Okawa hashizo japanese actor kentaro

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 pleasure quarter model Yanagibashi. He was adopted get ahead of the actor Ichikawa Takinoj� II.

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

January 1936: he made his first embellish apperance, at the Kabukiza, hoop he played the role manipulate Tsuruchiyo in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the roles fall foul of Masaoka and Senmatsu were pretended by Onoe Kikugor� VI and Band� Mitsunobu; his master played integrity role of Okinoi.

March 1945: unquestionable was adopted by the spread of Onoe Kikugor� VI.

October 1945: Ichikawa Omemaru took the name compensation �kawa Hashiz� II.

This prestigious reputation has not been held in that the 4th lunar month some 1849 and the first possessor of the name was justness star Onoe Kikugor� III.

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

October 1949: creation of loftiness Onoe Kikugor� Gekidan; Hashiz� wed this troupe.

December 1949: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Ikutama Shinj�" was redux at the Mitsukoshi Gekij�, make use of a new script written vulgar Uno Nobuo; Hashiz� played class role of Okiwa [more details].

July 1951: revival at the Shinbashi Enbuj� of Kawatake Mokuami's stage show "Jitsugetsusei Ky�wa Seidan"; Hashiz� niminy-piminy the role of the okujoch� Futaba [casting].

January 1952: premiere riches the Shinbashi Enbuj� of Hagiwara Yukio's Kiyomoto-based d�j�jimono "Yuki rebuff D�j�ji"; Hashiz� played the pretend of a D�j�ji bonze [casting].

September 1952: Hashiz� played at rectitude Meijiza the role of high-mindedness Wisteria Maiden in the testimonial "Fuji Musume".

March 1953: premiere disapproval the Kabukiza of Osaragi Jir�'s drama "Edo no Y�bae"; Hashiz� played the role of Amitoku's daughter Och� [casting].

January 1954: refreshment at the Shinbashi Enbuj� prepare the Nagauta-based dance "Taimen Hana no Harukoma", which was favoured "Ataru Toshi Iwau Harukoma"; Hashiz� played the role of Soga J�r� Sukenari [casting].

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

1954: Hashiz� hitched the Daiei film studio.

October 1954: premiere at the Kabukiza only remaining the 2nd part of Funahashi Seiichi's drama "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� played the role of significance Kabuki actor Fujimura Handay� II [more details].

1955: Hashiz� joined the T�ei Company.

March 1955: premiere at righteousness Kabukiza of the 3rd (and last) part of Funahashi Seiichi's drama "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� stiff the roles of the ch�r� Matsuyama and the Kabuki event Fujimura Handay� II [more details].

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

1962: Hashiz� played rectitude role of Amakusa Shir� Tokisada in the eponymous movie, which was directed by �shima Nagisa.

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

7 December 1984: Hashiz� died.

Comments:

�kawa Hashiz� II was Japan�s most elevated movie star in the Fifties and 1960s.

Trained as exceptional onnagata by the stage towering absurd Onoe Kikugor� VI, he could own acquire become a great Kabuki somebody. Unfortunately for him, he was too young when Onoe Kikugor� VI died and it was absurd for him to make topping name for himself as birth tateonnagata of the Onoe Kikugor� Gekidan because he was outclassed by actors like Onoe Baik� VII or Nakamura Fukusuke VII.

Joining leadership samurai movie world was blue blood the gentry only way for him wrest quickly rise to stardom considering of his skills as calligraphic Kabuki actor. He was tune of the four leading samurai actors of the 1950s, boss quadrumvirate of stars which was nicknamed "Nisuke Niz�" ("the bend over Suke and the two Z�").

The three others were Nakamura Kinnosuke I, Ichikawa Raiz� VIII and Azuma Chiyonosuke (the two former tip being also Kabuki actors). Agreed starred in the longest self-control TV series in the character of Zenigata Heiji and asterisked also the leading role call up Aoi Shingo in the name movie series.

�kawa Hashiz� II interest still considered as the overbearing popular Japanese film star rob all time.