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[[Image:Rikan.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rikan II in a woodblock print from [[1822]].]]
*''Born: [[1788]]''
*''Died: [[1837]]/6/13''
*''Japanese'': 二代目嵐璃寛 ''(Nidaime Arashi Rikan)''
Arashi Rikan II was a [[Kamigata]] [[kabuki]] actor who enjoyed extreme popularity in his time.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Rikan had a number of names. He was the second to be called [[Arashi Rikan]]. His ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was [[Itamiya]]. Other names he used on stage include Arashi Kitsusaburô II, Arashi Jusaburô I, and Arashi Tokusaburô II. In poetry circles, he was known by the [[haimyo|poetry names]] Rikaku and Gyokusan. Rikan was also known by the nickname "Metoku" or "Metoku Rikan", meaning something like "eyes of virtue," and referring to his famously large eyes.
==Life & Career==
Rikan was a native of Osaka. He studied under [[Arashi Isaburo I|Arashi Isaburô I]], and made his first appearance on stage in [[1800]], at Osaka's [[Takeda no Shibai]], under the name Arashi Tokusaburô II. He [[shumei|took the name]] Arashi Rikan in [[1828]], after briefly passing through a number of other stage-names.
Unlike most prominent kabuki actors, Rikan was not related by blood to other actors; he was neither the son of a kabuki actor, nor did he have any biological sons who followed him.
He performed at minor theatres called ''[[hama shibai]]'' for the first twenty years of his career, then moved up to major theatres for the first time, doing a tour in [[Edo]] (performing mainly at the [[Nakamura-za]]) in [[1820]]-[[1822]]. In 1822/11, he returned to Osaka, took the name Kitsusaburô II (Arashi Kitsusaburo I, also known as [[Arashi Rikan I]], died during the Edo tour), and participated in a special performance of ''[[Yorimasa Nue Monogatari]]'' on the first anniversary of Rikan's death.
Kitsusaburô led a tour in [[Nagoya]] in 1828, returning to Osaka and taking the name Arashi Rikan II at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in the 8th month, on the 7th anniversary of the death of Rikan I.
Rikan II enjoyed great popularity. In an 1830 ''[[yakusha hyobanki|yakusha hyôbanki]]'', he was given the exceptionally high ranking of ''hakushi-jô-jô-kichi'', and performed a brief tour in Ise and Matsuzaka.
He was moved up to the even higher ranking of ''shi-jô-jô-kichi'' two years later, to ''hakudai-jô-jô-kichi'' two years after that, and to ''dai-jô-jô-kichi'' in [[1837]].
He fell ill during a performance in [[1836]] and had to be replaced onstage by [[Arashi Rikaku II]]. Rikan recovered, but fell ill again the following year. His final performance was in 1837/5, at the [[Onishi no shibai|Ônishi no shibai]]. He died the following month, and is buried at the temple [[Jogen-ji|Jôgen-ji]] in Osaka.
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B5%90%E7%92%83%E5%AF%9B%282%E4%BB%A3%29 Arashi Rikan II]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha 2009.
*"[http://www.kabuki21.com/rikan2.php Arashi Rikan II]." Kabuki21.com.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Born: [[1788]]''
*''Died: [[1837]]/6/13''
*''Japanese'': 二代目嵐璃寛 ''(Nidaime Arashi Rikan)''
Arashi Rikan II was a [[Kamigata]] [[kabuki]] actor who enjoyed extreme popularity in his time.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Rikan had a number of names. He was the second to be called [[Arashi Rikan]]. His ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was [[Itamiya]]. Other names he used on stage include Arashi Kitsusaburô II, Arashi Jusaburô I, and Arashi Tokusaburô II. In poetry circles, he was known by the [[haimyo|poetry names]] Rikaku and Gyokusan. Rikan was also known by the nickname "Metoku" or "Metoku Rikan", meaning something like "eyes of virtue," and referring to his famously large eyes.
==Life & Career==
Rikan was a native of Osaka. He studied under [[Arashi Isaburo I|Arashi Isaburô I]], and made his first appearance on stage in [[1800]], at Osaka's [[Takeda no Shibai]], under the name Arashi Tokusaburô II. He [[shumei|took the name]] Arashi Rikan in [[1828]], after briefly passing through a number of other stage-names.
Unlike most prominent kabuki actors, Rikan was not related by blood to other actors; he was neither the son of a kabuki actor, nor did he have any biological sons who followed him.
He performed at minor theatres called ''[[hama shibai]]'' for the first twenty years of his career, then moved up to major theatres for the first time, doing a tour in [[Edo]] (performing mainly at the [[Nakamura-za]]) in [[1820]]-[[1822]]. In 1822/11, he returned to Osaka, took the name Kitsusaburô II (Arashi Kitsusaburo I, also known as [[Arashi Rikan I]], died during the Edo tour), and participated in a special performance of ''[[Yorimasa Nue Monogatari]]'' on the first anniversary of Rikan's death.
Kitsusaburô led a tour in [[Nagoya]] in 1828, returning to Osaka and taking the name Arashi Rikan II at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in the 8th month, on the 7th anniversary of the death of Rikan I.
Rikan II enjoyed great popularity. In an 1830 ''[[yakusha hyobanki|yakusha hyôbanki]]'', he was given the exceptionally high ranking of ''hakushi-jô-jô-kichi'', and performed a brief tour in Ise and Matsuzaka.
He was moved up to the even higher ranking of ''shi-jô-jô-kichi'' two years later, to ''hakudai-jô-jô-kichi'' two years after that, and to ''dai-jô-jô-kichi'' in [[1837]].
He fell ill during a performance in [[1836]] and had to be replaced onstage by [[Arashi Rikaku II]]. Rikan recovered, but fell ill again the following year. His final performance was in 1837/5, at the [[Onishi no shibai|Ônishi no shibai]]. He died the following month, and is buried at the temple [[Jogen-ji|Jôgen-ji]] in Osaka.
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B5%90%E7%92%83%E5%AF%9B%282%E4%BB%A3%29 Arashi Rikan II]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha 2009.
*"[http://www.kabuki21.com/rikan2.php Arashi Rikan II]." Kabuki21.com.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
