yoshioka Ichimisai in the former theater [casting]. 5th lunar month of 1797: Hiroji played at the Kiriza the role of Yamakawaya Gon'emon in Namiki Gohei I's drama "Aigikyô Karigane Komon", a revival of "Aigikyô Karigane Gomon", written by the same playwright and staged for the first time in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai in the 7th lunar month of 1774. Tomoemon's stage partners were Sawamura Sôjûrô III (Karigane Bunshichi), Segawa Kikunojô III (Bunshichi's wife Otsuta, Heibei's wife Otsugi), Arashi Ryûzô II (Kaminari Shôkurô), Ichikawa Omezô I (Hotei Ichiemon), Ôtani Tomoemon II (Gokuin Sen'emon) and Nakamura Denkurô IV (Yamakawaya Gonroku). 7th lunar month of 1798: Hiroji appeared on stage for the last time, in Edo at the Moritaza, where he performed in the drama "Katsura Otoko Yaiba no Ôdachi". 28th day of the 8th lunar month of 1799 [3]: his adopted son Nakamura Denkurô IV, who used to be Ôtani Oniji III from the 11th lunar month of 1787 to the 10th lunar month of 1794, died in Edo [3]. 11th day of the 5th lunar month of 1802 [1]: Hiroji died in Edo. Comments: Ôtani Hiroji III was a talented tachiyaku, who made his career mainly in Edo theaters during the second half of the eighteenth century. "His best roles were faithful old servants and strong otokodate" (Samuel Leiter in "New Kabuki Encyclopedia"). [1] The 11th day of the 5th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Kyôwa era was the 10th of June 1802 in the western calendar. [2] The 2nd day of the 6th lunar month of the 7th year of the Hôreki era was the 17th of July 1757 in the western calendar. [3] The 28th day of the 8th lunar month of the 11th year of the Kansei era was the 27th of September 1799 in the western calendar. |
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The actor Ôtani Hiroji III as Hata Daizen Taketora in the play “Uruô Tosshi Meika no Homare,” performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1794 The Ôtani Haruji line of actors The Ôtani Oniji line of actors The Ôtani Hiroji line of actors |
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