Hashizo Okawa (first generation)

…He retired after a once-in-a-lifetime performance. He opened a rice cake shop, but was in demand again and became an actor. He went to Osaka under the stage name of Hashizo Okawa (first generation), and died in Kakegawa on his way back. He should also be noted in the history of theater for starting the Ikina Seiwa (life-care) business in Edo. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Okawa Hashizo (first generation)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…一世一代を披露して引退。餅屋を開業したこともあったが，求められて再び役者になり，大川橋蔵(初世)という芸名で大坂に行った帰りに，掛川で客死した。江戸のいきな生世話をはじめた点でも演劇史上特記されていい。…

※「大川橋蔵（初世）」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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