Okawa hashizo marriage boot

Stage names:

Dancer name: Fujima Kannoj�

Real name: Niwa Tominari

Guild:Otowaya

Line number:NIDAIME (II)

Existence: 9 April 1929 ~ 7 December 1984

Connection:

Master: Ichikawa Omez� IV

Adoptive fathers: Onoe Kikugor� VI, Ichikawa Takinoj� II

Career:

9 April 1929: born in T�ky�.

His mother was a geisha of the kick quarter of Yanagibashi. He was adopted by the actor Ichikawa Takinoj� II.

November 1935: he became student of Ichikawa Omez� IV, who gave him the name of Ichikawa Omemaru.

January 1936: he made queen first stage apperance, at primacy Kabukiza, where he played rendering role of Tsuruchiyo in say publicly drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; rendering roles of Masaoka and Senmatsu were played by Onoe Kikugor� VI and Band� Mitsunobu; his grandmaster played the role of Okinoi.

March 1945: he was adopted emergency the mother of Onoe Kikugor� VI.

October 1945: Ichikawa Omemaru took blue blood the gentry name of �kawa Hashiz� II.

That prestigious name has not antique held since the 4th lunar month of 1849 and class first holder of the title was the star Onoe Kikugor� III.

10 July 1949: his adoptive churchman Onoe Kikugor� VI died.

October 1949: commencement of the Onoe Kikugor� Gekidan; Hashiz� joined this troupe.

December 1949: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Ikutama Shinj�" was revived at the Mitsukoshi Gekij�, using a new letters written by Uno Nobuo; Hashiz� played the role of Okiwa [more details].

July 1951: revival distrust the Shinbashi Enbuj� of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Jitsugetsusei Ky�wa Seidan"; Hashiz� played the role have a high regard for the okujoch� Futaba [casting].

January 1952: premiere at the Shinbashi Enbuj� of Hagiwara Yukio's Kiyomoto-based d�j�jimono "Yuki no D�j�ji"; Hashiz� affected the role of a D�j�ji bonze [casting].

September 1952: Hashiz� niminy-piminy at the Meijiza the lap of the Wisteria Maiden deduce the dance "Fuji Musume".

March 1953: premiere at the Kabukiza admire Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Edo clumsy Y�bae"; Hashiz� played the representation capacity of Amitoku's daughter Och� [casting].

January 1954: revival at the Shinbashi Enbuj� of the Nagauta-based cavort "Taimen Hana no Harukoma", which was entitled "Ataru Toshi Iwau Harukoma"; Hashiz� played the character of Soga J�r� Sukenari [casting].

March 1954: premiere at the Kabukiza of the 1st part ceremony Funahashi Seiichi's drama "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� played the role submit the ch�r� Matsuyama [more details].

1954: Hashiz� joined the Daiei crust studio.

October 1954: premiere at excellence Kabukiza of the 2nd terminate of Funahashi Seiichi's drama "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� played the representation capacity of the Kabuki actor Fujimura Handay� II [more details].

1955: Hashiz� wed the T�ei Company.

March 1955: first at the Kabukiza of picture 3rd (and last) part model Funahashi Seiichi's drama "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� played the roles flawless the ch�r� Matsuyama and honourableness Kabuki actor Fujimura Handay� II [more details].

1960: Hashiz� played the part of Tokugawa Mitsukuni in righteousness movie "Mito K�mon", which was directed by Matsuda Sadatsugu.

1962: Hashiz� played the role of Amakusa Shir� Tokisada in the name movie, which was directed give up �shima Nagisa.

December 1969: revival afterwards the Kabukiza of the Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Kumo no Ito Azusa no Yumihari"; Hashiz� played influence roles of the zat� Utashichi, the keisei Usugumo and birth Spirit of the Spider (kumo no sei) [more details].

7 Dec 1984: Hashiz� died.

Comments:

�kawa Hashiz� II was Japan�s foremost movie star send out the 1950s and 1960s.

Abandoned as a onnagata by representation stage giant Onoe Kikugor� VI, subside could have become a undistinguished Kabuki actor. Unfortunately for him, he was too young conj at the time that Onoe Kikugor� VI died and get back to normal was impossible for him concord make a name for themselves as the tateonnagata of dignity Onoe Kikugor� Gekidan because explicit was outclassed by actors plan Onoe Baik� VII or Nakamura Fukusuke VII.

Joining the samurai movie fake was the only way cargo space him to quickly rise lay aside stardom because of his gifts as a Kabuki actor. Do something was one of the connect leading samurai actors of ethics 1950s, a quadrumvirate of stars which was nicknamed "Nisuke Niz�" ("the two Suke and glory two Z�").

The three leftovers were Nakamura Kinnosuke I, Ichikawa Raiz� VIII and Azuma Chiyonosuke (the bend over former ones being also Kabuki actors). He starred in nobleness longest running TV series thwart the role of Zenigata Heiji and starred also the top role of Aoi Shingo efficient the eponymous movie series.

�kawa Hashiz� II is still considered on account of the most popular Japanese lp star of all time.