Nishikawa Koisaburo

Japanese: 西川鯉三郎 - にしかわこいさぶろう

Name of the head of the Nishikawa school of Japanese dance (Nagoya).

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First World

(1824-1899) was a kabuki actor under the name Ichikawa Koizaburo II, but he became a disciple of Nishikawa Senzō IV, took the name Nishikawa Jinzō, and later changed his name to Koizaburo. In 1841 (Tenpo 12), he moved to Nagoya and established his own school. He took sole control of the choreography for Nagoya's theaters and reached the height of his prosperity.

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II

(1909-1983). His real name was Shigeru Kondo. He was born in Tokyo. He trained as Onoe Shigeru, a disciple of Onoe Kikugoro VI, and studied dance under Fujima Kanjuro VI, and in 1931 (Showa 6) took the name Fujima Kanzaburo. After the death of the first head of the school, there was no head of the school, so he became the adopted son-in-law of Ishimatsu's grandson Shizu, an elder of the Nagoya Nishikawa school. After passing through the name of Nishikawa Shigeru, he took the name of Koizaburo, the second head of the school, in 1940. Immediately after the end of the war, he organized and established the Nagoya Odori, presided over the Koikaze-kai, and continued to choreograph and teach Hanamachi dance, including the Azuma Odori. He produced literary works as well as numerous dance dramas, and showed his unique brilliance in such works as "The Prostitute on the Boat," "Echizen Bamboo Doll," "Salmon - A Mother's Pity," as well as "Hanawaka," "Oriki," and "Nichomachi."

[Kisaragi Aoko]

"Nishikawa Koisaburo" edited by Hideji Hojo (1971, Tankosha)" ▽ "Koisaburo 100 Stories" (1977), edited and published by Chunichi Shimbun Headquarters

[Reference] | Nishikawa School

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

日本舞踊（名古屋）西川流の家元名。

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初世

（1824―99）2世市川鯉三郎名の歌舞伎(かぶき)俳優であったが、4世西川扇蔵に入門、西川仁蔵を名のり、のち鯉三郎と改めた。1841年（天保12）名古屋に移り一流を樹立。名古屋の劇場振付けを一手に収め、隆盛を極めた。

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2世

（1909―83）本名近藤茂。東京生まれ。6世尾上(おのえ)菊五郎の門弟尾上志げるとして修業を積むとともに、舞踊を6世藤間勘十郎に師事し、1931年（昭和6）藤間勘三郎を名のる。初世没後家元不在であった名古屋西川流の古老、石松の孫司津(しず)の婿養子となり、西川茂を経て40年家元2世鯉三郎を襲名。終戦直後から、「名古屋をどり」を開催して定着させ、鯉風会を主宰し、また、「東(あずま)をどり」をはじめとする花街舞踊の振付け、指導を続けた。文芸作品をはじめ多数の舞踊劇を発表し、『船遊女』『越前竹人形(えちぜんたけにんぎょう)』『鮭(さけ)―母あわれ』など、また『花若』『お力』『二長町(にちょうまち)』などに独特の冴(さ)えをみせた。

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『北條秀司監修『西川鯉三郎』（1971・淡交社）』▽『中日新聞本社編・刊『鯉三郎百話』（1977）』

[参照項目] | 西川流

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