Stage names:

Ogino Izaburô II
Bandô Mitsugorô II
Onoe Monzaburô I
Onoe Tôzô

Other name: Gunkô

Guild: Yamatoya

Line number: NIDAIME (II)

Poetry names: Shochô, Riyû, Zekô

Existence: 1750 ~ 3rd day of the 10th lunar month of 1829

Connections:

Masters: Bandô Mitsugorô I, Onoe Montarô

Son: Ogino Izaburô III

Son-in-laws: Onoe Kikugorô III, Bandô Mitsugorô III

Career:

1750 ~ 1774: born in Kyôto. He starts his career in a troupe of children-actors led by Onoe Montarô, performing under the stage name of Onoe Tôzô. He spends the first years of his career playing in the precincts of temples and shrines in Kamigata (miyaji shibai). Tôzô becomes tachiyaku in 1770. He takes later on the names of Onoe Monzaburô and Onoe Monzaburô I at unknown dates:

Fall 1774: Monzaburô goes to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1774: Monzaburô plays at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Kaomise Ama no Iwato".

1st lunar month of 1775: Monzaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual].

11th lunar month of 1775: Monzaburô plays at the Nakamuraza the role of Yawata Saburô in the kaomise drama "Hana Zumô Genji Biiki".

1781: Monzaburô becomes disciple of the actor Bandô Mitsugorô I.

4th lunar month of 1782: his master Bandô Mitsugorô I dies.

11th lunar month of 1785: Onoe Monzaburô I takes the name of Bandô Mitsugorô II at the Kiriza, playing seven roles in the kaomise drama "Otokoyama Furisode Genji".

7th lunar month of 1788: Mitsugorô plays at the Kiriza the roles of Sakuramaru [illustration] and the hangandai Terukuni in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

11th lunar month of 1790: Mitsugorô plays at the Kawarasakiza two roles in the drama "Daidan Kanjinchô".

7th lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Miyakoza of the drama "Keisei Sanbon Karakasa"; Mitsugorô plays the roles of Higashiyama Yoshiterukô and the farmer Fukagusa Jirosaku [more details].

1st lunar month of 1795: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Miyakoza; Mitsugorô plays the role of Hachiemon [casting].

1st lunar month of 1796: premiere at the Kiriza of Namiki Gohei I's drama "Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi"; Mitsugorô plays the role of Shinraku Kanjûrô [casting].

9th lunar month of 1796: the play "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" is staged for the first time in Edo, simultaneously at the Kiriza and the Miyakoza; Mitsugorô plays the role of the yakko Sagohei in the former theater [casting].

1st lunar month of 1798: premiere at the Kiriza (Edo) of Namiki Gohei I's play "Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki", commonly called "Ninin Shinbê"; Mitsugorô plays the role of Ubuge no Kintarô [casting].

11th lunar month of 1799: Bandô Mitsugorô II takes the name of Ogino Izaburô II at the Ichimuraza, reviving a name not held since 2nd lunar month of 1748. The new Izaburô celebrates his shûmei by playing the roles of Harada Rokurô, Yatsubashi Jirozaemon and Sano Genzaemon in the kaomise drama "Utsukushiki Yuki no Sekai". At the same time, Bandô Minosuke I takes the name of Bandô Mitsugorô III at the Nakamuraza.

2nd lunar month of 1800: Namiki Gohei's drama "Gosan no Kiri" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza in a somewhat different version titled "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri" instead of "Kinmon Gosan no Kiri"; Izaburô plays the roles of Segawa Uneme and Hanegawa Takakage [casting].

8th lunar month of 1803: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Sakurada Jisuke I's drama "Banzui Chôbê Shôjin Manaita"; Izaburô plays the role of Shirai Kanzaemon [casting].

10th lunar month of 1806: Izaburô achieves a great success at Nakamuraza by playing the prestigious roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". This is his farewell performance before going to Kamigata.

11th lunar month of 1806: Izaburô and his son Onoe Monzaburô II go to Ôsaka.

12th lunar month of 1806: Izaburô plays the role of Onchi Sakon at the Kado no Shibai in the drama "Ôsakazuki Asahi no Hôrai", which is produced by Yoshizawa Minosuke. His stage partners are Ichikawa Danzô IV, Kataoka Nizaemon VII, Nakamura Utaemon III and Nakamura Noshio III.

1st lunar month of 1808: Izaburô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki is jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

3rd lunar month of 1808: "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô" is adapted for Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Izaburô plays the roles of Konomura Hayato, Hori Sanzaemon and Ôuchi Kanja Yoshihiro [casting].

6th lunar month of 1808: tour in Nagoya for a troupe led by Kataoka Nizaemon VII, Nakayama Tomisaburô I, Izaburô, Ichikawa Ichizô I, Nakayama Bungorô I and Ichikawa Yaozô IV; they perform at the Tachibana no Shibai in dramas like "Keisei Takasago no Matsu", "Futa Meoto Sarashi no Hinagata" or "Azuma Kagami Mikari no Maki".

Fall 1808: Izaburô goes back to Edo.

11th lunar month of 1808: Izaburô plays 3 roles at the Moritaza in the kaomise drama "Hana to Mitsu Yuki no Kusunoki".

1st lunar month of 1809: Izaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He is the kanjiku for tachiyaku actors.

3rd lunar month of 1809: premiere at the Moritaza of Fukumori Kyûsuke I's drama "Sono Mukashi Koi no Edo-zome"; Izaburô plays the role of Nitta Shirô Tadatsune [casting].

9th lunar month of 1812: Izaburô plays at the Nakamuraza the role of Hayato in the drama "Hirakana Seisuiki".

3rd lunar month of 1817: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshô"; Izaburô plays the roles of Yamada Gunjibê and Awazu Rokurosaemon Toshikane [casting].

3rd lunar month of 1820: premiere at the Tamagawaza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Sakura Butai Maku no Datezome"; Izaburô plays the roles of Watanabe Gekizaemon [casting].

1820: Izaburô shaves his head, takes the name of Gunkô and retires from the world.

Comments:

Ogino Izaburô II was a talented tachiyaku actor, whose forte were wagotoshi, sabakiyaku and oyajigata roles. He played an important role in the transmission of art and techniques from Bandô Mitsugorô I to his son Bandô Mitsugorô III.

Ogino Izaburô II (bottom right) and Segawa Kikusaburô II (top left) playing the roles of Harada Rokurô and Princess Tamatoyo in the drama "Utsukushiki Yuki no Sekai", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1799 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

Prints & Illustrations

Print made by Tôshûsai Sharaku in 1794

Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1810

The Onoe Monzaburô line of actors

The Bandô Mitsugorô line of actors

The Ogino Izaburô line of actors