Iwai Kumehachi

…They were mainly active at the Misakiza Theatre in Misaki-cho, Kanda, Tokyo. Famous female actors included Ichikawa Kumehachi (Iwai Kumehachi), Nakamura Nakakichi (Suiga), Nakamura Nakaji, Ichikawa Koisho, Matsumoto Kinshi, and Nakamura Kasen. Although they were women, they were capable of playing a wide variety of roles, and many skilled performers emerged, but the genre died out before it could be established as a genre in itself. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iwai Kumehachi" is listed below.

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…主として東京神田三崎町の三崎座などを本拠として活躍。著名な女役者に，市川九女八(岩井粂八)，中村仲吉(翠蛾)，中村仲次，市川鯉昇，松本錦糸，中村歌扇らがあった。女ながらあらゆる役柄をこなし，腕のたつ人々が輩出したが，一つのジャンルとして確立しえぬまま滅んだ。…

※「岩井粂八」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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