Iori Ikushima - Iori Ikushima

Japanese: 生嶋伊織 - いくしまいおり
Iori Ikushima - Iori Ikushima

...The third Shogun, Iemitsu, liked young men, so he invited young Kabuki performers from the Hikosaku and Kanzaburō troupes to Edo Castle to entertain himself while he was ill. Around 1650 (Keian 3), after Iemitsu's death, he banned young Kabuki in Edo for the reason that it was disrupting public morals, and it is said that he shaved off the bangs of stars such as Tamashima Shudono and Ikushima Iori to set an example. This was probably intended to prohibit homosexuality, which was a major force in forming gangs, and to prevent the gathering of disturbing ronin in Edo. It seems that young Kabuki was also performed in Kamigata around 1656 (Meireki 2). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ikushima Iori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…3代将軍家光は,若衆好きであったため,病中の慰みとして,彦作座や勘三郎座の若衆歌舞伎を江戸城に呼んでいる。家光の没後の1650年(慶安3)ころ,江戸では風紀を乱すとの理由で若衆歌舞伎を禁じ,見せしめのため玉嶋主殿,生嶋伊織などのスターの前髪を剃り落としたと伝えるが,おそらくは,徒党を組む一つの大きな力となる男色を禁じ,江戸における不穏な浪人の集結を防ぐ目的があったものと思われる。上方では,56年(明暦2)ころにも若衆歌舞伎が演じられていたようである。…

※「生嶋伊織」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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