Fujima Kanbei - Fujima Kanbei

Japanese: 藤間勘兵衛 - ふじまかんべえ

Founder of the Fujima school of Japanese dance.

[Kisaragi Aoko]

First World

(?-1769) Born in Fujima Village, Iruma County, Bushu (Saitama Prefecture) (present-day Kawagoe City). He moved to Edo during the Hoei era (1704-11) and became a dance teacher, later taking the name Fujima Kanbei and becoming a theater choreographer. He is said to have originally been a disciple of Nakamura Denkuro I. He is also recorded as a nagauta and singer at the Morita-za in the winter of 1758 (Horeki 8). One of his main choreographic works is "Hashiratate."

[Kisaragi Aoko]

II

(?-1785) He was the son of the first generation and is thought to have taken the name in 1772 (An'ei 1). His choreographic works include "Kumo Hyoshimai" (Spider Beat Dance) and "Migawari Oshun".

[Kisaragi Aoko]

III

(?-1821) He started out as an apprentice at a fish wholesaler, but became the husband of the adopted daughter of the second, and is thought to have taken the name in 1790 (Kansei 2). In 1798 he left the Kanbei family and took the name Fujima Kanjuro, but in 1819 (Bunsei 2) he reverted to his old name. He was active as a renowned choreographer, producing works such as "Shiokumi" and "Shitadashi Sanbaso". After the death of the third, his wife took over as the fourth, and he left theater choreography thereafter. It is said that the family continued as female town masters up to the ninth generation, but it is unclear. In 1931 (Showa 6), the third Fujima Kan'emon (the seventh Matsumoto Koshiro) took the name Kanbei, which caused a dispute with the Kanjuro family, but the following year Kan'emon returned to the drawing board. In 1989, an agreement was made to protect the Kanbei family name between the Kanjuro and Kan'emon families.

[Kisaragi Aoko]

[Reference] | Fujima School

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

日本舞踊藤間流の祖。

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初世

（？―1769）武州（埼玉県）入間(いるま)郡藤間村（現川越市）出身。宝永(ほうえい)年間（1704～11）に江戸に出て踊りの師匠となり、のち藤間勘兵衛を名のり、劇場振付師となる。初めは初世中村伝九郎の門弟であったともいう。また、1758年（宝暦8）冬には森田座の長唄、唄方として記載されている。おもな振付け作品は『柱立』がある。

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2世

（？―1785）初世の子で、1772年（安永1）襲名と思われる。振付け作品に『蜘蛛拍子舞(くものひょうしまい)』『身替(みがわり)お俊(しゅん)』など。

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3世

（？―1821）魚問屋の丁稚(でっち)から2世の養女の婿となり、1790年（寛政2）襲名と思われる。98年に勘兵衛家を出て藤間勘十郎を名のったが、1819年（文政2）に旧名に戻る。名振付師として活躍し、『汐汲(しおくみ)』『舌出三番叟(しただしさんばそう)』など。3世没後は彼の妻が4世を継ぎ、以降、劇場振付を離れた。女性の町師匠として9世まで続いたというが不詳。1931年（昭和6）、3世藤間勘右衞門（7世松本幸四郎）が勘兵衛を名のり、勘十郎家との間に争いが起きたが、翌年勘右衞門は白紙に戻した。89年（平成1）、勘兵衛の名跡は勘十郎家、勘右衞門家の両家で守る約束ができた。

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