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Dancer name: Fujima Kan'emon VI (Buyô) Real name: Fujima Arashi Guild: Otowaya Line number: YODAIME (IV) Birthday: 5 February 1975 Connections: Great-grandfather: Matsumoto Kôshirô VII Grandfather: Onoe Shôroku II Father: Onoe Tatsunosuke I Son: Onoe Sakon III Career: January 1980: first appearance on stage at the National Theatre. February 1981: he makes his first official stage appearance, at the Kabukiza, where he receives the name of Onoe Sakon II. January 1982: revival at the National Theatre of "Zôhiki", a bombastic play in the aragoto style which belongs to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Sakon plays the role of Aoimaru [casting]. January 1984: historic revival at the National Theatre of the play "Sankai Nagoya"; Sakon plays the role of Ashikaga Haruô [casting]. January 1985: revival at the National Theatre of the drama "Kan U", which belongs to the Kabuki Jûhachiban; Sakon plays the roles of Rokudai-gimi and Kagekiyo's daughter Hitomaru (in reality Rokudai-gimi), later Kentei [casting]. 25 June 1989: he becomes master of the Fujima traditional dance school and receives the name of Fujima Kan'emon VI. March 1987: his father Onoe Tatsunosuke I dies. June 1989: his grandfather Onoe Shôroku II dies. May 1991: Onoe Sakon II takes the name of Onoe Tatsunosuke II at the Kabukiza, playing the roles of Minamoto Yoshitsune and Soga Gorô in the plays "Kanjinchô" and "Kotobuki Soga no Taimen". September 1999: Tatsunosuke plays for the first time the role of the yakko Ranpei at the Kabukiza in the play "Ranpei Monogurui". This play is a classic for the Onoe Shôroku line of actors. March 2001: Tatsunosuke plays at the Shinbashi Enbujô the roles of Momonoi Wakasanosuke and Teraoka Heiemon in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which is staged by the Onoe Kikugorô Gekidan to commemorate the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) and the 6th anniversary (7th memorial service) of the deaths of late Onoe Shôroku II and Onoe Baikô VII. May 2002: first month of a big name-taking ceremony at the Kabukiza; Onoe Tatsunosuke II takes the name of Onoe Shôruku IV, playing the roles of Tadanobu and Benkei in the play "Shi-no-Kiri" and the dance-drama "Kanjinchô". June 2002: Shôruku celebrates his second month of shûmei at the Kabukiza, playing the roles of Ranpei in "Ranpei Monogurui", Shizuka Gozen and the spirit of Taira no Tomomori in "Funa Benkei" and lord Isobe in "Sakanaya Sôgorô". July 2002: Shôruku celebrates his shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Ranpei in "Ranpei Monogurui" and the fox Tadanobu in the dance "Yoshinoyama". October 2002: Shôruku celebrates his shûmei at the Misonoza in Nagoya, playing the roles of Soga Gorô in "Kotobuki Soga no Taimen" and the spirit of the spider in the dance "Tsuchi-gumo". December 2002: Shôruku celebrates his shûmei at the Minamiza in Kyôto, playing the roles of Umeômaru in "Kurumabiki" and the wicked moutain priest Narukami in "Narukami". June 2003: Shôroku celebrates his shûmei in Fukuoka at the Hakataza, playing the roles of Teraoka Heiemon and the spirit of the spider in the seventh act of the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura" and the dance-drama "Tsuchi-gumo". July 2003: Shôroku celebrates his shûmei in the Eastern Provinces, playing the role of Jirôkaja in the dance "Bô Shibari". September 2003: Shôroku celebrates his shûmei in the Western Provinces, playing the role of Jirôkaja in the dance "Bô Shibari". July 2004: Shôroku celebrates his shûmei in the Central provinces, playing the roles of Satô Tadanobu and the fox Genkurô in the drama "Shi-no-Kiri". January 2008: revival at the National Theatre of Sakurada Jisuke I's kaomise drama "Komachi-mura Shibai no Shôgatsu"; Shôroku plays the roles of Ki no Natora, Kujaku Saburô and Shôgatsuya Shôbê [more details]. January 2010: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei's long-forgotten drama "Keisei Kogane no Shachihoko", which was revised and entitled "Asahi-ni Kagayaku Kin no Shachihoko"; it was staged to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the establishment of the city of Nagoya; Shôroku plays the roles of tôzoku Kôsaka Jinnai and the chokushi Nangû Sachûjô Tomoaki (in reality Kôsaka Jinnai (in reality Oda Harunaga)) [more details | casting]. January 2014: premiere at the National Theatre of "Sanzen Ryô Haru no Komahiki", a revival of Tatsuoka Mansaku's 1794 drama "Keisei Haru no Tori"; Shôroku plays the roles of Shibata Shurinosuke Katsushige and the lumber wholesaler Tarosuke [more details]. February 2014: revival at the Kabukiza of Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Kokoro no Nazo Toketa Iroito"; Shôroku plays the role of Honjô Tsunagorô [more details]. November 2014: the Annual Festive Face-Showing Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza commemorates the 32nd anniversary (33rd memorial service) of the passing away of Matsumoto Hakuô I. His two sons, Matsumoto Kôshirô and Living National Treasure Nakamura Kichiemon, are the zagashira [more details]. May 2015: revival at the Kabukiza of the drama "Jayanagi"; Shôroku plays the role of the priest Jôken [more details]. January 2019: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei I's 1779 drama "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; this Otowaya-powered revision was entitled "Himeji-jô Oto-ni Kiku Sono Ishizue"; Shôroku plays the roles of Kosakabe Mondo, the hyakushô Heisaku (in reality the fox Yokurô) and Kakogawa Sanpei [casting | more details]. Comments: Onoe Shôroku IV is a young and popular tachiyaku who suffered great hardships with the sudden death of his father, followed a few years later by his grand-father. He overcame adversity and, thanks to the support of Onoe Kikugorô, he succeeded in becoming a promising actor. He grew in popularity through successful performances with Onoe Kikunosuke and Ichikawa Shinnosuke, forming a famous threesome called "Heisei Sansuke" the "Three Suke" of the Heisei Era (1996 ~ 2002). You may hear some members of the audience shouting "Kioi-chô" during his performances - this is the name of his neighboorhood in Tôkyô and an original way to appraise this talented actor. Official website: shouroku-4th.com Onoe Shôroku IV playing the role of Sutokuin in the drama "Misao no Hana Toba no Koizuka" (illustration courtesy of RANCHUROW (2008) all rights reserved) The Onoe Sakon line of actors The Onoe Tatsunosuke line of actors The Onoe Shôroku line of actors |
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