Chojuro Kawarasaki

Japanese: 河原崎長十郎 - かわらさきちょうじゅうろう

Kabuki actor.

[Yukio Hattori]

First World

The former name of Ichikawa Danjūrō IX. He was adopted by Kawarazaki Gonnosuke VI at birth and given the name Chojūrō.

[Yukio Hattori]

II

(1902-81). His real name was Kawarazaki Toranosuke. His stage name was Yamazakiya. He was born in Tokyo and took his stage name in 1913 (Taisho 2). He trained in Kabuki as a member of the Ichikawa Sadanji II troupe from 1913, and also performed at the Tsukiji Little Theater and founded the Kokoroza troupe with Murayama Tomoyoshi and others, participating in the new theater movement. In 1931 (Showa 6), he founded the Zenshinza theater company and, together with Nakamura Kan'emon, he devoted himself to guiding the troupe in both acting and theory. However, in 1967, he announced his withdrawal from the Communist Party, which he had joined as a group with other troupe members in 1949 (Showa 24), and left Zenshinza on his own. In his later years, he produced "Qu Yuan" and "The Roof Tiles of Tenpyo" with a group of freelance actors, touring the country in which he played the leading roles himself. He inherited the performing style of the second Sadanji and excelled in profound acting. His best roles included the monk Narukami Shonin and Benkei in "Kanjincho". His books include "Kanjincho" (1965), "Introduction to Kabuki" (1980), and "Looking Back and Forward" (1981).

[Yukio Hattori]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

歌舞伎(かぶき)俳優。

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初世

9世市川団十郎の前名。出生と同時に6世河原崎権之助(ごんのすけ)の養子になり、長十郎と名づけられた。

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2世

（1902―81）本名河原崎虎之助(とらのすけ)。屋号山崎屋。8世河原崎権之助の子。東京生まれ。1913年（大正2）襲名。18年から2世市川左団次一座に属して歌舞伎の修業をするとともに、築地(つきじ)小劇場に出演したり、村山知義(ともよし)らと心座(こころざ)を創立したりして新劇運動も行った。31年（昭和6）劇団前進座を創立、中村翫右衛門(かんえもん)と並んで、演技面においても理論面においても座の指導に尽くしていたが、49年（昭和24）に劇団員で集団入党した共産党を67年に単独で脱党を声明し、前進座を離れた。晩年はフリーの俳優を集めて『屈原(くつげん)』『天平の甍(てんぴょうのいらか)』を製作し、自ら主役を演じて全国を巡演した。2世左団次の芸風を受け継ぎ、重厚な演技を得意とした。当り役は鳴神上人(なるかみしょうにん)、『勧進帳』の弁慶など。著書に『勧進帳』（1965）、『歌舞伎入門』（1980）、『ふりかえって前へ進む』（1981）がある。

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