| SAKAKIYAMA KOSHIRÔ I |
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Line number: SHODAI (I) Poetry name: Senzan Existence: 1671 ~ 15th day of the 6th lunar month of 1747 [1] Connection: Adoptive father: Sakakiyama Heiemon Adopted son: Sakakiyama Sagisuke (Sakakiyama Koshirô II) Disciples: Sakakiyama Kansuke I, Sakakiyama Fujisaburô, Sakakiyama Onojûrô, Sakakiyama Shirojirô, Sakakiyama Shirojûrô, Sakakiyama Yosojûrô, Tatsuoka Someemon Career: 1671 ~ 1693: son of a rônin named Takahashi, he was adopted by the oyajigata actor Sakakiyama Heiemon, who gave him the name of Sakakiyama Onoe. Later on, he took the name of Sakakiyama Heishirô. 1693: he took the name of Sakakiyama Koshirô I and made his debut as a wakaonnagata in Ôsaka. 1694 ~ 1701: he was the member of a countryside travelling troupe (tabi shibai). 1st lunar month of 1702: Koshirô became tachiyaku and played the role of the rônin Ichihara Shinodanosuke in the drama "Kuramayama Enbiki no Tsuna", which was produced in Ôsaka by Takeshima Kôjûrô. Winter 1706: Koshirô settled in Kyôto. 1st lunar month of 1706: Koshirô played the role of Tayuragi Tôtarô in the drama "Keisei Motomezuka", which was produced in Kyôto by Takeshima Kôjûrô. 2nd lunar month of 1707: Koshirô became zamoto and produced in Kyôto the drama "Keisei Ishiyamadera". 3rd lunar month of 1709: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô (superior) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1709: Koshirô went back to Ôsaka and played in the kaomise drama "Chigo Daimyô Kyô Miyage", which was produced by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 3rd lunar month of 1710: Koshirô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô (superior) [visual]. Fall 1711: Koshirô settled in Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1711: Koshirô played the role of Miyakoji Kikutarô (performing a roppô in the tanzen style) in the kaomise drama "Kikenjô", which was produced at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I and celebrated the shûmei of Takioka Saburoshirô and Murayama Heijûrô II. 1st lunar month of 1713: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-(shiro)jô (superior - (white) superior). 11th lunar month of 1714: Koshirô played the role of Watari Shinzaemon in the kaomise drama "Azuma-zukuri Ôdaidokoro", which was produced at Kameya Kumenojô's theater by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 1st lunar month of 1715: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. Fall 1716: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Kokusen'ya Gassen", which was produced by the zamoto Sakakiyama Shirotarô I in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater; Koshirô played the role of Watônai [casting]. 1st lunar month of 1717: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, fell a little bit to a lower rank, jô-jô (superior - superior). 3rd lunar month of 1717: Koshirô played the role of Watônai in the drama "Kokusen'ya Gonichi Gassen", which was produced by Yamatoya Jinbê III at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater. 11th lunar month of 1717: Koshirô played the roles of Seki Magosaburô and the 100-year fox (Momotose Gitsune) in Sakakiyama Kansuke I's kaomise drama "Ômu Gaeshi Momotose Gitsune", which was produced by Sakakiyama Shirotarô I at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater; his stage partners were Shibazaki Rinzaemon I, Kirinami Takie, Yamada Jinpachi, Bandô Hikosaburô I, Sawamura Otoemon I, Katayama Kozaemon, Matsushima Moheiji, Bandô Matajûrô I and Onoe Samon. 1st lunar month of 1718: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-shôkichi (superior - superior - little excellent). 2nd lunar month of 1718: First Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Nihon Furisode Hajime", which was produced by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater; Koshirô played the role of Susanoo [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1718: Koshirô played in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater the role of the karô Kokonoe Wadaemon in the kaomise drama "Chôseiden Kogane no Ishizue", which was produced by his son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 1st lunar month of 1719: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1719: Koshirô played in Kyôto the role of Wadanohara Yasoemon in the kaomise drama "Hôraisan Hiyoku no Tsurukame", which was produced by Yamatoyama Jinzaemon I for the nadai Ebisuya Kichirôbê. 1st lunar month of 1720: Koshirô's rank in the Kyôto hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - (half-white) excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1722: Koshirô played in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater the role of Amateru Manzaemon in Sakakiyama Kansuke I's kaomise drama "Senbon Matsu Tokiwa Yakata", which was produced by his son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I and welcomed in Kyôto the Ôsaka star Anegawa Shinshirô I. He also played the role of Node Shôbê in the kawari kyôgen drama "Otoko Moyô Nimai Hinagata". Fall 1723: Koshirô went back to Ôsaka after 12 seasons spent in Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1723: Koshirô played at the Ônishi no Shibai the role of the rônin Nunobiki Jinroku in the kaomise drama "Fukujukai Kogane no Minato", which was produced by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 1st lunar month of 1724: Koshirô's rank in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. 11th lunar month of 1725: Koshirô played at the Ônishi no Shibai the role of Takatsuji Yasaemon in the kaomise drama "Gokoku Jôju Naniwa no Yakata". Fall 1726: Koshirô went to Kyôto to perform at Miyako Mandayû's theater; there was no kaomise in the 11th lunar month in this theater. 9th lunar month of 1727: Koshirô played at Miyako Mandayû's theater the role of Gengobê in the drama "Ise Heiji Nennen Kagami", which was produced by Segawa Kikujirô I. Fall 1727: Koshirô went back to Ôsaka. 11th lunar month of 1727: Koshirô played at the Naka no Shibai the role of Shikishima Wadayû in the kaomise drama "Imosegami Aioi no Futabayama", which was produced by Yamamoto Kyôshirô I. Fall 1729: Koshirô went to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1729: Koshirô played the role of Mochizuki Gorobei in the kaomise drama "Fukuju Yakata Wagô no Futabashira", which was produced at Kameya Kumenojô's theater by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 11th lunar month of 1730: Koshirô played the role of Mochizuki Gorobei in the kaomise drama "Eiraku Shiki no Kogane", which was produced at Kameya Kumenojô's theater by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 1st lunar month of 1731: Koshirô played in the same theater the role of the rônin Tamaru Gengo in the new year ni-no-kawari "Keisei Mikasayama". Spring 1732: tour in Nagoya. Fall 1732: Koshirô, Anegawa Shinshirô I and Arashi Otohachi I went together to Edo. 11th lunar month of 1732: Koshirô performed at the Nakamuraza in the kaomise drama "Yamato Kotoba Imagawajô". 1st lunar month of 1733: Koshirô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. Fall 1733: Koshirô went back to Kyôto. 11th lunar month of 1733: Koshirô played the role of Nunobiki Gontazaemon in the kaomise drama "Chôseiden Kogane no Shikigawara", which was produced at Kameya Kumenojô's theater by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 11th lunar month of 1734: Koshirô played the role of the ahô Yomosaku, in reality Takeguchi Senjûrô, in the kaomise drama "Oyayuzuri Kogane no Katokugura", which was produced at Kameya Kumenojô's theater by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I. 11th lunar month of 1735: Koshirô played the role of Sakakiyama Koshirô (!!!), in reality Sekiya Bansaku, in the kaomise drama "Shin-yakata Banzei no Ishizue", which was produced by Arashi Koroku I at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater. 1st lunar month of 1736: there were two kanjiku for tachiyaku actors in the Kyôto hyôbanki; Koshirô was the "jitsu kanjiku" (the real kanjiku) and Arashi San'emon III was the "iro kanjiku" (the sexy kanjiku). 11th lunar month of 1736: Koshirô played the role of Tachibana Takuminosuke in the kaomise drama "Hiyoku Kin no Takaragura", which was produced at Daikokuya Takenojô's theater by Yoshizawa Tamazuma. 11th lunar month of 1738: Koshirô played the role of Akagi Saemon in the kaomise drama "Neko no Koneko", which was produced at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater (Minamigawa no Shibai) by Mizuki Tatsunosuke II. 5th lunar month of 1739: first Kabuki adaptation of Matsuda Bunkôdô, Takeda Izumo I, Takeda Koizumo, Miyoshi Shôraku and Asada Kakei puppet theater drama "Hirakana Seisuiki"; Koshirô played the role of Gonshirô [casting]. 12th lunar month of 1740: Koshirô played in the drama "Chinpô Sandai Gatana", which was produced by his adopted son Sakakiyama Shirotarô I's son Sakakiyama Jûtarô I at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater. The title of this drama, literally "The Rare Treasure - Three Generations of Swords" [2], was an allusion to the three generations of actors of the Sakakiyama clan sharing the same stage. 8th lunar month of 1741: the play "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari", which was originally written for the puppet theater, was adapted for Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater; Koshirô played the role of Gorobê Masamune [casting]. 11th lunar month of 1741: Koshirô took part (but did not play any role) in the kaomise drama "Imayô Shinoda-zuma", which was produced by Nakamura Kumetarô I at Miyako Mandayû's theater. 1st lunar month of 1742: Koshirô was sôkanjiku in the Kyôto hyôbanki. 11th lunar month of 1742: Koshirô played the role of Ibuki Genjibê in the kaomise drama "Yamato-fumi Kaoyo Hinagata", which was produced at Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater by Sakata Ichitarô. 8th lunar month of 1745: first Kabuki adaptation of Namiki Senryû I, Miyoshi Shôraku and Takeda Koizumo puppet theater drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami", which was produced by Kiyosaburô at Miyako Mandayû's theater; Koshirô played the role of Tsuribune Sabu [more details]. 12th lunar month of 1745: the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" was performed for the first time in Ôsaka, simultaneously in the three major theaters of the city, which starts a competition for the best performance; Koshirô played the role of Tsuribune Sabu at the Naka no Shibai [casting].
15th day of the 6th lunar month of 1747 [1]: Koshirô died in Kyôto; his tombstone was located in the precincts of the Myôdenji temple in Imperial city. Comments: Sakakiyama Koshirô I was a great and popular tachiyaku actor who achieved fame for himself in Kamigata from the end of the Genroku era to the beginning of the Kanpô era, reaching the jô-jô-kichi rank in the 1st lunar month of 1724. He was active for 55 years and established the Sakakiyama clan as an important one in Kyôto. Son of a rônin, he excelled in rônin roles. Being able to play any kind of budôgoto roles, this short-sized actor was famous for his amazing sword tachimawari. His others fields of excellence were wagoto and jitsugoto. [1] The 15th day of the 6th lunar month of the 4th year of the Enkyô era was the 22nd of July 1747 in the western calendar. [2] It had also a different suggestive meaning because the word chinpô was the penis in old Japanese.
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