Onoe Kikugoro (6th generation)

Japanese: 尾上菊五郎(6世) - おのえきくごろう[ろくせい]

Born: August 26, 1885 in Tokyo
[Died] July 10, 1949. Tokyo Kabuki actor. Stage name Otowaya. Eldest son of the 5th Onoe Kikugorou. Real name Terashima Kozo. Inherited the name in 1903 as the 6th. Was a leading actor and female actor. Excellent in all roles, including period, side, dance, and new works. Founded the Japan Acting School and worked to train the next generation. A famous actor in the Taisho and Showa periods. Member of the Japan Art Academy. Immediately after his death, he was awarded the Order of Culture, the first person to receive the award posthumously.

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Japanese:

[生]1885.8.26. 東京
[没]1949.7.10. 東京
歌舞伎俳優。屋号音羽屋。5世尾上菊五郎の長男。本名寺嶋幸三。 1903年6世襲名。立役，女方を兼ねる。時代，世話，舞踊，新作あらゆる役をよくした。日本俳優学校を設立，後進の養成に努めた。大正，昭和期の名優。日本芸術院会員。没後ただちに文化勲章が贈られた。同章追贈の第一号。

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