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[[File:Kikugoro5.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Bust of Kikugorô V at the [[National Theatre]]]]
*''Born: [[1844]]/6/4''
*''Died: [[1903]]/2/18''
*''Other Names'':
*''Japanese'': 五代目尾上菊五郎 ''(Godaime Onoe Kikugorou)''
Onoe Kikugorô V one of the three most popular and influential [[kabuki]] stars of the [[Meiji period]], along with [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]] and [[Ichikawa Sadanji I]].
He was famous for a number of roles, including [[Benkei]] in ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'', Benten Kozô in ''[[Benten Kozo|Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishiki-e]]'', and Oiwa and Kohei in ''[[Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan|Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan]]''. Kikugorô also collected his favorite dance-dramas into a list known as the ''[[Shinko engeki jusshu|Shinko engeki jûsshu]]''.
==Names and Lineage==
Like most kabuki actors, Kikugorô went by a number of different stage names over the course of his career. He debuted as [[Ichimura Kuroemon|Ichimura Kurôemon]], and spent time as [[Ichimura Kakitsu IV]] and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XIII]] before taking the name [[Onoe Kikugoro|Onoe Kikugorô]] in [[1868]]. Kikugorô's ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was [[Otowaya]], and he also used the [[haimyo|poetry names]] Baikô and Kakitsu.
Kikugorô was the son of [[Ichimura Takenojo V|Ichimura Takenojô V]], and grandson of [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]] and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XI]]. [[Bando Kakitsu I|Bandô Kakitsu I]] was his brother.
Kikugorô had two sons, [[Onoe Kikugoro VI|Onoe Kikugorô VI]] and [[Bando Hikosaburo VI|Bandô Hikosaburô VI]], and two adopted sons, [[Onoe Kikunosuke II]] and [[Onoe Baiko VI|Onoe Baikô VI]]. The late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII (d. 2012), one of the most prominent actors of the late 20th & early 21st centuries, was a great-grandson of Kikugorô V; his sons, Nakamura Kankurô VI and Nakamura Shichinosuke II, still active today, are among Kikugorô V's many great-great-grandsons active in kabuki.
Kikugorô also had many disciples, including [[Onoe Matsusuke IV]], [[Onoe Matsusuke V]], [[Onoe Kikujiro III|Onoe Kikujirô III]], [[Onoe Fujaku VII]], [[Onoe Shinchi IV]], [[Onoe Kikujuro III|Onoe Kikujûrô III]], [[Onoe Kozo II|Onoe Kôzô II]], [[Onoe Monzaburo IV|Onoe Monzaburô IV]], [[Bando Muraemon I|Bandô Muraemon I]].
==Career==
Kikugorô began his stage career in [[1848]]/11, at age four, as Ichimura Kurôemon. Three years later, he [[shumei|took the name]] Ichimura Uzaemon XIII and was named head of the [[Ichimura-za]] (though, presumably, his father continued to handle the actual work of managing the theater).
In [[1862]], Uzaemon performed in the premiere of the play ''Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishikie'' (also known as ''Shiranami Gonin Otoko''), debuting the character of [[Benten Kozo|Benten Kozô]].
He took the name Kakitsu IV the following year, and then became Onoe Kikugorô V in 1868/8. In [[1869]], he became ''[[zagashira]]'' (head) of the [[Nakamura-za]].
Kikugoro performed at the [[Shintomi-za]] in [[1879]], in a special gala reception for Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]], and two years later, in June [[1881]], in the premiere of ''[[Tsuchigumo]]'' by [[Kawatake Shinshichi II]], a production organized in commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the death of his grandfather, [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]].
A private production held at the residence of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] on 26 April [[1887]] was organized for the [[Meiji Emperor]]. This would be the first time any [[Emperor]] viewed a kabuki performance; Kikugorô starred alongside Danjûrô IX and Sadanji I.
Kikugorô continued to perform in numerous premieres, including the opening of the [[Chitose-za]] in [[1885]], the premieres of ''[[Botan Doro|Botan Dôro]]'' and ''[[Makura Jido|Makura Jidô]]'' in [[1892]], and that of the kabuki adaptation of ''[[Hagoromo]]'' in [[1898]].
He appeared on stage for the final time in November [[1902]], at the [[Kabuki-za]], playing Benten Kozô in ''Chûshin Kanagaki Kôshaku''. He died the following February.
==References==
*"[http://www.kabuki21.com/kikugoro5.php Onoe Kikugorô V]," Kabuki21.com.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Born: [[1844]]/6/4''
*''Died: [[1903]]/2/18''
*''Other Names'':
*''Japanese'': 五代目尾上菊五郎 ''(Godaime Onoe Kikugorou)''
Onoe Kikugorô V one of the three most popular and influential [[kabuki]] stars of the [[Meiji period]], along with [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]] and [[Ichikawa Sadanji I]].
He was famous for a number of roles, including [[Benkei]] in ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'', Benten Kozô in ''[[Benten Kozo|Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishiki-e]]'', and Oiwa and Kohei in ''[[Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan|Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan]]''. Kikugorô also collected his favorite dance-dramas into a list known as the ''[[Shinko engeki jusshu|Shinko engeki jûsshu]]''.
==Names and Lineage==
Like most kabuki actors, Kikugorô went by a number of different stage names over the course of his career. He debuted as [[Ichimura Kuroemon|Ichimura Kurôemon]], and spent time as [[Ichimura Kakitsu IV]] and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XIII]] before taking the name [[Onoe Kikugoro|Onoe Kikugorô]] in [[1868]]. Kikugorô's ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was [[Otowaya]], and he also used the [[haimyo|poetry names]] Baikô and Kakitsu.
Kikugorô was the son of [[Ichimura Takenojo V|Ichimura Takenojô V]], and grandson of [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]] and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XI]]. [[Bando Kakitsu I|Bandô Kakitsu I]] was his brother.
Kikugorô had two sons, [[Onoe Kikugoro VI|Onoe Kikugorô VI]] and [[Bando Hikosaburo VI|Bandô Hikosaburô VI]], and two adopted sons, [[Onoe Kikunosuke II]] and [[Onoe Baiko VI|Onoe Baikô VI]]. The late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII (d. 2012), one of the most prominent actors of the late 20th & early 21st centuries, was a great-grandson of Kikugorô V; his sons, Nakamura Kankurô VI and Nakamura Shichinosuke II, still active today, are among Kikugorô V's many great-great-grandsons active in kabuki.
Kikugorô also had many disciples, including [[Onoe Matsusuke IV]], [[Onoe Matsusuke V]], [[Onoe Kikujiro III|Onoe Kikujirô III]], [[Onoe Fujaku VII]], [[Onoe Shinchi IV]], [[Onoe Kikujuro III|Onoe Kikujûrô III]], [[Onoe Kozo II|Onoe Kôzô II]], [[Onoe Monzaburo IV|Onoe Monzaburô IV]], [[Bando Muraemon I|Bandô Muraemon I]].
==Career==
Kikugorô began his stage career in [[1848]]/11, at age four, as Ichimura Kurôemon. Three years later, he [[shumei|took the name]] Ichimura Uzaemon XIII and was named head of the [[Ichimura-za]] (though, presumably, his father continued to handle the actual work of managing the theater).
In [[1862]], Uzaemon performed in the premiere of the play ''Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishikie'' (also known as ''Shiranami Gonin Otoko''), debuting the character of [[Benten Kozo|Benten Kozô]].
He took the name Kakitsu IV the following year, and then became Onoe Kikugorô V in 1868/8. In [[1869]], he became ''[[zagashira]]'' (head) of the [[Nakamura-za]].
Kikugoro performed at the [[Shintomi-za]] in [[1879]], in a special gala reception for Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]], and two years later, in June [[1881]], in the premiere of ''[[Tsuchigumo]]'' by [[Kawatake Shinshichi II]], a production organized in commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the death of his grandfather, [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]].
A private production held at the residence of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] on 26 April [[1887]] was organized for the [[Meiji Emperor]]. This would be the first time any [[Emperor]] viewed a kabuki performance; Kikugorô starred alongside Danjûrô IX and Sadanji I.
Kikugorô continued to perform in numerous premieres, including the opening of the [[Chitose-za]] in [[1885]], the premieres of ''[[Botan Doro|Botan Dôro]]'' and ''[[Makura Jido|Makura Jidô]]'' in [[1892]], and that of the kabuki adaptation of ''[[Hagoromo]]'' in [[1898]].
He appeared on stage for the final time in November [[1902]], at the [[Kabuki-za]], playing Benten Kozô in ''Chûshin Kanagaki Kôshaku''. He died the following February.
==References==
*"[http://www.kabuki21.com/kikugoro5.php Onoe Kikugorô V]," Kabuki21.com.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]