ICHIMURAZA
   
Names Ichimuraza
Satsumaza
Miyamotoza
Murayamaza
Ichimuraza
Ichimura-Takenojôza
Ichimuraza
Murayamaza
City Edo
History

3rd lunar month of 1634: foundation of the Murayamaza by Murayama Matasaburô I in Edo in the district of Kamisakai-chô.

29th day of the 1st lunar month of 1641: both the Murayamaza and the Nakamuraza were burnt in a big fire.

10th lunar month of 1641: Murayama Matasaburô I retired, entrusting the management of the Murayamaza to his son-in-law Murata Kuroemon, who was helped by Ichimura Uzaemon III.

1643: the Murayamaza was renamed Ichimuraza.

1651: the Ichimuraza moved from the district of Kamisakai-chô to the district of Fukiya-chô.

6th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1652: Murayama Matasaburô I died.

2nd day of the 8th lunar month of 1652: Murata Kuroemon died; Ichimura Uzaemon III became the official manager of the theater and worked in collaboration with Mikuni Hikosaku I.

18th day of the 1st lunar month of 1657: a fire broke out in the Honmyôji temple in the district of Hongô and devastated Edo. All the Kabuki theaters were destroyed by the flames. This fire was nicknamed 'Furisode Kaji' (the "long-sleeve fire").

14th day of the 1st lunar month of 1660 [13]: a fire broke out in the district of Yushima. It spread and burnt the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and the newly-constructed Moritaza.

27th day of the 1st lunar month of 1661 [14]: a fire broke out in the residence of Kusakabe Gonzaemon in the district of Takajô-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Moritaza.

28th day of the 10th lunar month of 1661: both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza were burnt in a big fire.

1664: Ichimura Uzaemon III retired to become a priest; Ichimura Takenojô I, who was only 10 years old, became the zamoto of the Ichimuraza, managing it in collaboration with Tamagawa Shuzen I.

1st lunar month of 1670: the Ichimuraza was renamed Ichimura-Takenojôza; this new name lasted up to 1684.

10th lunar month of 1670: the number of Kabuki theaters in the city of Edo was set to 4 by the authorities. The authorized theaters were the Nakamuraza (in the district of Sakai-chô), the Ichimura-Takenojôza (Fukiya-chô), Moritaza (Kobiki-chô) and the Yamamuraza (Kobiki-chô).

26th day of the 12th lunar month of 1676: a fire broke out in the district of Hama-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

4th lunar month of 1679: Ichimura Takenojô I did his isse ichidai performance (a drama entitled "Saigyô Hôshi Kyôgen"), retired and became a bonze, entrusting his brother Ichimura Uzaemon V with the management of the Ichimuraza.

29th day of the 5th lunar month of 1679: a fire broke out in the puppets theater Ôsaka Shichidayûza in the district of Sakai-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

3rd lunar month of 1680: the very first sayaate scene in Kabuki history was staged at the Ichimuraza. It was produced by Ichimura Uzaemon V under the title "Yûjoron", with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Fuwa Banzaemon Ichikawa Danjûrô I
Nagoya Sanzaburô Murayama Shirôji
The courtesan Katsuragi Itô Kodayû II

28th day of the 12th lunar month of 1682: a fire started by Yaoya Oshichi broke out in the Daienji Temple in the district of Komagome. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza. This fire was nicknamed "Oshichi Kaji" (the "Oshichi fire").

16th day of the 12th lunar month of 1683: a fire broke out in the Nakamuraza in the district of Sakai-chô. It spread and burnt also the Ichimuraza.

10th day of the 12th lunar month of 1698 [22]: a fire broke out in the district of Nihonbashi Hongoku-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

29th day of the 11th lunar month of 1703: an earthquake hits Edo and the resulting fires destroyed the city. The 4 main theaters, the Nakamuraza, the Ichimuraza, the Moritaza and the Yamamuraza, were burnt to ashes. This catastrophe was nicknamed "Genroku Jishin Kaji" ("Genroku Earthquake and Fire").

14th day of the 1st lunar month of 1706: a fire broke out in the district of Kanda Renjaku-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

20th day of the 11th lunar month of 1706: a fire broke out in the district of Izumi-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

8th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1707: a fire broke out in the district of Kodenma-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

1st lunar month of 1709: the 4 Edo theaters, the Nakamuraza, the Ichimuraza, the Moritaza and the Yamamuraza, produced simultaneously a sogamono new year drama. This was the beginning of a custom which is still somehow observed nowadays.

18th day of the 12th lunar month of 1710: a fire broke out in the somptuous palace of the daimyô Sanada, located in the district of Kanda Koyanagi-chô. It spread and destroyed both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

23rd day of the 2nd lunar month of 1712: a fire broke out in the district of Horie-chô. It spread and destroyed both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

22nd day of the 12th lunar month of 1713: a fire broke out in the district of Shitaya Byôbusaka and spread to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

1st lunar month of 1716: a fire broke out in the district of Shitaya Ike-no-Hata and spread to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

22nd day of the 1st lunar month of 1717: a fire broke out in the district of Koishikawa and spread to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

5th lunar month of 1717: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Kokusen'ya Gassen" was produced simultaneously in the 3 Edo Kabuki theaters. This was the first Kabuki adaptation of a puppet theater play in Edo. It was produced at the Ichimuraza under the original title "Kokusen'ya Gassen" and staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Watônai Ôtani Hiroji I
Kinshôjo Fujimura Handayû II
Kanki Murayama Heiemon III
Gosankei Ichikawa Danzô I

1st lunar month of 1720: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's puppet theater shinjûmono "Shinjû Kasane Izutsu", which was written in 1707. The same play was simultaneously produced in the 3 Edo theaters and commemorated the 16th anniversary (17th memorial service) of the suicide of the couple Tokubê and Ofusa, whose roles were played by Ichimura Takenojô IV and Sodesaki Miwano I at the Ichimuraza.

10th day of the 12th lunar month of 1721: a fire broke out in the district of Kanda Tominaga-chô and spread to others sections of Edo, destroying the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

27th day of the 11th lunar month of 1726: a fire broke out in the shibai jaya Maruya, located in the district of Fukiya-chô, and spread to others sections of Edo, destroying both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

11th lunar month of 1735: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza; Ichikawa Danjûrô II gives his name to his adopted son and took the name of Ichikawa Ebizô II during the kaomise drama "Kongen Nana Komachi". The actors Ichikawa Masugorô and Matsumoto Shichizô I respectively took the names of Ichikawa Danjûrô III and Matsumoto Kôshirô II.

1st lunar month of 1736: the trio made up of Segawa Kikunojô I, Ichimura Takenojô IV and Ichimura Manzô performed together at the Ichimuraza in "Sayo no Nakayama Asama-ga-Dake", the first Tokiwazu-based dance in Kabuki history.

11th lunar month of 1737: the son of the Shôgun received the name of Takechiyo and Ichimura Takenojô IV was forced to change his first name, taking the name of Ichimura Uzaemon VIII during the Ichimuraza kaomise program "Genji Kumo Ôgi no Shiba". His stage partners were Sawamura Sôjûrô I, Bandô Hikosaburô I, Kamakura Chôkurô II, Tomizawa Montarô I, Matsumoto Kôshirô II, Tamazawa Saijirô I and Tsuruya Nanboku II.

3rd lunar month of 1742: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Hanabusa Shishi no Rangyoku", the third part (sanbanme) of the program "Fuji Miru Sato Sakae Soga"; Segawa Kikunojô I played the leading role of this Lion dance, still in the Kabuki repertoire and commonly called "Makura Jishi".

7~9th day of the 8th lunar month of 1742: a violent typhoon hit Edo, causing floods in the city; the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza had to stop their performances for a while.

February (end of month) 1746: a fire broke out in the district of Tsukiji, in the mansion of Tsubouchi Gonzaemon. It spread and destroyed the Nakamuraza, the Ichimuraza and the Moritaza.

3rd lunar month of 1747: the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" was performed for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza, staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Matsuômaru Nakamura Sukegorô I
Umeômaru Ichimura Kamezô I
Sakuramaru Sanogawa Ichimatsu I
Kan Shôjô Iwai Hanshirô III
Shihei Nakajima Mihoemon I
Sata-mura no Shiratayû Yamamoto Kyôshirô I
Chiyo Segawa Kikujirô I
Yae, Midaidokoro Azuma Tôzô II
Haru Yamamoto Miyako
Takebe Genzô Ogino Izaburô I
Tonami Arashi Tominosuke I
Princess Kariya Takinaka Hidematsu I
Sukune Tarô Sawamura Kijûrô I

7th lunar month of 1753: the play "Hirakana Seisuiki" was performed for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza, with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Matsuemon, Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu Matsumoto Kôshirô II
Chidori Nakamura Kumetarô I
Gonshirô Sawamura Chôjûrô III
Shigetada Onoe Kikugorô I
Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki Nakajima Mihozô I
Yoshitsune Sawamura Sôjûrô II
Enju Ichimura Uzaemon VIII
Iwanaga Saemon Nakajima Kanzaemon II
Ofude Arashi Wakano II
Kajiwara Genta Kagesue Ichimura Kamezô I
Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka Bandô Sanpachi I

3rd lunar month of 1754: the drama "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura" was produced for the first time at the Ichimuraza. The role of the fox Genkurô was played by Matsumoto Kôshirô II.

14th day of the 1st lunar month of 1756 [19]: a fire broke out in the district of Shinzaimoku-chô. It spread and destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

11th lunar month of 1756: Segawa Kichiji II took the name of Segawa Kikunojô II at the Ichimuraza, performing in the dance "Momo Chidori Musume Dôjôji" in duo with Ichimura Uzaemon VIII.

6th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1760 [21]: a fire broke out in the district of Kanda Hatago-chô and spread to Susaki in the district of Fukagawa. It destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza. It was called "Akashiya no Kaji" ('the Akashiya fire'), based on the name of the shop where it started.

3rd lunar month of 1760: premiere of the bombastic play "Kaneiri Gedatsu no Koromo" (commonly called "Gedatsu", a scene belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban collection), performed within the drama "Soga Mannen Bashira" at the Ichimuraza, with Ichikawa Danjûrô IV and Anegawa Daikichi I in the roles of Kagekiyo and Princess Hitomaru.

17th day of the 9th lunar month of 1761: a fire broke out in the Gekiza theater. It destroyed the Ichimuraza and damaged the Nakamuraza.

4th lunar month of 1762: Segawa Kikunojô II achieved a great success at the Ichimuraza, dancing the seven roles of the program "Yanagi Hina Shochô no Saezuri". One of these roles was the first version of the famous dance "Sagi Musume".

11th lunar month of 1765: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kanai Sanshô's Tokiwazu-based hengemono "Kumo no Ito Azusa no Yumihari", which was staged at the end of the kaomise drama "Furitsumu Hana Nidai Genji". All the roles were performed by Ichimura Uzaemon IX.

29th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1766 [12]: a fire broke out in the district of Sakai-chô, in the cosmetics shop owned and managed by the actor Onoe Kikugorô I. It destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza. This fire was nicknamed "Kikugorô Aburamise Kaji" ('Kikugorô's cosmetics shop fire').

2nd lunar month of 1767: first Kabuki adaptation, at the Ichimuraza, of Chikamatsu Hanji's puppet theater drama "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ôboshi Yuranosuke Ichikawa Danzô III
En'ya Hangan, Hayano Kanpei Ichikawa Yaozô II
Osono, Okumi, Orie Segawa Kikunojô II
Yazama Jûtarô Ôtani Hiroji III
Ishidô Nuinosuke Ichimura Uzaemon IX
Yakushiji Jirozaemon, Ono no Kudayû Nakajima Mihozô II
Jiroemon, Amakawaya Gihei Bandô Sanpachi I
Ukihashi, Okiku Azuma Tôzô II
Ôboshi Rikiya Bandô Aizô

11th lunar month of 1768: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the Nagauta-based dance "Oshiegusa Yoshiwara Suzume", the first version of "Yoshiwara Suzume", which was staged within the kaomise drama "Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe". It starred Ichimura Uzaemon IX and Azuma Tôzô II in the roles of the warrior Hachiman Tarô disuised as a bird seller and the spirit of a falcon disuised as the female bird seller.

29th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1772 [20]: a fire broke out in Meguro Gyôninzaka. It spread and destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

5th lunar month of 1774: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the Nagauta-based dance "Sono Omokage Ninin Wankyû". The roles of Wankyû and the courtesan Matsuyama were played by Ichimura Uzaemon IX and Segawa Tomisaburô I. This dance commemorated the 16th anniversary (17th memorial service) of the passing away of Ichimura Uzaemon VIII. The drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" was produced at the Ichimuraza for the first time, with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Danshichi Kurobê Sakata Hangorô II
Issun Tokubê Arashi Sangorô II
Tsuribune Sabu Nakamura Sukegorô II
Otatsu Segawa Tomisaburô I
Mikawaya Giheiji Nakajima Mihoemon II
Okaji Segawa Shichizô

1st lunar month of 1776: for the first time in Kabuki history, chiwata threads were used in the scene of the bloody murder of the priest Dainichibô (played by Ôtani Hiroemon III) by Akoya (played by Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III) in the new year program "Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, which was staged at the Ichimuraza. This new technique was very well received by the audience.

11th lunar month of 1776: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke I's Tomimoto-based dance-drama "Momo Yogiku Iro no Yo no Naka", which was staged as part of the kaomise drama "Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi" with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ono no Komachi Segawa Kikunojô III
The old woman Higaki (in reality the ghost of Higaki) Ichikawa Danjûrô V
Shii no Shôshô Ichikawa Yaozô II

11th lunar month of 1777: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nakamura Jûsuke II's Tomimoto-based (musical accompaniment written by Namizaki Tokuji) dance-drama "Meotozake Kawaranu Nakanaka" (commonly called "Kurama Jishi"), which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Shizuka Gozen Segawa Kikunojô III
Kisanta Nakamura Nakazô I
The male fox Ichimura Uzaemon IX
The female fox Nakamura Tomijûrô I

11th lunar month of 1779: Azuma Tomigorô took the name of Azuma Tôzô III at the Ichimuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki".

28th day of the 10th lunar month of 1783: a fire broke out in Edo in the district of Kodenma-chô, which spread and burnt the Ichimuraza.

1784 ~ 1788: the Ichimuraza went bankrupt and gave its license to the Kiriza.

25th day of the 8th lunar month of 1785: the actor and zamoto Ichimura Uzaemon IX (1725~1785) died.

9th lunar month of 1785: Ichimura Kamezô II took the name of Ichimura Uzaemon X and became the new official zamoto of the Ichimuraza.

11th lunar month of 1788: Ichimura Uzaemon X reopened the Ichimuraza, producing the kaomise program "Genji Saikô Kogane no Tachibana", which starred the actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V, Iwai Hanshirô IV, Segawa Kikunojô III, Bandô Hikosaburô III, Onoe Matsusuke I and Ôtani Hiroemon III and celebrated the arrival in Edo of the Kamigata actor Asao Tamejûrô I.

9th lunar month of 1790: the play "Yoshitsune Koshigoejô" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza; it was the onagori kyôgen of the Kamigata star Asao Tamejûrô I and it was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Gotobê Asao Tamejûrô I
Izumi no Saburô Sawamura Sôjûrô III
Minamoto no Yoshitsune Bandô Hikosaburô III
Gotobê's wife Sekijo Nakayama Tomisaburô I
Izumi's wife Takanoya Iwai Kiyotarô II
Nishikido Tarô Kunihira Ôtani Oniji III
Date no Jirô Arashi Ryûzô II
Kamei no Rokurô Asao Tamesaburô
Gotobê's daughter Tokujo Iwai Kumesaburô I

1793 ~ 1798: the Ichimuraza went bankrupt and gave its license to the Kiriza.

11th lunar month of 1798: Ichimura Uzaemon X reopened the Ichimuraza, producing the kaomise program "Hanayagura Tachibana Keizu", which starred the actors Ichikawa Yaozô III, Segawa Kikunojô III, Onoe Matsusuke I, Ichikawa Omezô I, Bandô Mitsugorô II, Matsumoto Yonesaburô I and Nakamura Denkurô IV.

15th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1799: the zamoto Ichimura Uzaemon X (1748~1799) died.

Spring 1800: Ichimura Manjirô I took the name of Ichimura Uzaemon XI.

2nd lunar month of 1800: Namiki Gohei's drama "Gosan no Kiri", which was premiered in the 4th lunar month of 1778 at the Kado no Shibai, was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza in a somewhat different version entitled "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri" instead of "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri", with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ishikawa Goemon, Mashiba Hisatsugu Arashi Hinasuke II
Konomura Ôinosuke (in reality Sô Sokei), Mashiba Hisayoshi Bandô Hikosaburô III
Kishida's okugata Segawa Kikunojô III
The yakko Yatarô (in reality Junkikan), Katô Toranosuke Masakiyo Arashi Sanpachi I
Segawa Uneme, Hanegawa Takakage Ogino Izaburô II
The courtesan Hanatachibana Segawa Kikusaburô II
Sonoo-no-Kata, Goemon's wife Oritsu Osagawa Tsuneyo II
Mashiba Kingo Hisaaki Ichikawa Aragorô I
Daibutsu Mochiya Akuzaemon (in reality Kaida Shingo) Sawamura Yodogorô II
The courtesan Kokonoe Segawa Kikunosuke

8th lunar month of 1801: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Hamamuraya guild; the actors Segawa Kikunojô III, Segawa Kikunosuke, Segawa Kikusaburô II and Segawa Matsunosuke respectively took the names of Segawa Rokô III, Segawa Michinosuke, Segawa Michisaburô I and Segawa Hamajirô. They performed together in the drama "Dôjima Tamino no Tsumikomi".

11th lunar month of 1801: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Kôraiya guild; Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, his son Ichikawa Komazô III and Ichikawa Santarô respectively took the names of Omegawa Kyôjûrô, Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Ichikawa Komazô IV. They performed together in the kaomise drama "Otoko Narikeri Onna Masakado".

4th day of the 11th lunar month of 1802 [15]: a fire broke out in Edo in the district of Naniwa-chô and destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

9th lunar month of 1804: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Kanjin Kanmon Tekuda no Hajimari" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The tsûji Kôsai Tenzô, Hamada Kôjûrô Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Numazu Chishima-no-Kami, Seitokuji Kyôzen Asao Kuzaemon I
Teruha-no-Mae Matsumoto Yonesaburô I
The keisei Takao Segawa Michinosuke I
The tayû Meizan Segawa Yûjirô II
Tsuzuki Denshichi Sawamura Gennosuke I
Tsuzuki Denshichi's sister Okô Osagawa Tsuneyo II

13th day of the 11th lunar month of 1806 [16]: a fire broke out from the shop of the hair-dresser Tomokurô in the district of Nihonbashi Fukiya-chô. It spread and burnt both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza, killing many spectators.

6th lunar month of 1808: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Katsu Hyôzô I's drama "Iroeiri Otogi Zôshi" [11], which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Kohata Koheiji, Koheiji's wife Otowa (in reality Tetsuzan's sister Asaka), Asayama Shôgen Tetsuzan, Mihara's sister Kôsaki, the sonja Rakan Nakatara, the sendô Tenjiku Tokubê (in reality Dainichimaru), the kôguya Yahê Onoe Matsusuke I
Hosokawa Tamon-no-Kami, a shûgyôsha (in reality Mure Ikkaku Terumitsu) Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Princess Osakabe, the koshimoto Oriku, Tanbaya Otsuma Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Midajirô Tokitsuna, Funakoshi Sanpei, the tôzoku Osakake Tarô (in reality Akamatsu Jirô), the edokko Hachirobê, Samezaya Shinsuke Onoe Eizaburô I
The sendô Yukinaya Moemon (in reality Ôtomo Sôkan), the bashi Takurô, Sakama Shindôji Ichikawa Sôzaburô IV

7th lunar month of 1808: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Katsu Hyôzô I's drama "Toki-mo Kikyô Shusse no Ukejô", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Takechi Mitsuhide Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Oda Harunaga Sawamura Gennosuke I
Yasuda Sakubê Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Satsuki Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Mori no Ranmaru Onoe Eizaburô I
Kikyô Nakayama Iwajirô

1st day of the 1st lunar month of 1809 [17]: a fire broke out in the district of Nihonbashi Sanai-chô and destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

11th lunar month of 1809: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Katsu Hyôzô I and Sakurada Jisuke II kaomise drama "Misao no Hana Toba no Koizuka", which celebrated the shûmei of Onoe Shôroku I and Onoe Matsusuke II and was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The sendô Tedori Yojirô, Watanabe Saemon Wataru (later the bonze Jûgen), Yaheibyôe Munekiyo (Taira no Munekiyo), Komatsu Naifu Shigemori Bandô Mitsugorô III
Endô Musha Moritô (later the bonze Mongaku), the priest Raigô Ajari, the kagokaki Idaten no Tarohachi (in reality Osada Tarô Kagemune), Shume no Hangan Morihisa, Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Shibuya Konnômaru Masatoshi, I-no-Hayata Tadazumi, Danjûrô Kisa (in reality Hacchô-tsubute no Kiheiji), Taira no Munemori Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
The shirabyôshi Kesa Gozen, the sendô Yamatoya Omatsu, the Mitsuôgiya keisei Tokiwagi (in reality Tametomo's daughter Ôshima), Yuya Gozen Iwai Hanshirô V
Minamoto no Yorimasa, the ashigaru Hasehei (in reality Hasebe Chôbê Nobutsura), Awa Minbu Shigeyoshi, the jôgashiya Kuchitori no Yoshirô Suketakaya Takasuke II
The azusa miko Mayumi, the ghost of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Kazusa Gorobê Tadamitsu Onoe Shôroku I
Sutoku Shin'in, Taira no Kiyomori, Monokawa no Kurando Mitsusada, the ueki-uri Goennichi no Matsu (in reality Minamoto no Tomonaga) Onoe Matsusuke II
Matsuyoi no Jijû, the female kani Koiso, Munekiyo's mekake Shiratae, the shinrei of the goddess Benzaiten Sawamura Tanosuke II
Iga no Heinaizaemon Naganori, Musashi Saemon Arikuni, the yakko Nomahei, Tachibana Shichirô Sadakage Sawamura Shirogorô II
Yorimasa's mekake Ayame-no-Mae, Awa Minbu Shigeyoshi's daughter Kaoru, the tome onna Asagao Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Tawara Matatarô Tadatsuna, Watanabe Teishichi Tonau, the Shumokumachi yoban Saisuke Hanai Saizaburô IV
Yorimasa's daughter Chizuka (in reality Takakura-no-Miya), Katamura no Osaku, the shirabyôshi Gijo, the jijo Makoto-no-Mae Osagawa Shichizô II

1st lunar month of 1810: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Katsu Hyôzô I and Sakurada Jisuke II drama "Kokoro no Nazo Toketa Iroito", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Honjô Tsunagorô Bandô Mitsugorô III
Ofusa, Oito Iwai Hanshirô V
Hantoki Kurobê Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Omatsuri Sashichi Onoe Matsusuke II
Kanbara Sagorô Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
The tedai Sagobê Yamashina Shirojûrô
Yamazumi Goheita Ichikawa Sôzaburô IV
Kaze-no-Kami Kizaemon Onoe Shôroku I
The courtesan Koito Sawamura Tanosuke II

3rd lunar month of 1810: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Katsu Hyôzô I's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", commonly called "Shirafuji Genta", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The sumô wrestler Shirafuji Genta Bandô Mitsugorô III
The courtesan Oshun Iwai Hanshirô V
Gonsuke, the rice dealer Sakama Denbê Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Tsugawa Mondo Onoe Matsusuke II
Tsugawa Katsujirô Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Shioda Bannoshin Sawamura Shirogorô II
Gonsuke's wife Otori Ichikawa Sôzaburô IV
Tôgane Yado no Osawa Osagawa Shichizô II
Osawa's sister Otomi Yamashita Mansaku
Oshun's mother Okaya Ichikawa Monzaburô II

5th lunar month of 1810: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Katsu Hyôzô I and Sakurada Jisuke II drama "Ehon Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Tateba no Taheiji, Saeda Daigakunosuke Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Sagoemon's daughter Oyone, Sajûrô's wife Satsuki Iwai Hanshirô V
Takahashi Yajûrô, Gappô, Magoshichi Bandô Mitsugorô III
Kojima Rinpei, the yamabushi priest Masuhôin Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
The widow Satomi, Bungozaemon Onoe Shôroku I
Kagamiyama Toshiyuki, Takahashi Sezaemon, the cook Sukehachi Suketakaya Takasuke II
Unzari Omatsu, Yohei Onoe Matsusuke II
The farmer Sagoemon, Sasayama Kanbê Sawamura Shirogorô II

9th lunar month of 1810: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 3-role hengemono "Mata Atarashiku Mitsu no Sakazuki", which was performed by Bandô Mitsugorô III. One of the roles, "Kairaishi", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

3rd lunar month of 1811: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke II's 7-role Tokiwazu-based hengemono "Shichimai Tsuzuki Hana no Sugatae", a program made up of seven dances: "Nyo San no Miya", "Kajiwara Genta", "Shiokumi", "Sarumawashi" (a monkey showman), "Gannin Bôzu" (a bonze), "Rôjo" (an old woman) and "Kan U" (a Chinese warlord). All the roles were played by Bandô Mitsugorô III. The choreography was made by Fujima Kanjûrô I and the musical accompaniment was made by Kishizawa Koshikibu III. The dances "Gannin Bôzu" and "Shiokumi" are still part of the current repertoire.

7th lunar month of 1811: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Tamamo-no-Mae Obana no Nishiki", the Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
In-no-Chûô, Kyûbi no Kitsune (the nine-tailed fox), Miuranosuke Yoshiaki Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Tamamo-no-Mae Iwai Hanshirô V
Wada Gorô Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Kazusanosuke Tsunehiro Bandô Mitsugorô III
Kazusanosuke's wife Tokiwazu Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Washizuka Kintôji Hidekuni Sawamura Shirogorô II
Princess Hatsuhana Yamashita Yaozô II

7th lunar month of 1811: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Nazo no Obi Chotto Tokubê", which was written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV, Sakurada Jisuke II and Fukumori Kyûsuke I and which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ôshima Danshichi Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Issun Tokubê Bandô Mitsugorô III
Okaji, Otatsu Iwai Hanshirô V
The dôguya Seishichi, later Tsuribune Sankichi Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
The ashigaru Namano Hachinai, later Mikawaya Giheiji Sawamura Shirogorô II
The okujochû Kotoura Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Ôshima Sagaemon Ôtani Monzô I

11th lunar month of 1811: the actor Sawamura Gennosuke I and the playwright Katsu Hyôzô I took the respective names of Sawamura Sôjûrô IV and Tsuruya Nanboku IV at the Ichimuraza, performing in the kaomise drama "Itsukushima Yuki no Mitegura" [print].

11th lunar month of 1813: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's kaomise drama "Modoribashi Sena-ni Gohiiki", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Usui Sadamitsu, Ninose-mura Genroku, the tabako-uri Sakamushi Oyoshi, Sôma Tarô Yoshikado, Ebizako-no-Jû (in reality Watanabe Genji Tsuna), the sanzoku Onoemon (in reality Mita Genta Hirotsuna) Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Hakamadare no Yasusuke, Minoda Genta Hirotsugu (in reality Hakamadare no Yasusuke), Ibaragiya Onishichi, Iga Jutarô, the sanzoku Tetsuzô (in reality Onidômaru) Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Masakado's daughter Princess Nanaaya, Onishichi's nyôbô Otsuna (in reality Fujiwara no Sumitomo's jijo Tomaya), Minamoto no Yorimitsu's jijo Konoito, Yamanba, the spirit of a ground spider Iwai Hanshirô V
The sadaishô Higekuro Onoe Shôroku I
The ryôshi Fukayama no Gorozô (in reality Urabe Suetake), Ôya Tarô Mitsutô Seki Sanjûrô II
Minamoto Nakamitsu's sister Sekiya Yamashita Mansaku
Mataji's daughter Oura, Sonoo-no-Mae (in reality Nose Hangan's daughter Misaki) Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Minamoto no Yorimitsu's brother Minamoto Bijomaru (in reality Hirai no Yasumasa's daughter Koshikibu), the kirimise jorô Mikazuki Osen (in reality Fujiwara no Sumitomo's daughter Princess Kokonoe) Iwai Kumesaburô II
Iyo Tarô Arinobu, the doctor Harihiji Dôan, the bashi Dôroku (in reality Takiyasha) Sawamura Shirogorô II
Kaidômaru Iwai Matsunosuke I
Tsukishima Nagatsura, the misemonoshi Zenkô, Rojiban Kinosuke Bandô Zenji II
Taira no Masamori, Yamakujira no Gonsuke Matsumoto Kojirô II
Tôjô Gorô Kagemichi, the hikyaku Yoisuke Kirishima Giemon I
Tada no Manjû, Musashi Gorô Okiyo Ichikawa Monzaburô II
Minamoto Yorinobu, the female thief Kôbai Azuma Tôzô IV
Tsuru-no-Mae, Mataji's daughter Okuri (in reality Tsuru-no-Mae), Princess Hanazono Matsumoto Yonesaburô II
Tanba Tarô Onizumi Ôtani Monzô I
Monobe Heita Arikuni, the kashimonoya Kinsuke Arashi Shinpei IV
Kurinoki-mura Mataji Sawamura Kinpei II
Katô Bungojirô Tadamasa, Takakuni-gimi (in reality Hata Jirô Masabumi), the female thief Shiraume Bandô Tsurujûrô
The nyûdô Inokuma Raiun, the kirimise jorô Ochô Ichikawa Kurizô I
Ôe Gunryô Masahira Nakamura Utazô

29th day of the 11th lunar month of 1813 [18]: a fire broke out in Edo in the district of Takasago-chô and destroyed both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

3rd lunar month of 1814: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Sumidagawa Hana no Goshozome", commonly called "Onna Seigen", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ohatsu, the watashimori Onatsu, Princess Hanako, the Shinkiyomizu ama Seigen, Hanjo-no-Mae Iwai Hanshirô V
Kume no Heinai Nagamori, Yamada no Saburô Kanetsugu, Sarushima Sôta (in reality Awazu no Shichirô) Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Yoshida Matsuwakamaru, the Iruma's tsubone Iwafuji, the yakko Gunsuke, the carver Hidari Jingorô, Awazu Rokurô Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Onoe, Ôgigaya Ichikawa Dannosuke III
Hôjô Yoshitoki, the yakko Midahei Seki Sanjûrô II
The okujochû Taketawa, Kariganeya's shinzô Uneme Iwai Kumesaburô II
Matsui no Gengo Sadakage, the yakko Sudahei Sawamura Shirogorô II
The yakko Todahei Nakayama Monzaburô
Yoshida Umewakamaru Iwai Matsunosuke I
The Shinkiyomizu's young bonze Sakuranbô, Ôtomo's son Hôshimaru Ichimura Kamesaburô
Arakawa Kijirô Ichikawa Shinzô III
The okujochû Tsukijino Bandô Zenji II
Kariganeya's young man Gonshichi Matsumoto Kojirô II
Princess Sakura Matsumoto Yonesaburô II
Ôtomo Hitachinosuke Yorikuni, Princess Sakura's protector Iozaki Azuma Tôzô IV
The okujochû Nanaura Arashi Shinpei IV
The okujochû Kirishima, the dôshinsha Murokubô Kirishima Giemon I
Princess Sakura's protector Sekiya Yamashita Mansaku
The Shinkiyomizu chief priest Todorokibô Ichikawa Monzaburô II
Hiki no Hangan Sawamura Kinpei II
The okujochû Ayase Iwai Kamejirô
Kiyomizu Heimanosuke Seigen Bandô Tsurujûrô

5th lunar month of 1814: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 12-role hengemono "Manete Mimasu Shiki no Wazaogi", which was performed by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII. One of the roles, "Tonbi Yakko", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

5th lunar month of 1815: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke II's Kiyomoto-based dance-drama "Imayô Suma no Utsushie" (commonly called "Suma no Utsushie"). It was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The ama Matsukaze Ichikawa Dannosuke III
The ama Murasame Iwai Kumesaburô II
Ariwara no Yukihira, the ryôshi Konohê Arashi Sangorô III

7th lunar month of 1814: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's natsu kyôgen "Imaori Hakata no Irifune", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The tsûji Tsuzuki Denshichi, Nigô Hanzô, the anma Torikaji no Chôan, Fukushimaya Seibê Matsumoto Kôshirô V
The sendô Ukisuiwa (in reality Genkai Nadaemon), Kieigimi Shôryû, the carpenter Rokusa Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Komachiya Sôshichi, Sekinoto-mura Kyûjibê, Funakoshi Jûemon Seki Sanjûrô II
The Ise pilgrim Oichi (in reality Hôshô Taishi's daughter Princess Gyôranjo), the Kanzakiya musume Osono (later Kashiku) Iwai Hanshirô V
Hataka Kojorô, the Komachiya mother Osawa, the Fukushimaya nyôbô Okaji Ichikawa Dannosuke III
The bashi Utsunoya Goroemon, Kurahashi Daizen, Ishikawaya Shichirosuke Sawamura Shirogorô II
The Komachiya musume Osato Iwai Kumesaburô II
Ôtsune Naonoshin, the Chinese emissary Go Chikkan, Tomitaya Tazaemon Nakayama Monzaburô
The yotaka Oden Kirishima Giemon I
The Chinese emissary Chin Shirô Matsumoto Kojirô II
Kanzakiya Chôemon Ichikawa Monzaburô II
The sendô Sanzô Ôtani Monzô I
The Hakata nakai Ofuji Azuma Tôzô IV

Fall 1815 ~ 1821: the Ichimuraza went bankrupt and gave its license to the Kiriza.

11th day of the 7th lunar month of 1820: Ichimura Uzaemon XI died.

1817: the Kiriza went bankrupt and transferred the Ichimuraza license to the Miyakoza.

1818: the Miyakoza went bankrupt and transferred the Ichimuraza license to the Tamagawaza.

10th lunar month of 1821: the Ichimuraza was back in business.

11th lunar month of 1821: Ichimura Kamenosuke took the name of Ichimura Uzaemon XII and became the new official zamoto of the reopening Ichimuraza. The business was managed from behind the scenes by Fukuchi Mohê because the new Uzaemon was too young. Fukuchi Mohê produced the special kaomise program "Nani o Tanete Ukiki no Kaobure", starring Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Ichikawa Omezô I, Bandô Hikosaburô IV and Ichikawa Monnosuke III. The actors Sawamura Shirogorô II and Ichikawa Raizô IV celebrated their shûmei during this performance.

10th day of the 3rd lunar month of 1822: a tremendous fight involving sumô wrestlers broke out within the Ichimuraza during the Kabuki performance of the day.

12th lunar month of 1822: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the danmari "Ichiharano no Danmari"; the role of Hirai Yasumasa was played by Onoe Kikugorô III and the Tokiwazu musical accompaniment was created by Tokiwazu Komojidayû I.

1st lunar month of 1823: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's new year sogamono drama "Yaegasumi Soga no Kumiito", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Kudô Saemon Suketsune, Ôtônai Narikage (in reality Ômi Kotôta Nariie), Soga Jûrô Sukenari, the carpenter Rokusaburô (in reality Kanbara Sashichirô), Fukushimaya Seibê Onoe Kikugorô III
Soga Gorô Tokimune, Yawata Saburô Yukiuji, Akazawa Jûnai, the itoya son-in-law Sashichi (in reality Honjô Tsunagorô), the nusubito Hantoki Kurobê Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Kobayashi no Asahina, the furugane-kai Kurishima Gonbê, Funakoshi Jûemon Seki Sanjûrô II
Kyô no Jirô Suketoshi, Nitta Shirô Tadatsune Bandô Hikosaburô IV
Kamegiku (in reality Inaba Kôzô), the itoya musume Oito, Oniô Shinzaemon's nyôbô Tsukisayo, Akashi (in reality Kagekiyo's musume Hitomaru), Asahina's sister Maizuru Iwai Hanshirô V
Ôiso no Tora, the geisha Koito, Rokusa's lover Osono, Kyô no Kojorô, Naginoha Gozen Segawa Kikunojô V
Kewaizaka no Shôshô, Tsunagorô's nyôbô Ofusa, the Senju geisha Hanekichi, Seibê's nyôbô Osai Ichikawa Monnosuke III
The shukuba geisha izayoi, Okyô, Yoritomo's musume Princess Ô Onoe Kikujirô I
Kanbara Sagorô Ichikawa Omezô I
Tsurugizawa Danjôzaemon, the yanushi Sagobê Sawamura Shirogorô II
Koisami no Kichi Ichimura Uzaemon XII
Soga no Zenjibô Onoe Sanchô
Izu Jirô Sukekane, Daikokuya Tsuchiemon Nakayama Kinsha
The bashi Kajiwara-mura no Heiji Bandô Zenji II
Oniô Shinzaemon, the yoban Tarosuke Sôryô Jinroku II
Yamazumi Goheita, the oshô Tojibô, the itoya goke, Usami Yadayû Ôtani Bajû II
The shukuba jorô Hanasaki Azuma Tôzô IV
Gorotsuki Shichirosuke (in reality Soga no Danzaburô), Kusumi Shichirô Toshitsugu Onoe Kanijûrô I
Momokawa Tôrin Ôtani Monzô II
The bonze Unzai Matsumoto Kingo I
The Miura okujochû Misaki, the itoya gejo Oyoshi Ichikawa Onoe
Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki, the itoya kôken Shôkurô Matsumoto Kunigorô
The kumosuke Yamataki Gonku, the sendô Ichikawaya Sanji Ichikawa Monjûrô
Wakabayashiya Gorohachi, Hakone no Hataemon Tsuruya Kodanji

3rd lunar month of 1823: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Ukiyogara Hiyoku no Inazuma" (or "Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma"), commonly called "Inazuma Zôshi". It was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Nagoya Sanza, Miuraya Komurasaki Onoe Kikugorô III
Fuwa Banzaemon, Banzui Chôbê, Teranishi Kanshin Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Shirai Gonpachi, Murasaki Senchô, Chôbê's wife Ochika Iwai Hanshirô V
The courtesan Katsuragi, Oden, Okuni Segawa Kikunojô V
Miuraya Hanamurasaki Ichikawa Monnosuke III
Hachinai, Shirai Magoichirô Seki Sanjûrô II
Honjô Sukedayû Ichikawa Omezô I
Iriya no Kinzô Bandô Hikosaburô IV
Rokkaku Sakyônoshin Nakayama Kinsha
Mamushi no Jihê Sawamura Shirogorô II

7th lunar month of 1823: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's natsu kyôgen "Torimazete Sekison Miyage", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Sawai Matagorô, the gofukuya Jûbê (later Tomiokaya Sôroku) Onoe Kikugorô III
Yadonashi Danshichi, Karaki Masaemon (later Tsukimoto Musashi) Ichikawa Danjûrô VII
Nikki Harutarô (later Konda Dainaiki), the wakatô Ishidome Busuke Seki Sanjûrô II
Hakone Miyagino no Shinobu (later the geisha Onobu) Iwai Hanshirô V
Matagorô's mother Narumi, Sôroku's nyôbô Ohama, the okujochû Osode Segawa Kikunojô V
Masaemon's nyôbô Otani, Busuke's sister Osono Ichikawa Monnosuke III
Sawai Matazaemon (later Sasaki Ganryû) Ichikawa Omezô I
Sawai Jôgorô, Ikezoe Magohachi Sawamura Shirogorô II
Princess Yayoi, Hanesawaya Kôkichi Onoe Sanchô
Wada Shizuma, Tatsumiya Yogorô Nakayama Kinsha
Hosokawa Tamonnosuke Ichimura Uzaemon XII
Sasaki Dan'emon, Chôemon Sôryô Jinroku II
The okujochû Sasao Azuma Tôzô IV
Narabayashi Jûkan Ôtani Bajû II
Kyûsuke, Aramaki Bansaku Ôtani Monzô II
Wada Yukie, Sakurai Rinzaemon Onoe Kanijûrô I
The menoto Ohama, the female kamiyui Osen Ichikawa Onoe

8th day of the 12th lunar month of 1825 [3]: a fire broke out in Edo in the puppet theater Yûkiza, located in the district of Fukiya-chô, and destroyed both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

6th lunar month of 1826: Bandô Mitsugorô III performed at the Ichimuraza in a 3-role Kiyomoto-based hengemono entitled "Mata Koko-ni Kabuki no Hanadashi". The 3 roles were Take-no-Uchi no Sukeneya (a legendary character famous for his extraordinary long life), a fisherman fighting a giant octopus and a tekomai festival dancer. The fisherman and the dancer are nowadays independent dances, which are staged under the respective titles of "Amiuchi" and "Omatsuri".

3rd day of the 1st lunar month of 1827 [4]: a fire broke out from the third floor of the Ichimuraza and destroyed the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and 2 puppet theaters.

21st day of the 3rd lunar month of 1829 [5]: a fire broke out from the shop of Owariya Tokuemon, in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spread and destroyed the Edo theaters district. The Moritaza, the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza were burnt to ashes.

23rd day of the 12th lunar month of 1830 [6]: a fire broke out in the district of Nihonbashi Kodenma-chô. It spread and destroyed the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

7th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1834 [7]: a fire broke out in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spread and destroyed the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

7th lunar month of 1836: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Shinobi Yoru Koi no Kusemono". The role of Princess Takiyasha and Mitsukuni were played by Ichikawa Kuzô II and Ichimura Uzaemon XII.

7th lunar month of 1837: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Sanshô-dayû Kogane no Toridoshi", a revised and expanded version of the gidayû kyôgen "Yura no Minato Sengen Chôja", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ôwada Kuranoshin, the shichiya tedai Jûbê, the tayû Sanshô (in relaity Suzumura Hyôgo) Ichikawa Kuzô II
Yamaoka Gonroku, Iwaki Hangan Masauji, Sanshô's musume Osan Ichimura Uzaemon XII
Hashidate no Gorô Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII
Gonroku's nyôbô Yamaoka Orachi, Masauji's wife Iwaki Mutsuki-no-Kata Kanô Minshi II
Kuranoshin's wife Ôwada Sakurado, the Shimabara tayû Aoyagi Onoe Eizaburô III
The menoto Uwatake, Sanshô's nyôbô Kiyo Osagawa Tsuneyo IV
Masauji's daughter Princess Anju Azuma Kitsunosuke
Yura no Saburô Ichikawa Shiyû
Ôe Gunryô Tokikado, the Takada shôya Kuzubê Onoe Kikushirô I
Motoyoshi Kanamenosuke Nakajima Kanzô III

11th lunar month of 1838: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nakamura Jûsuke IV's Tokiwazu-based dance "Hanabutai Kasumi no Saruhiki", commonly called "Utsubo Zaru". The choreography was made by Matsumoto Goroichi and the musical accompaniment was made by Kishizawa Shikisa V. The dance was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The monkey-showman Nakamura Utaemon IV
Tarôkaja Ichimura Uzaemon XII
The female lord Ichikawa Kuzô II
The monkey Nakamura Kinjirô

4th lunar month of 1840: Ichikawa Yaozô V took the name of Seki Sanjûrô III at the Ichimuraza, playing the roles of Kajiwara Heiji Kagetaka and Chichibu Shôji Shigetada in the jidaimono "Hirakana Seisuiki" and the role of Umakata Hachizô in the drama "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". The kôjô celebrating this shûmei was led by the star Nakamura Utaemon IV.

9th lunar month of 1840: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Yoshinoyama Yuki no Furugoto" (nowadays entitled "Meoto Gitsune"), which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Kusunoki Masatsura Seki Sanjûrô III
Matagorô, in reality the Tsukamoto male fox Nakamura Utaemon IV
Ben-no-Naishi, in reality the Chieda female fox Ichimura Uzaemon XII

6th day of the 10th lunar month of 1841 [8]: a fire broke out from the backstages of the Nakamuraza in the district of Kanda Sakai-chô. It spread and destroyed the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

20th day of the 10th lunar month of 1841 [9]: the Edo authorities forbade the reconstruction of the destroyed theaters in Sakai-chô.

19th day of the 12th lunar month of 1841 [10]: the Nakamuraza, Ichimuraza and Kawarasakiza were ordered to move to the remote district of Asakusa Saruwaka-chô.

1st lunar month of 1843: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Kashiragaki Ise Monogatari" (commonly called "Noriaibune"), which was staged within the new year drama "Kioi Uta Soga no Hanadashi" and used different musical ensembles: Tomimoto, Tokiwazu, Nagauta and Gidayû. The seven dancers were Nakamura Utaemon IV, Ichimura Uzaemon XII, Bandô Shûka I, Seki Sanjûrô III, Onoe Kikujirô II, Nakamura Fukusuke I and Ichikawa Danzaburô V.

2nd lunar month of 1847: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 11-role hengemono "Kanadehon Chûshingura" (same title as the classic drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"); each role, which was performed by Ichimura Uzaemon XII, was based on 1 act of "Chûshingura":

Role Music
Ashikaga Naoyoshi Tokiwazu [1]
The musume Konami Tokiwazu [1]
Sotoba Komachi Nagauta
Ôboshi Rikiya Kiyomoto
Kakubê Jishi Nagauta
Kagokaki [2] Tokiwazu
Okaru Nagauta
Tabi Yakko Kiyomoto
Oriki Tokiwazu [1]/Nagauta
Igo Tokiwazu [1]/Nagauta
Ôtaka Bungo Ôzatsuma

11th lunar month of 1847: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Shiki Utsushi Tosae no Futsutsuka" [JPN]. The seven roles were Otohime (Princess Oto), sendô (the boatman), daikoku, keisei, Daijin (the Minister), kaminari (the thunder) and Ushiwaka (young Yoshitsune). All were danced by Ichikawa Kodanji IV. The musical accompaniment was made up of three ensembles: Tokiwazu, Gidayû and Nagauta.

8th lunar month of 1848: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Eiri Shôsetsu Asagao Monogatari", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Miyagi Asojirô, Komazawa Jirozaemon Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII
Miyuki Bandô Shûka I

1st lunar month of 1851: the actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII and Ichimura Kurôemon respectively took the names of Ichimura Takenojô V and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII; the new Uzaemon became the manager of the Ichimuraza.

2nd lunar month of 1851: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke III's Kiyomoto-based dance "Akegarasu Hana no Nureginu", commonly called "Urazato Tokijirô" or "Akegarasu". It was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Yamanaya Urazato Bandô Shûka I
Kasugaya Tokijirô Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII
Yamanaya Shirobê Ôtani Tomoemon IV
A kamuro Bandô Kichiya I

1st lunar month of 1852: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Hakkenden Uwasa no Takadono", which was written by Sakurada Jisuke III and staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ôtsuka Bansaku Kazunari, Inukawa Sôsuke, Kanamari Daisuke Takanori, Komiyama Kageyu Saemon, Inukai Genpachi Nobumichi, Inugawa Gakuzô Seki Sanjûrô III
Yamabayashi Fusahachi, Inusaka Keno, the ghost of Yatsufusa, Inuyama Dôsetsu Tadatomo Sawamura Chôjûrô V
Inuzuka Shino Moritaka, Princess Fuse Bandô Shûka I
Fusahachi's wife Onui, Hamaji Onoe Kikujirô II
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori, Satomi Yoshizane, Aboshi Samojirô Arashi Kichisaburô III
The shôya Hikiroku, Konaya Bungobei Ôtani Tomoemon IV
Kamezasa Nakayama Bungorô II

9th lunar month of 1852: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza, with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Tamate Gozen Bandô Shûka I
Gappô Dôshin Seki Sanjûrô III
Takayasu Shuntokumaru Nakamura Fukusuke I
Princess Asaka Nakamura Kamenojô I
Gappô's wife Otoku Arashi Koroku V
The yakko Irihei Nakamura Shibajaku I

5th day of the 11th lunar month of 1854: a big fire broke out in the district of Seiten-chô and reduced to ashes the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and the Moritaza.

2nd day of the 10th lunar month of 1855: the Ansei Edo Earthquake (Ansei Edo Jishin) destroyed Edo, tearing down the Ichimuraza.

3rd lunar month of 1856: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Bandô branch of the Otowaya guild; Bandô Hikosaburô IV and Bandô Takesaburô I respectively took the names of Bandô Kamezô I and Bandô Hikosaburô V. The two actors performed together in the dramas "Tsuruhachi to Suehiro Soga", "Hikinuide Kasumi no Midomise" and "Yume Musubu Chô ni Torioi".

9th lunar month of 1856: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's 9-act drama "Tsuta Momiji Utsunoya Tôge". The 2 leading stars were Ichikawa Kodanji IV (the blind masseur Bun'ya and the thief Niza) and Bandô Kamezô I (Itamiya Jûbê).

11th lunar month of 1856: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Shôchikubai Yuki no Akebono", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Yaoya Oshichi Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Kichisaburô Bandô Hikosaburô V
Osugi Onoe Kikugorô IV

11th lunar month of 1856: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Joro no Makoto Osada no Chûkô", commonly called "Kuramayama" and performed with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ushiwakamaru Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
The tengu Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Omatsu Onoe Kikugorô IV
Kisanta Bandô Hikosaburô V

1st lunar month of 1857: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Nezumi Komon Haru no Shingata", commonly called "Nezumi Kozô", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The tôzoku Inaba Kôzô (in reality Yosobê's son Yokichi), Izumi no Koshirô Chikahira, Takashima Beizan (in reality Inaba Kôzô), the bokusha Sazen (in reality Inaba Kôzô) Ichikawa Kodanji IV
The Koyamaya's goke Otaka, Matsubaya Matsuyama, Miura's mekake Wakakusa, Yoshitoki's mekake Shiraume Onoe Kikugorô IV
Iwami Shinzaburô, the katanaya Shinsuke, the kamiyui Inosuke, Hôjô Yoshitoki Bandô Hikosaburô V
Matsubaya Bunzô, Chôkichi, Yonosuke Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
The shijimi-uri Sankichi Ichimura Uzaemon XIII
Inaba Kôzô's adoptive mother Okuma, Hayase Yajûrô, Takagi Shirodayû Bandô Kamezô I
Miura Hyôbunosuke, the ashigaru Gonpei, the tsujiban Yosobê Asao Yoroku II
The geisha Omoto Nakamura Kamenojô I
The torite Sonnai Bandô Muraemon I
The torite Kôhei Nakamura Kôzô

7th lunar month of 1857: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Ami Moyô Tôro no Kikukiri", commonly called "Kozaru Shichinosuke", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Kozaru Shichinosuke, Nakamanjiya Yahê Ichikawa Kodanji IV
The okujochû Kikugawa (later the courtesan Goshuden no Okuma), Nakamanjiya Tamagiku Onoe Kikugorô IV
Amiuchi Shichigorô, Dôchû-oichiji Sangorô, Hasuba Yoroku Masakazu, Jizôdô no Sainen Bandô Kamezô I
The sakaya tedai Yoshirô, the sendô Misao no Take, Inagi Shinnojô Bandô Hikosaburô V
Obô Kichisa, the priest Kyôshin Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Shichinosuke's younger sister Onami Ichimura Uzaemon XIII
Kuraganoya Gohê, Shibukawa Gunjûrô Asao Yoroku II
Yokome Sukebei, the wakatô Murasuke, Enma no Dôhachi Bandô Muraemon I
Shimazakiya Kichiroku Arashi Kichiroku
The brothel servant Okô, Kuraganoya Osame Nakamura Kôzô

3rd lunar month of 1858: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Edo Zakura Kiyomizu Seigen"; the nibanme of this drama is now entitled "Kurotegumi Kuruwa no Tatehiki" in the Kabuki repertoire (commonly called "Kurotegumi Sukeroku"). It was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Seigen, Sukeroku Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Princess Sakura, Omaki, Miuraya Agemaki, Otake Onoe Kikugorô IV
Ushiwaka Denji, Kinokuniya Bunzaemon Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Torii Shinzaemon, the shirozake seller Shinbê Seki Sanjûrô III
The shinzô Shiratama Nakamura Kamenojô I
The bantô Gonkurô Bandô Muraemon I
The rônin Sagohei, Monbei Asao Yoroku II
Sakichi Ichimura Uzaemon XIII
The yakko Yodohei Ichikawa Yonejûrô II

2nd lunar month of 1859: premiere of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui" (commonly called "Izayoi Seishin"), which was staged with the following casting

Roles Actors
Yawata no Saburô, Kageyama Budayû, Jigokuba Otani, Tsukioka Hakuren (in reality the tôzoku Ôdera Shôbê) Seki Sanjûrô III
Ômi no Kotôta, the Gokurakuji shoke Seishin (later the thief Oniazami Seikichi), Tsumagi Hayanojô, Bikkuri Hyôzô, Kudô Saemon Suketsune Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Tora Gozen, Budayû's daughter Oryû, the Ôgiya yûjo Izayoi (later Hakuren's mekake Osayo), the female karuwazashi Tachibana Koiwa Iwai Kumesaburô III
Soga Jûrô Sukenari, Kageyama Shigenojô, the karuwazashi Tachibana Kotsuru Sawamura Tosshô II
Soga no Hakoômaru, the rônin Yaegaki Monzô, the karuwazashi Tachibana Kojima Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Koizuka Motome, the karuwazashi Kamekichi Ichimura Uzaemon XIII
Hakuren's servant Mokusuke (in reality Terasawa Tôjûrô), the ryôjin Shôzô Ichikawa Yonejûrô II
The sendô Sanji Nakamura Kôzô

9th lunar month of 1859: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's Kiyomoto-based dance "Jitsugetsusei Chûya no Oriwake", commonly called "Ryûsei". The leading roles were played by Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I, Iwai Kumesaburô III and Ichikawa Kodanji IV.

1st lunar month of 1860: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai", staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Oshô Kichisa, Kiya Bunri Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Obô Kichisa Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Ojô Kichisa, Chôjiya Hitoe Iwai Kumesaburô III
Dozaemon Denkichi, Chôjiya Chôbê Seki Sanjûrô III
Jûzaburô Ichimura Uzaemon XIII
Otose, Chôjiya Yoshino, Osugi Nakamura Kamenojô I
Kiya Oshizu, Chôjiya Kokonoe Azuma Ichinojô I

3rd lunar month of 1860: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kagamiyama Gonichi no Iwafuji", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The ghost of Iwafuji, Torii Matasuke Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Hasebe Tatewaki, Taga no Tairyô Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Ohatsu, Onoe II, Oryû Iwai Kumesaburô III
Mochizuki Danjô Seki Sanjûrô III
Matasuke's sister Nakamura Kamenojô I
Matasuke's son Shigaichi Kawarasaki Kunitarô I

7th lunar month of 1860: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Hachiman Matsuri Yomiya no Nigiwai" (commonly called "Chijimiya Shinsuke"), staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Shinsuke Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Miyokichi Iwai Kumesaburô III
Shinzaburô Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Genzaemon Seki Sanjûrô III

2nd lunar month of 1861: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Chigiru Koi Haru no Awa Mochi". The roles of the awa mochi makers were played by Ichimura Uzaemon XIII and Nakamura Shikan IV.

3rd lunar month of 1862: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishikie" (commonly called "Shiranami Gonin Otoko"), staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Benten Kozô Kikunosuke Ichimura Uzaemon XIII
Nippon Daemon Seki Sanjûrô III
Nangô Rikimaru Nakamura Shikan IV
Akaboshi Jûzaburô Iwai Kumesaburô III
Tadanobu Rihei Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
Hamamatsuya Kôbê Ichikawa Danzô VI
Sônosuke Seki Hanasuke I

Spring 1863: Ichimura Uzaemon XIII took the name of Ichimura Kakitsu IV.

2nd lunar month of 1864: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Gosho no Gorozô, Yuri-no-Kata Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Hototogisu Ichimura Kakitsu IV
Satsuki Onoe Kikujirô II
Hoshikage Doemon Seki Sanjûrô III
Ôshû Bandô Mitsugorô VI
Asama Tomoenojô Nakamura Fukusuke II

22nd 4th lunar month of 1864: a fire broke out in a Moritaza's shibai jaya; it quickly spread and burnt the Moritaza, the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

11th lunar month of 1864: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Koharunagi Okitsu Shiranami" (commonly called "Kogitsune Reiza"), staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Nippon Daemon Ichikawa Kodanji IV
Kogitsune Reizaburô Ichimura Kakitsu IV
Funadama Osai Onoe Kikujirô II

2nd lunar month of 1867: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's new year sogamono "Keisei Soga Kuruwa Kagami", in which was premiered the drama "Oshizu Reiza". This drama mixed the sekai of Oshizu/Reiza with a sogamono and a parodic kagamiyamamono. It was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Soga Jûrô Sukenari, the spirit of the husband and wife pine tree of the Hakone mountain, Kosui no Nabematsu, the Okushûya tedai Reizaburô, the shinzô Hatsugiku Ichimura Kakitsu IV
Kudô Saemon Suketsune, the otokodate Shôki no Hanbê, Oshizu's father Hokke no Denji Bandô Kamezô I
The courtesan Ôiso no Tora (Jûrô's lover), the geisha Oyuki, the Miuraya keisei Iwafuji, Oshizu Sawamura Tanosuke III
Kobayashi no Asahina, the doctor Tsurugizawa Bakuan, the Okushûya master Yasuemon Seki Sanjûrô III
Kyô no Jirô, Ushijima Chikara, the uekiya Yanagishima no Matsu Ichikawa Sadanji I
The courtesan Kewaizaka no Shôshô (Gorô's lover), the daughter of the Okushûya Ohaya Kawarasaki Kunitarô I
The Okushûya nyôbô Otami, Tokusai's daughter Otoku Ichikawa Shinsha I

8th lunar month of 1868: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza; Ichimura Kakitsu IV and Ichimura Takematsu III respectively took the names of Onoe Kikugorô V and Ichimura Uzaemon XIV (the new zamoto of the Ichimuraza).

9th lunar month of 1869: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Momoyama Monogatari", commonly called "Jishin Katô" ("Earthquake Katô"); Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VII played the leading role of Katô Kiyomasa. This drama was a first experiment, which foreshadowed the katsureki plays.

9th lunar month of 1871: the Ichimuraza debts were too heavy for Ichimura Uzaemon XIV, who decided to leave the management of the theater to Fukuchi Mohê; Ichimura Uzaemon XIV took back the name of Ichimura Kakitsu V and Fukuchi Mohê changed the name of the theater to Murayamaza, whose new official zamoto was Fukuchi Mohê's son, a 10 years old boy who took the name of Murayama Matasaburô II.

7th lunar month of 1872: premiere at the Murayamaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's dance "Renjishi", which starred Bandô Hikosaburô V and Sawamura Tosshô II in the roles of the spirits of Lions (parent and cub).

March 1873: premiere at the Murayamaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Taiko no Oto Chiyû Sanryaku" (commonly called "Sakai no Taiko"), which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Sakai Saemon, Okabe Nagashige, Torii Tadamoto Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VII
Naruse Tôzô Onoe Kikugorô V
Sakurai, Takigawa, Ukyô Bandô Kakitsu I
Fushiya Ichikawa Monnosuke V
Kosasa, Tegoshi Kawarasaki Kunitarô II
Sanpei, Torii Hikoemon, Yagenji Nakamura Tokizô I
Baba Mino-no-Kami, Ippei, Kôzô Seki Sanjûrô IV
Tokiwai, Shikishima Nakamura Karoku II

May 1874: the Murayamaza management was taken over by Miyamoto Kisaburô, who decided to name the theater Miyamotoza.

December 1875: the Miyamotoza management was taken over by Satsuma Kichiemon, who decided to name the theater Satsumaza. He had not enough money to schedule any performance up to the destruction of his theater by fire the following year.

December 1876: the Satsumaza was destroyed by a big fire.

September 1878: the theater reopened under the name Ichimuraza but was no more managed by the Ichimura clan. The 2 zamoto were Ichikawa Benzô and Nakamura Zenshirô. The name Ichimura was made up of the ideograms ichi (Ichikawa Benzô) and mura (Nakamura Zenshirô).

September 1878: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Takeshiba Kinsaku I's drama "Tsûzoku Saiyûki", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Son Gokû Ichikawa Gonjûrô
The Priest Sanzô Nakamura Tokizô I
Cho Hakkai Seki Sanjûrô IV
Sa Gojô Ichikawa Sumizô V
The queen of the Sairyô Province, in reality the spirit of a giant spider Ichikawa Metora I
A kanjo for the queen of the Sairyô Province, in reality the spirit of a giant spider Kawarasaki Kunitarô III

1882: the Ichimuraza moved to the district of Shitaya Nichô-machi.

May 1883: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Shin Sarayashiki Tsuki no Amagasa", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Sôgorô, Otsuta Onoe Kikugorô V
Isobe Kazunosuke, Urato Monzaburô Kataoka Gadô III
Urato Jûzaemon Arashi Rikan IV
Iwagami Tenzô Onoe Matsusuke IV
Sankichi Ichikawa Shinzô V
Ohama Kawarasaki Kunitarô III

May 1883: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Zôho Tenjiku Tokubê", a revision of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's "Tenjiku Tokubê Ikoku Banashi" which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The sendô Tenjiku Tokubê, Dainichimaru, the teppô smith Kakuzô, the zatô Tokuichi, Shiba Saemon Yoshiteru Onoe Kikugorô V
Hosokawa Shurinosuke Masamoto, the yakko Shikazô Kataoka Gadô III
Sasaki Katsuranosuke, Sasano Saizô Sawamura Tosshi VII
Yamana Tokigorô, Kojima Yoshirô Onoe Matsusuke IV
Umezu Kamon Tomoharu, Nakama Isuke, Yoshirô's son Inosuke Bandô Kakitsu I
Matsugae Iwai Matsunosuke IV
The yakko Isohei Ichikawa Shinzô V
The yakko Shigezô Onoe Kikunosuke II
Kakuzô's son Minomatsu Bandô Takematsu
Sôkan's wife Yûnami, Kakuzô's wife Oriku Kawarasaki Kunitarô III
Ishiwari Gengo, Yoshioka Sôkan, Moku Sôkan Ôtani Monzô III
The snake handler Danpachi Sawamura Masujirô
The lady-in-waiting Sodegaki Onoe Tomimatsu
Ichô-no-Mae Bandô Mitsuzô

April 1890: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Hitotsuya"; Onoe Kikugorô V played the leading role of the old woman Ibara.

1908: the entrepreneur Tamura Nariyoshi became the manager of the Ichimuraza. He hired the rising stars (and rivals) Onoe Kikugorô VI and Nakamura Kichiemon I. This was the beginning of a new golden age for the Ichimuraza, nicknamed Kikukichi (Kiku for Onoe Kikugorô VI and Kichi for Nakamura Kichiemon I). This successful era lasted ten years.

March 1910: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Hanago", adapted for Kabuki by Okamura Shikô and staged under the title "Migawari Zazen" with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Ukyô Onoe Kikugorô VI
Tamanoi Bandô Mitsugorô VII
Tarôkaja Nakamura Kichiemon I

September 1914: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Furukawa Shinsui's drama "Ansei Kibun Tsukuda no Yoarashi", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Aoki Teijirô, the tedai Kôshichi Onoe Kikugorô VI
Kamiya Genzô Nakamura Kichiemon I
Kinezumi Seiji, Kasshirô Bunshirô Bandô Mitsugorô VII
Miyoshino Kamejirô Onoe Eizaburô VI
Jôshûya Hanjirô Morita Kan'ya XIII
Jôshûya Gohê, Bôji no Heigorô Nakamura Tôzô V
The keisei Hagoromo Onoe Fujaku VIII
The geisha Ohide Ichikawa Otora IV
The kamuro Yukari Bandô Tamasaburô IV

January 1916: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Bô Shibari", adapted for Kabuki by Okamura Shikô and staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Jirôkaja Onoe Kikugorô VI
Tarôkaja Bandô Mitsugorô VII
The daimyô Sone Matsubê Nakamura Kichiemon I

July 1917: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Tachi Nusubito", adapted for Kabuki by Okamura Shikô with a musical accompaniment written by Kineya Mitarô. Onoe Kikugorô VI, Bandô Hikosaburô VI and Bandô Mitsugorô VII played the 3 roles of the dance.

September 1918: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Okamura Shikô's dance-drama "Imohori Chôja", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The imohori Tôgorô Onoe Kikugorô VI
Jirokurô Bandô Mitsugorô VII
Sakigake Heima Morita Kan'ya XIII
Ubara Sanai Bandô Hikosaburô VI
The Matsugae kôshitsu Onoe Kikujirô III

September 1921: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Yamamoto Yûzô's drama "Sakazaki Dewa-no-Kami", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Sakazaki Narimasa Onoe Kikugorô VI
Honda Heihachirô Tadatoki Bandô Mitsugorô VII
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Sakazaki kashin Miyake Sôbê Ôtani Tomoemon VI
Princess Sen Sawamura Sônosuke I
Konchiin Sûden Onoe Matsusuke IV
Honda Yahachirô Ichikawa Omezô IV
The Sakazaki kashin Matsukawa Genrokurô Onoe Koisaburô III
The tsubone Gyôbukyô Iwai Kumesaburô V
Nanbu Samon Ichikawa Shinnosuke V
Honda Masanobu Nakamura Kansuke II

February 1922: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Shibahama no Kawazaifu", a drama adapted from a famous Rakugo story created by San'yûtei Enchô. Onoe Kikugorô VI and Sawamura Sônosuke I played the roles of Masagorô and Masagorô's wife Otatsu.

February 1923: premiere with a Kabuki casting at the Ichimuraza of Suzuki Senzaburô's ninjômono drama "Jirokichi Zange", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
The delivery man Heijirô, in reality the thief Nezumi Kozô Onoe Kikugorô VI
The kashihon'ya Naokichi Ôtani Tomoemon VI
Naokichi's wife Okoma Ichikawa Kigan V
Iseya Shirobê Bandô Hikosaburô VI
Yokichi Onoe Izaburô

1 September 1923 (11:58 AM): Tôkyô was destroyed by a powerful earthquake called Kantô Daijishin, which killed more than 200,000 people; the Ichimuraza was destroyed.

June 1924: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the Nagauta-based kyôgen "Akutarô", which was adapted for Kabuki by Okamura Shikô, with a choreography and a musical accompaniment made by Hanayagi Jusuke II and Kineya Sakichi IV; it was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Akutarô Ichikawa Ennosuke II
Yasuki Matsunojô Ichikawa Dan'en I
The priest Chirenbô Ichikawa Kodayû II
Tarôkaja ???

21 May 1932: last destruction by fire. This theater was not rebuilt.

Notes

[1] The Tokiwazu songs were sung by Tokiwazu Mojidayû IV.

[2] "Kagokaki" is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire and its title is "Kagoya".

[3] The 8th day of the 12th lunar month of the 8th year of the Bunsei era was the 15th of January 1826 in the western calendar.

[4] The 3rd day of the 1st lunar month of the 10th year of the Bunsei era was the 29th of January 1827 in the western calendar.

[5] The 21st day of the 3rd lunar month of the 12th year of the Bunsei era was the 24th of April 1829 in the western calendar.

[6] The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the 1st year of the Tenpô era was the 5th of February 1831 in the western calendar.

[7] The 7th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 5th year of the Tenpô era was the 16th of March 1834 in the western calendar.

[8] The 6th day of the 10th lunar month of the 12th year of the Tenpô era was the 18th of November 1841 in the western calendar.

[9] The 20th day of the 10th lunar month of the 12th year of the Tenpô era was the 2nd of December 1841 in the western calendar.

[10] The 19th day of the 12th lunar month of the 12th year of the Tenpô era was the 30th of January 1842 in the western calendar.

[11] Another possible reading for the title was "Eiri Otogi Zôshi".

[12] The 29th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 3rd year of the Meiwa era was the 8th of April 1766 in the western calendar.

[13] The 14th day of the 1st lunar month of the 3rd year of the Manji era was the 24th of February 1660 in the western calendar.

[14] The 27th day of the 1st lunar month of the 4th year of the Manji era was the 26th of February 1661 in the western calendar.

[15] The 4th day of the 11th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Kyôwa era was the 28th of November 1802 in the western calendar.

[16] The 13th day of the 11th lunar lunar month of the 3rd year of the Bunka era was the 22nd of December 1806 in the western calendar.

[17] The 1st day of the 1st lunar lunar month of the 6th year of the Bunka era was the 14th of February 1809 in the western calendar.

[18] The 29th day of the 11th lunar lunar month of the 10th year of the Bunka era was the 21st of December 1813 in the western calendar.

[19] The 14th day of the 1st lunar month of the 6th year of the Hôreki era was the 13th of February 1756 in the western calendar.

[20] The 29th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 9th year of the Meiwa era was the 1st of April 1772 in the western calendar.

[21] The 6th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 10th year of the Hôreki era was the 22nd of March 1760 in the western calendar.

[22] The 10th day of the 12th lunar month of the 11th year of the Genroku era was the 10th of January 1699 in the western calendar.

The Ichimuraza backstages in the 5th lunar month of 1865
 
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