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was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005).
He was the son of Iwai Hanshirō VII.Leiter, Samuel L. (2006).
Iwai Hanshirō was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.
In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. This actor assumed the mantle of his father's stage name in 1872.
; Lineage of Iwai stage names
*
''Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre.''
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.
OCLC 238637010
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan Encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
OCLC 48943301
* Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955)
''The Kabuki Theatre of Japan.''
London: Allen & Unwin
OCLC 622644114
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iwai, Hanshiro, 08 Kabuki actors 1829 births 1882 deaths People from Tokyo Male actors from Tokyo
was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005).
He was the son of Iwai Hanshirō VII.Leiter, Samuel L. (2006).
Iwai Hanshirō was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.
In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. This actor assumed the mantle of his father's stage name in 1872.
; Lineage of Iwai stage names
* Iwai Hanshirō I was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his role as the progenitor of a family of kabuki actorsNussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). from Osaka.Leiter, Samuel L. (2006).
Iwai Hanshirō was a stage name with ...
(1652–1699)Leiter,
* Iwai Hanshirō II (d. 1710)
* Iwai Hanshirō III (1698–1760)
* Iwai Hanshirō IV (1747–1800)
* Iwai Hanshirō V
was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors in Edo during the Edo period. He was the son of Iwai Hanshirō IV.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005).
Iwai H ...
(1776–1847)
* Iwai Hanshirō VI (1799–1836)
* Iwai Hanshirō VII (1804–1845)
* Iwai Hanshirō VIII (1829–1882)
* Iwai Hanshirō IX (1882–1945)
* Iwai Hanshirō X (1927-2011)Scott,
See also
* ShūmeiNotes
References
* Leiter, Samuel L. (2006)''Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre.''
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.
OCLC 238637010
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan Encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
OCLC 48943301
* Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955)
''The Kabuki Theatre of Japan.''
London: Allen & Unwin
OCLC 622644114
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iwai, Hanshiro, 08 Kabuki actors 1829 births 1882 deaths People from Tokyo Male actors from Tokyo