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was a Japanese
''Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Toyokuni III (1786-1865); Obituary portrait of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, 1854''
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''Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre.''
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.
OCLC 238637010
* __________. ( 2002)
''A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance.''
;
OCLC 182632867
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan Encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:
OCLC 48943301
* Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955)
''The Kabuki Theatre of Japan.''
London: Allen & Unwin
OCLC 622644114
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ichikawa, Danjuro 02 Kabuki actors 1688 births 1758 deaths People from Tokyo Male actors from Tokyo 18th-century Japanese male actors 17th-century Japanese male actors
kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
Kabuki is thought to ...
performer in the lineage of a celebrated family of actors from the Edo region.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Ichikawa Danjūrō" in Ichikawa Danjūrō
is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors of the Ichikawa family. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family. It is a famous and important name, and receiving it is an honor. There are a number of r ...
is a stage name.
Career
The earnestly prayed-for son of Ichikawa Danjūrō I, Danjūrō II acted under the name Ichikawa Kuzō I from 1697 to 1704, the year his father was killed in a backstage quarrel with another actor. Danjūrō II assumed his father's stage name five months after this incident and held it until 1735, when he took the name Ichikawa Ebizō II. Thereafter, the name was handed down in a direct line through the generations, e.g., Danjūrō III and Danjuro IV were the adopted sons of Danjūrō II; Danjūrō VI was the adopted son of Danjūrō V, and Danjūrō VII was the adopted son of Danjūrō VI. In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are conveyed in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. In 1840, Danjūrō IV created ''Kabuki Jūhachiban
The , or Eighteen Best Kabuki Plays, is a set of kabuki plays, strongly associated with the Ichikawa Danjūrō line of actors ever since their premieres. These works were chosen and assembled as "the eighteen" by actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (180 ...
'' to remind the theater world of his family's pre-eminence in Kabuki, especially in the creation and development of ''aragoto'' roles. This collection of 18 plays is a compilation of his and his predecessors representative roles. The work features the character Benkei, who was played by Danjūrō I and Danjūrō II. This is the ''ie no gei'' (family art) of the Danjuro line.Leiter, Samuel. (2002).
Lineage of Danjūrō stage names
*Ichikawa Danjūrō I
was an early kabuki actor in Japan. He remains today one of the most famous of all kabuki actors and is considered one of the most influential. His many influences include the pioneering of the ''aragoto'' style of acting which came to be larg ...
(1660–1704)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō II (1688–1758)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō III (18th century)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō IV (1711–1778)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō V
also known as , was one of the most famous and popular Japanese Kabuki actors of all time. Throughout his career, Danjūrō would hold some of the highest ranks in the '' hyōbanki'', an annual Edo publications which evaluated actors and perfor ...
(1741–1806)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō VI (18th–19th century)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (1791–1859)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII (1822–1854)Toronto Public Library''Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Toyokuni III (1786-1865); Obituary portrait of actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, 1854''
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Ichikawa Danjūrō IX
was one of the most successful and famous Kabuki actors of the Meiji period (1868–1912).
Ninth in the line of actors to hold the name Ichikawa Danjūrō, he is depicted in countless ''ukiyo-e'' actor prints (''yakusha-e''), and is widely c ...
(1838–1903)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō X (19th century)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō XI (1909–1965)
* Ichikawa Danjūrō XII (1946–2013)
See also
* Shūmei
''Shūmei'' (, "name succession") are grand naming ceremonies held in kabuki theatre. Most often, a number of actors will participate in a single ceremony, taking on new stage-names.
These stagenames, most often those of the actor's father, gran ...
Notes
References
* Leiter, Samuel L. (2006)''Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre.''
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.
OCLC 238637010
* __________. ( 2002)
''A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance.''
;
OCLC 182632867
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan Encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retirem ...
. OCLC 48943301
* Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955)
''The Kabuki Theatre of Japan.''
London: Allen & Unwin
OCLC 622644114
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ichikawa, Danjuro 02 Kabuki actors 1688 births 1758 deaths People from Tokyo Male actors from Tokyo 18th-century Japanese male actors 17th-century Japanese male actors