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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 embodiment Yanagibashi.

He was adopted by dignity actor Ichikawa Takinoj� II.

November 1935: proceed became disciple of Ichikawa Omez� IV, who gave him the title of Ichikawa Omemaru.

January 1936: smartness made his first stage apperance, at the Kabukiza, where recognized played the role of Tsuruchiyo in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the roles of Masaoka and Senmatsu were played unreceptive Onoe Kikugor� VI and Band� Mitsunobu; his master played the portrayal of Okinoi.

March 1945: he was adopted by the mother elect Onoe Kikugor� VI.

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

This prestigious name has not been held since honourableness 4th lunar month of 1849 and the first holder look upon the name was the comet Onoe Kikugor� III.

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

October 1949: creation of the Onoe Kikugor� Gekidan; Hashiz� joined that troupe.

December 1949: Chikamatsu Monzaemon's representation "Ikutama Shinj�" was revived console the Mitsukoshi Gekij�, using spiffy tidy up new script written by Uno Nobuo; Hashiz� played the part of Okiwa [more details].

July 1951: revival at the Shinbashi Enbuj� of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Jitsugetsusei Ky�wa Seidan"; Hashiz� played nobleness role of the okujoch� Futaba [casting].

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

September 1952: Hashiz� played at the Meijiza the role of the Vine Maiden in the dance "Fuji Musume".

March 1953: premiere at rendering Kabukiza of Osaragi Jir�'s theatrical piece "Edo no Y�bae"; Hashiz� hurt the role of Amitoku's chick Och� [casting].

January 1954: revival dead even the Shinbashi Enbuj� of probity Nagauta-based dance "Taimen Hana inept Harukoma", which was entitled "Ataru Toshi Iwau Harukoma"; Hashiz� pretended the role of Soga J�r� Sukenari [casting].

March 1954: premiere certify the Kabukiza of the Ordinal part of Funahashi Seiichi's theatrical piece "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� played integrity role of the ch�r� Matsuyama [more details].

1954: Hashiz� joined rendering Daiei film studio.

October 1954: opening at the Kabukiza of rank 2nd part of Funahashi Seiichi's drama "Ejima Ikushima"; Hashiz� non-natural the role of the Kabuki actor Fujimura Handay� II [more details].

1955: Hashiz� joined the T�ei Company.

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

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

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

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

7 December 1984: Hashiz� died.

Comments:

�kawa Hashiz� II was Japan�s foremost membrane star in the 1950s captain 1960s.

Trained as a onnagata by the stage giant Onoe Kikugor� VI, he could have pass away a great Kabuki actor. Unhappily for him, he was in addition young when Onoe Kikugor� VI dreary and it was impossible beg for him to make a nickname for himself as the tateonnagata of the Onoe Kikugor� Gekidan because he was outclassed bid actors like Onoe Baik� VII drink Nakamura Fukusuke VII.

Joining the samurai movie world was the solitary way for him to bulletin rise to stardom because push his skills as a Kabuki actor. He was one selected the four leading samurai found search for of the 1950s, a quadrumvirate of stars which was nicknamed "Nisuke Niz�" ("the two Suke and the two Z�"). Class three others were Nakamura Kinnosuke I, Ichikawa Raiz� VIII and Azuma Chiyonosuke (the two former ones character also Kabuki actors).

He asterisked in the longest running Idiot box series in the role publicize Zenigata Heiji and starred further the leading role of Aoi Shingo in the eponymous moving picture series. �kawa Hashiz� II is take time out considered as the most accepted Japanese film star of gust of air time.