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*''Other Names: Kamimura Kichiya''

*''Other Names: Kamimura Kichiya''

*''Japanese'': 二代上村吉弥 ''(Nidai Uemura Kichiya)''

*''Japanese'': 二代[[上村]]吉弥 ''(Nidai Uemura Kichiya)''

Uemura Kichiya II was a [[Kamigata]] ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actor of the 1680s. He was the adopted son and successor of the celebrated [[Uemura Kichiya I]]. Kichiya II had a very short career, spanning only about 15 years, but was known for his dances and his performances as female ghosts and grieving, tragic woman figures. He came to be called ''Pintokona Kachiya'', a nickname using a word common at the time to refer to strong women.

Uemura Kichiya II was a [[Kamigata]] ''[[onnagata]]'' [[kabuki]] actor of the 1680s. He was the adopted son and successor of the celebrated [[Uemura Kichiya I]]. Kichiya II had a very short career, spanning only about 15 years, but was known for his dances and his performances as female ghosts and grieving, tragic woman figures. He came to be called ''Pintokona Kachiya'', a nickname using a word common at the time to refer to strong women.

Two years later, in 1683, Kichiya performed as the courtesan Ichinojô in the first ''[[shinjumono|shinjûmono]]'' (love suicide play; double-suicide play) ever performed on the kabuki stage. [[Arashi San'emon I]] played her lover, Chôemon.

Two years later, in 1683, Kichiya performed as the courtesan Ichinojô in the first ''[[shinjumono|shinjûmono]]'' (love suicide play; double-suicide play) ever performed on the kabuki stage. [[Arashi San'emon I]] played her lover, Chôemon.

He continued to perform in Osaka and Kyoto into the early 1690s, often alongside [[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]]. Nothing is known of Kichiya II after 1693, however, when he was listed in a publication entitled ''[[Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshu|Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshû]]''.

He continued to perform in Osaka and Kyoto into the early 1690s, often alongside [[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]].  

 

Some information about the career and life of Kichiya II comes from ''[[Ryutei iko|Ryûtei Ikô]]'', a posthumous compilation of writings by 19th century samurai writer [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], though this and other sources often confuse Kichiya II for his predecessor.<ref>Waterhouse, David. "The Hishikawa Mode." ''Impressions'' 31 (2010). p45.</ref> Nothing is known of Kichiya II after 1693, however, when he was listed in a publication entitled ''[[Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshu|Kokon Shibai Irokurabe Hyakunin Isshû]]''.

Kichiya was later succeeded by his disciple, who came to be known as [[Uemura Kichiya III]].

Kichiya was later succeeded by his disciple, who came to be known as [[Uemura Kichiya III]].