ONOE KIKUGORÔ VI

October 1902: premiere at the Kabukiza of Enokido Kenji's drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi"; Ushinosuke plays the role of Chôbê's daughter Ohisa [casting].

18 February 1903: his father Onoe Kikugorô V dies.

March 1903: great shûmei at the Kabukiza for the Otowaya guild; the actors Onoe Ushinosuke II, Onoe Eizaburô V and Onoe Eizô respectively take the names of Onoe Kikugorô VI, Onoe Baikô VI and Onoe Eizaburô VI [more details]

May 1905: Kikugorô plays the role of Benten Kozô Kikunosuke in the drama "Shiranami Gonin Otoko", a classic of the Otowaya guild, which is performed at the Kabukiza.

June 1905: Kikugorô plays the roles of En'ya Hangan and Hayano Kanpei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed in the same theater as part of a program commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Onoe Kikugorô V.

December 1905: Kikugorô plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô, Tokaiya Ginpei and the warrior Taira no Tomomori in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

May 1906: Kikugorô plays the roles of Jirokichi and Tokubê in the dramas "Sakanaya Chawan" and "Tenjiku Tokubê", which are performed at the Kabukiza.

May 1907: he marries Yasuko, a high-ranking geisha employed by the Mishimaya in the district of Shinbashi.

November 1907: amazing performance of Kikugorô at the Kabukiza in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura" in which he plays seven roles (Naoyoshi, En'ya Hangan, Ishidô Umanojô, Ono Sadakurô, Hayano Kanpei, Senzaki Yagorô and Rikiya). He also plays the main role of the dance-drame "Momijigari".

March 1908: Kikugorô plays the role of Sagami Gorô in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Misonoza Theater in Nagoya.

May 1908: Kikugorô plays the role of Hayami no Tôta in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

July 1908: Kikugorô plays the roles of Otsuta and Sôgorô in the drama "Sakanaya Sôgorô", which is performed in the same theater.

Fall 1908: beginning of a new golden age for the Ichimuraza with the kikukichi duo.

November 1908: revival at the Kabukiza of the Kabuki Jûhachiban drama "Kagekiyo"; Kikugorô plays the role of Hanzawa Rokurô Narikiyo [casting]. He also plays at the Ichimuraza the role of Gorozô in the drama "Gosho no Gorozô".

December 1908: Kikugorô plays the role of Abe no Munetô in the drama "Sodehagi Saimon", which is performed at the little Kabukiza Theater in the city of Yokosuka; His stage partners are Onoe Baikô VI (Sodehagi, Abe no Sadatô) and Morita Kan'ya XIII (Hachiman Tarô). Kikugorô plays also the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô, Kokingo and Kajiwara Kagetoki in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

January 1909: Kikugorô plays the role of the firemen brigade leader Tatsugorô in the play "Megumi no Kenka", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

February 1909: Kikugorô plays the role of Shinobu in the "Ageya" scene of the play "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi", which is performed in a special program in the same theater commemorating the sixth anniversary of the death of Onoe Kikugorô V. At the same time Onoe Baikô VI receives the leadership of the Onoe clan.

September 1909: Kikugorô and Nakamura Kichiemon I play in alternance the role of Chienai in the drama "Kikubatake", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

October 1909: Kikugorô plays the role of Princess Takiyasha in the play "Masakado", which is performed at the Kabukiza. The role of Mitsukuni is played by Nakamura Kichiemon I.

November 1909: Kikugorô plays the difficult role of Princess Yaegaki in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", which is performed at the Ichimuraza. He also plays the role of Fudeya Kôbê in the play "Suitengû Megumi no Fukagawa".

March 1910: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Hanago", adapted for Kabuki by Okamura Shikô and staged under the title "Migawari Zazen"; Kikugorô plays the role of Ukyô [casting]. He also plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô and Igami no Gonta in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

October 1910: Kikugorô plays the role of Ginnojô in the drama "Kiri Hitoha", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

June 1911: Kikugorô plays for the first time the eponymous role of the play "Kamiyui Shinza", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

November 1911: Kikugorô plays for the first time the role of Sanemori in the drama "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki", which is performed in the same theater.

September 1912: Kikugorô plays the role of Hanako in the great dance "Musume Dôjôji", which is performed at the Shintomiza.

December 1912: Kikugorô plays for the first time the role of Chôbê in the drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi", which is performed at the Misonoza (Nagoya).

1913: creation of the Kyôgenza, a study circle dedicated to Kabuki dances.

April 1913: Kikugorô plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the "Shi-no-Kiri" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Tôkyôza; the roles of Shizuka Gozen, Minamoto Yoshitsune and Yokawa no Zenji Kakuhan are played by Ichikawa Monnosuke VI, Ichimura Kamezô III and Kataoka Ichizô IV.

January 1914: Kikugorô plays the role in the dance "Kagami Jishi", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

April 1914: Kikugorô plays the role of Benten Kozô Kikunosuke in the play "Shiranami Gonin Otoko", which is performed in the same theater. He also plays the role of Musashibô Benkei in the dance-drame "Kanjinchô".

June 1914: Kikugorô plays in the same theater the role of Sashichi in the drama "Omatsuri Sashichi".

July 1914: Kikugorô plays for the first time the role of the villain Motoemon in the drama "Tengajaya-mura", which is performed at the Kabukiza; his stage partners are Onoe Eizaburô VI (Tôma Saburôemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Iori), Onoe Fujaku VIII (Somenoi) and Morita Kan'ya XIII (Genjirô).

September 1914: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Furukawa Shinsui's drama "Ansei Kibun Tsukuda no Yoarashi"; Kikugorô plays the roles of Aoki Teijirô and the tedai Kôshichi [more details].

January 1915: Kikugorô plays the roles of the demon and the monk Seishin in the dance-drama "Ibaraki" and the play "Izayoi Seishin", which are performed at the Ichimuraza.

November 1915: Kikugorô plays the role of Motoemon at the Yokohamaza (Yokohama) in the drama "Tengajaya-mura". His stage partners are Bandô Hikosaburô VI (Tôma Saburôemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Iori) and Ichikawa Shinnosuke V (Genjirô). Kikugorô plays also the roles of Sukune Tarô and Sakuramaru in the "Dômyôji" and "Kurumabiki" scenes of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

January 1916: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Bô Shibari", which is adapted to kabuki by Okamura Shikô; Kikugorô plays the role of Jirôkaja [casting]. He also plays the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi in the drama "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri"; the role of Ishikawa Goemon is played by Nakamura Kichiemon I.

May 1916: a stone commemorating the memory of Onoe Kikugorô V is erected in the precinct of temple Fudôson in the district of Fukagawa in Tôkyô.

1916: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the Kabuki adaptation of the kyôgen "Bô Shibari". The script is written by Okamura Shikô and the 2 main roles are performed by Kikugorô and Bandô Mitsugorô VII.

May ~ June 1916: tour in the southern and western provinces of Japan with the actors Bandô Mitsugorô VII, Onoe Kikujirô III and Bandô Hikosaburô VI. Kikugorô plays the role of Igami no Gonta in the "Sushiya" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

August 1916: Kikugorô plays the role of Igami no Gonta in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Imperial Theater.

December 1916: Kikugorô plays the same role at the Yokohamaza (Yokohama).

July 1917: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the kyôgen "Tachi Nusubito", adapted for Kabuki by Okamura Shikô. Kikugorô, Bandô Hikosaburô VI and Bandô Mitsugorô VII play the 3 roles of the dance.

September 1918: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Okamura Shikô's dance-drama "Imohori Chôja"; Kikugorô played the role of the imohori Tôgorô [casting].

November 1918: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Ichimuraza. His stage partners are Ichikawa Omezô IV (Shizuka Gozen) and Nakamura Tôzô V (Hayami no Tôta).

December 1918: Kikugorô plays in the same theater the role of Nangô Rikimaru in the drama "Shiranami Gonin Otoko".

March 1919: Kikugorô plays the role of Chôbê at the Imperial Theater in the drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi". The role of Okane is played by Onoe Kikujirô III.

September 1919: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Ichimuraza. The role of Genzô is played by Nakamura Kichiemon I.

October 1919: Kikugorô plays the role of Motoemon in the drama "Tengajaya-mura", which is performed in the same theater. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Tôma Saburôemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Iori) and Nakamura Tokizô III (Genjirô).

February 1920: Kikugorô plays the role of Oshô Kichisa at the theater Ichimuraza in the drama "Sannin Kichisa", which is performed in the same theater. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Obô Kichisa) and Sawamura Sônosuke I (Ojô Kichisa).

Beginning of 1921: Nakamura Kichiemon I leaves the Ichimuraza to join the Shôchiku Company, bringing the age of the kikukichi duo to an end.

March 1921: premiere at the Imperial Theater of the dance-drama "Chatsubo", which is adapted from kyôgen to Kabuki by Okamura Shikô and stars Bandô Mitsugorô VII and Kikugorô. Kikugorô also plays the role of Sanemori in the drama "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki".

September 1921: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Yamamoto Yûzô's drama "Sakazaki Dewa-no-Kami"; Kikugorô plays the role of Sakazaki Narimasa [more details].

October 1921: Kikugorô plays at the Ichimuraza the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

February 1922: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Shibahama no Kawazaifu", a drama adapted from a famous Rakugo story created by San'yûtei Enchô. Kikugorô and Sawamura Sônosuke I play the roles of Masagorô and Masagorô's wife Otatsu. Kikugorô also plays the role of Genzô in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". His stage partners are Ôtani Tomoemon VI (Matsuômaru), Sawamura Sônosuke I (Chiyo) and Ichikawa Kigan V (Tonami).

February 1923: premiere with a Kabuki casting at the Ichimuraza of Suzuki Senzaburô's ninjômono drama "Jirokichi Zange"; Kikugorô plays the role of the delivery man Heijirô, in reality the thief Nezumi Kozô [more details].

March 1923: premiere at the Imperial Theater of Osanai Kaoru's drama "Musuko"; Kikugorô plays the role of the buraikan Kinjirô [more details].

April 1923: Kikugorô plays the role of Benten Kozô Kikunosuke in the play "Shiranami Gonin Otoko", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

December 1924: Kikugorô plays the role of Chôbê in the drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi", which is performed at the Hôrakuza. His stage partners are Ichikawa Kigan V (Okane) and Onoe Eizaburô VII (Ohisa).

May 1925: Kikugorô plays the role of Motoemon at the Shinbashi Enbujô in the drama "Tengajaya-mura". His stage partners are Bandô Hikosaburô VI (Tôma Saburôemon), Morita Kan'ya XIII (Iori) and Ichikawa Omezô IV (Genjirô).

June 1925: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbujô of Suzuki Senzaburô's drama "Ikite-iru Koheiji"; Kikugorô plays the role of Takurô [more details]. He also plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô and Sagami Gorô in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

1926: Kikugorô joins the Shôchiku Company.

January 1926: Kikugorô plays the roles of Terukuni and Genzô in the "Dômyôji" and "Terakoya" scenes of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Ichimuraza.

April 1926: Kikugorô plays the roles of En'ya Hangan and Hayano Kanpei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Hongôza. The role of Okaru is played by Nakamura Tokizô III.

September 1926: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Shinbashi Enbujô. His stage partners are Ichikawa Omezô IV (Shizuka Gozen) and Onoe Izaburô (Hayami no Tôta).

March 1927: Kikugorô plays the role of Kômori Yasu in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa"), which is performed in the same theater.

September 1927: Kikugorô plays at the Kabukiza the role of Kojirô/Atsumori in the "Jinmon" and "Kumiuchi" scenes of the classic "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki". The role of the warrior Kumagai Jirô Naozane is played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII.

January 1928: Kikugorô plays the role of Tamate Gozen in the drama "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which is performed at the Ichimuraza. His stage partners are Ichikawa Chûsha VII (Gappô), Bandô Takesaburô IV (Princess Asaka) and Ichikawa Omezô IV (Takayasu Shuntokumaru).

February 1928: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Shinbashi Enbujô. His stage partners are Ichikawa Omezô IV (Shizuka Gozen) and Bandô Hikosaburô VI (Hayami no Tôta).

April 1928: Kikugorô plays the role of Genzô in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Meijiza. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Matsuômaru), Nakamura Tokizô III (Chiyo) and Onoe Taganojô III (Tonami).

June 1928: premiere at the Kabukiza of Okamura Shikô's dance-drama "Maboroshi Wankyû", starring Kikugorô in the role of Wan'ya Kyûbê.

February 1929: Kikugorô plays the roles of En'ya Hangan, Okaru, Hayano Kanpei and Kobayashi Heihachirô in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

June 1929: revival at the Kabukiza of the dance "Gannin Bôzu", which was premiered in the 3rd lunar month of 1811 by Bandô Mitsugorô III. It is staged under the title "Ukare Bôzu". The role of the bonze look-alike beggar is played by the star Kikugorô, who uses a different musical accompaniment, written by Kiyomoto Enjudayû V. He also plays the role of Princess Toki in the drama "Kamakura Sandaiki". His partners in the roles of Sasaki Takatsuna and Miuranosuke are Ichikawa Chûsha VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

November 1929: Kikugorô plays the role of Igami no Gonta in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Meijiza.

January 1930: Kikugorô plays at the Meijiza the roles of Masaoka and Nikki Danjô in the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi".

February 1930: Kikugorô plays the role of Umeômaru in the "Kurumabiki" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Meijiza. His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Matsuômaru), Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (Sakuramaru) and Onoe Kôzô II (Shihei).

April 1930: Kikugorô plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the "Shi-no-Kiri" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô.

May 1930: Kikugorô plays the role of Tamate Gozen in the drama "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which is performed in the same theater; his stage partners are Ichikawa Chûsha VII (Gappô), Ichikawa Omezô IV (Princess Asaka) and Nakamura Fukusuke V (Takayasu Shuntokumaru).

November 1930: Kikugorô plays the roles of En'ya Hangan and Genroku in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

January 1931: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Genzô), Nakamura Fukusuke V (Chiyo) and Onoe Taganojô III (Tonami).

February 1931: Kikugorô plays the roles of Kokingo, Yasuke and Taira no Koremori in the "Ko no Mi", "Kokingo Uchijini" and "Sushiya" scenes of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

March 1931: Kikugorô plays at the Tôkyô Gekijô the roles of Yashio and Nikki Danjô in the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the roles of Masaoka and Hosokawa Katsumoto are played by Onoe Baikô VI and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

July 1931: premiere in Tôkyô at the Tôkyô Gekijô of the play "Ippon Gatana Dohyô Iri", written by Hasegawa Shin, in which Kikugorô plays the role of Môhei; the role of Otsuta is played by Nakamura Fukusuke V [casting]. He also plays the roles of Tokaiya Ginpei and Taira no Tomomori in the "Tokaiya" and "Daimotsu no Ura" scenes of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

March 1931: Kikugorô plays the role of Nangô Rikimaru in the drama "Shiranami Gonin Otoko", which is performed in the same theater.

February 1932: Kikugorô plays the role of Shizuka Gozen in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed in the same theater. His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Satô Tadanobu) and Nakamura Kichiemon I (Hayami no Tôta). Kikugorô plays also the role of Oshô Kichisa in the drama "Sannin Kichisa". His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Obô Kichisa) and Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Ojô Kichisa).

March 1932: the duo Onoe Kikugorô - Ichimura Uzaemon plays for the first time the roles of Kasane and Yoemon in the dance-drama "Iro Moyô Chotto Karimame", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

April 1932: Kikugorô plays the role of Genzô in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô; His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Matsuômaru), Nakamura Tokizô III (Chiyo) and Onoe Taganojô III (Tonami).

May 1932: Kikugorô plays the roles of Hayano Kanpei and Teraoka Heieomon in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

June 1932: premiere at the Kabukiza of Hasegawa Shin's drama "Irezumi Chôhan"; Kikugorô plays the role of Hantarô [casting].

November 1932: revival at the Kabukiza of the drama "Gedatsu", a play belonging to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Kikugorô plays the role of Ema no Koshirô Yoshitoki [more details]. Kikugorô also plays in the same theater the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama"; the roles of Shizuka Gozen and Hayami no Tôta are played by Sawamura Sôjûrô VII and Bandô Hikosaburô VI. Kikugorô also plays the role of Shinbê in the drama "Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura"; the roles of Sukeroku, Agemaki and Ikyû are played by Ichimura Uzaemon XV, Onoe Baikô VI and Matsumoto Kôshirô VII. Kikugorô also plays the role of Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô"; the roles of Benkei and Togashi are played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

January 1933: Kikugorô plays at the Kabukiza the role of Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô"; the roles of Benkei and Togashi are played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

July 1933: Kikugorô plays the roles of Oiwa, Kohei and Naosuke at the Kabukiza in the famous ghost play "Yotsuya Kaidan".

September 1933: premiere at the Tôkyô Gekijô of the Nagauta-based kyôgen "Takatsuki", which is adapted for Kabuki by Hisamatsu Issei (lyrics) and Kashiwa Izaburô (music) and performed by Kikugorô and Bandô Mitsugorô VII. Premiere at the Tôkyô Gekijô of Kawamura Karyô's drama "Jôshû Miyage Hyakuryô Kubi"; Kikugorô plays the role of Itaba no Shôtarô (later the ryôrinin Shôtarô) [more details].

October 1933: Kikugorô plays the role of Motoemon at the Kabukiza in the drama "Tengajaya-mura". His stage partners are Jitsukawa Enjaku II (Tôma Saburôemon), Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Iori), Ichikawa Omezô IV (Somenoi) and Ichimura Kakitsu VII (Genjirô).

December 1933: Kikugorô plays the role of Chôbê in the drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi", which is performed at the Misonoza in Nagoya. His stage partners are Onoe Taganojô III (Okane) and Onoe Ushinosuke IV (Ohisa).

January 1934: Kikugorô plays the role of Princess Yaegaki in the play "Honchô Nijûshikô", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Katsuyori) and Onoe Baikô VI (Nureginu). Kikugorô plays also the role of Sakuramaru in the "Kurumabiki" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Matsuômaru) and Matsumoto Kôshirô VII (Umeômaru).

April 1934: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Onoe Baikô VI (Shizuka Gozen) and Bandô Hikosaburô VI (Hayami no Tôta).

June 1934: premiere in Tôkyô at the Tôkyô Gekijô of Hasegawa Shin's drama "Kurayami no Ushimatsu"; Kikugorô plays the role of the ryôrinin Ushimatsu [casting].

November 1934: Kikugorô plays at the Kabukiza the role of the Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô"; the roles of Benkei and Togashi are played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

January 1935: Kikugorô plays the role of Ojô Kichisa in the drama "Sannin Kichisa", which is performed at the Kabukiza; his stage partners are Matsumoto Kôshirô VII (Oshô Kichisa) and Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Obô Kichisa).

February 1935: Kikugorô plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the "Shi-no-Kiri" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Minamiza (Kyôto). He also plays the role of Chôbê in "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi".

March ~ April 1935: the Kabukiza commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the death of Onoe Kikugorô V with a great name-taking ceremony for several actors of the Otowaya guild. Onoe Ushinosuke IV, Matsumoto Yutaka, Bandô Kamesaburô III and Onoe Izaburô respectively take the names of Onoe Kikunosuke III, Onoe Shôroku II, Bando Shinsui VII and Onoe Matsusuke V.

September 1935: premiere at the Kabukiza of Uno Nobuo's drama "Kôdan Yomiya no Ame"; Kikugorô plays the role of Ryûtatsu [more details]. He also plays the role of Chôbê in the drama "Bunshichi Mottoi"; his stage partners are Onoe Taganojô III (Okane) and Onoe Kikunosuke III (Ohisa).

November 1935: Kikugorô plays in the same theater the role of Onatsu in the dance "Onatsu Kyôran".

January 1936: premiere at the Kabukiza of the shosagoto "Kasuga Ryûjin", in which Kikugorô plays the main roles.

February 1936: Kikugorô plays the role of Motoemon at the Misonoza (Nagoya) in the drama "Tengajaya-mura". His stage partners are Bandô Hikosaburô VI (Tôma Saburôemon), Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Iori), Onoe Kikujirô IV (Somenoi) and Ichikawa Omezô IV (Genjirô).

April 1936: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Genzô), Nakamura Tokizô III (Tonami) and Nakamura Baigyoku III (Chiyo).

May 1936: Kikugorô plays the role of Igami no Gonta in the "Sushiya" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Kabukiza. He also plays the role of Mashiba Hisayoshi in the drama "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri"; the role of Ishikawa Goemon is played by Nakamura Utaemon V.

January 1937: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Kurumabiki" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Sakuramaru), Matsumoto Kôshirô VII (Umeômaru) and Nakamura Utaemon V (Shihei).

March 1937: Kikugorô plays for the first time, at the Kabukiza, the main role of the dance "Fuji Musume".

April 1937: revival at the Kabukiza of the drama "Fudô", which belongs to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Kikugorô plays the role of Chitoseya Miyoshino [more details]. Kikugorô also plays at the Kabukiza the role of the Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô"; the roles of Benkei and Togashi are played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

June 1937: Kikugorô plays the role of Princess Yaegaki in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Katsuyori) and Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (Nureginu).

November 1937: Kikugorô plays the roles of En'ya Hangan and Sadakurô in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

May 1938: Kikugorô plays the role of Genzô in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Matsuômaru), Onoe Kikujirô IV (Tonami) and Sawamura Tosshô IV (Chiyo).

October 1938: Kikugorô plays the roles of En'ya Hangan, Okaru and Hayano Kanpei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

November 1938: Kikugorô plays for the last time the role of the villain Motoemon in the drama "Tengajaya-mura", which is performed at the Kabukiza Theater in Ôsaka. His stage partners are Ôtani Tomoemon VI (Tôma Saburôemon), Nakamura Baigyoku III (Iori), Ichikawa Omezô IV (Somenoi) and Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Genjirô).

January 1939: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Genzô), Nakamura Tokizô III (Chiyo) and Ichikawa Omezô IV (Tonami).

March 1939: Kikugorô plays the role of Benten Kozô Kikunosuke in the play "Shiranami Gonin Otoko", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

April 1939: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Ôsaka Kabukiza. His stage partners are the same as the January performance.

May 1939: Kikugorô plays the role of Matahei in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô", which is performed at the Kabukiza. the role of Otoku is played by Nakamura Baigyoku III.

March 1940: Kikugorô plays the roles of Moronô, Ishidô Umanojô, Okaru and Shimizu Ikkaku in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

April 1940: Kikugorô plays the role of Matahei in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô", which is performed at the Ôsaka Kabukiza. The role of Otoku is played by Nakamura Baigyoku III.

October 1940: the Kabukiza commemorates the 6th anniversary of the death of Onoe Baikô VI. Kikugorô and his son Onoe Ukon (who takes the name of Onoe Kurôemon II) play the roles of Soga Jûrô and Soga Gorô in the drama "Kotobuki Soga no Taimen".

January 1941: Kikugorô plays the role of Matsuômaru in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

March 1941: Kikugorô plays the role of Umeômaru in the "Kurumabiki" and "Ga no Iwai" scenes of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

April 1941: Kikugorô plays the role of Igami no Gonta in the "Sushiya" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Kabukiza.

June 1941: Kikugorô plays the role of Tamate Gozen in the drama "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô. His stage partners are Nakamura Kichiemon I (Gappô), Ichikawa Omezô IV (Princess Asaka) and Nakamura Tokizô III (Takayasu Shuntokumaru).

November 1941: Kikugorô plays the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the "Shi-no-Kiri" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Kabukiza. He also impersonates Yuranosuke in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

March 1942: Kikugorô plays the roles of Nuregami Chôgorô and the courtesan Azuma in the "Sumôba" scene of the play "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which is performed at the Kabukiza. Ichimura Uzaemon XV plays the role of Hanaregoma Chôkichi and Yamazaki Yogorô.

April 1942: Kikugorô plays the role of Chôbê in the drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Onoe Taganojô III (Okane) and Onoe Kikunosuke III (Ohisa).

January 1943: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Ichimura Kakitsu VII (Shizuka Gozen) and Ôtani Tomoemon VI (Hayami no Tôta). Kikugorô plays also the roles of Kan Shôjô and Matsuômaru in the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

March 1943: Kikugorô plays in the same theater the role of Igami no Gonta in the "Sushiya" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

April 1943: Kikugorô plays in the same theater for the last time the role of Kômori Yasu in the drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa").

May 1943: Kikugorô plays in the same theater the role of Matahei in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô"; the role of Otoku is played by Sawamura Sôjûrô VII.

June 1943: Kikugorô plays in the same theater the roles of Yuranosuke and Tonase in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura".

November 1943: Kikugorô plays at the Kabukiza the role of Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô"; the roles of Benkei and Togashi are played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

December 1943: Kikugorô and Ichimura Uzaemon play together for the last time the roles of Kasane and Yoemon in the dance-drama "Iro Moyô Chotto Karimame", which is performed in the same theater. Kikugorô also plays the role of Yoshitsune in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô"; the roles of Benkei and Togashi are played by Matsumoto Kôshirô VII and Ichimura Uzaemon XV.

February 1944: Kikugorô plays the role of Nuregami Chôgorô in the "Sumôba" scene of the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which is performed at the Kabukiza. His stage partners are Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Hanaregoma Chôkichi, Yamazaki Yogorô) and Onoe Kikunosuke III (the courtesan Azuma).

July 1944: Kikugorô plays the role of Matahei in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô", which is performed at the Misonoza (Nagoya); the role of Otoku is played by Ichikawa Omezô IV.

October 1944: Kikugorô plays the role of Chôbê in the drama "Ninjô Banashi Bunshichi Mottoi", which is performed at the Shinbashi Enbujô. His stage partners are Onoe Taganojô III (Okane) and Onoe Kikunosuke III (Ohisa).

April 1945: Kikugorô plays the role of Igami no Gonta in the "Sushiya" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Shinbashi Enbujô.

December 1945: Kikugorô plays the role of Matahei in Kyôto at the Minamiza in the drama "Keisei Hangonkô"; the role of Otoku is played by Nakamura Baigyoku III.

May 1946: Kikugorô plays the role of Benten Kozô Kikunosuke in the drama "Shiranami Gonin Otoko", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô.

October 1946: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Ôsaka Kabukiza; his stage partners are Nakamura Baigyoku III (Shizuka Gozen) and Onoe Shôroku II (Hayami no Tôta).

November 1946: Kikugorô plays the role of Fujiya Izaemon in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô. The courtesan Yûgiri is played by Nakamura Baigyoku III.

December 1946: Kikugorô and Nakamura Baigyoku play together in Kyôto at the Minamiza in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô".

March 1947: Kikugorô and Nakamura Baigyoku play together in Nagoya at the Chûkyô Gekijô in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô".

May 1947: Kikugorô plays the roles of Terukuni, Sakuramaru and Matsuômaru in the "Dômyôji", "Ga no Iwai" and "Terakoya" scenes of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô.

June 1947: Kikugorô and Nakamura Baigyoku play together in the dramas "Kuruwa Bunshô" and "Keisei Hangonkô" in Ôsaka at the Kabukiza.

October 1947: Kikugorô plays the role of Satô Tadanobu in the michiyuki "Yoshinoyama", which is performed at the Yûrakuza. His stage partners are Ichikawa Omezô IV (Shizuka Gozen) and Onoe Shôroku II (Hayami no Tôta).

November 1947: Kikugorô plays the roles of Moronô and Hayano Kanpei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô.

December 1947: Kikugorô plays the role of Gappô in Kyôto at the Minamiza in the drama "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji". His stage partners are Nakamura Baigyoku III (Tamate Gozen), Onoe Baikô VII (Princess Asaka) and Bandô Mitsugorô VII (Takayasu Shuntokumaru).

March 1948: Kikugorô plays the role of Sanemori in the "Sanemori Monogatari" scene of the play "Genpei Nunobiki no Taki", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô.

April 1948: opening ceremony for the new Shinbashi Enbujô. Kikugorô plays the role of Sukeroku in the drama "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Momoyogusa".

October 1948: Kikugorô play for the last time the roles of Satô Tadanobu, the fox Genkurô and Igami no Gonta in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is performed at the Shinbashi Enbujô. He also plays the roles of Ushimatsu and Kikuha no Mae in the drama "Kurayami no Ushimatsu" and the dance "Sumidagawa".

December 1948: Kikugorô plays at the Misonoza (Nagoya) the main role of the Kiyomoto-based dance "Sumidagawa".

February 1949: Kikugorô plays the role of Yuranosuke in the "Gion Ichiriki Jaya" act of the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is performed at the Tôkyô Gekijô. the role of Okaru is played by Onoe Baikô VII.

March 1949: Kikugorô plays for the last time the main role of the dance "Fuji Musume" at the Ôsaka Kabukiza.

April 1949: Kikugorô appears on stage for the last time, at the Tôkyô Gekijô, to play in the dramas "Terakoya" and "Kagatobi". He collapses at home the evening of the second day of the performance and has to be replaced.

10 July 1949: Kikugorô dies.

Comments:

"Kikugorô VI is remembered and revered as one of the most potent forces in twentieth-century Kabuki." (Samuel Leiter, "New Kabuki Encyclopedia").

Onoe Kikugorô VI trained two of the best actors of the second half of the 20th century, the tachiyaku Onoe Shôroku II and the onnagata Onoe Baikô VII.

Onoe Kikugorô VI playing the role of Hayano Kanpei in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura" (print made by Natori Shunsen 1929)

Print made by Kôchôrô Hôsai in 1903

Print made by Ôta Masamitsu in 1950

The Onoe Ushinosuke line of actors

The Onoe Kikugorô line of actors