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[[File:Danjuro9.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Bronze bust of Ichikawa Danjûrô IX on display at the [[Kabuki-za]].]]
*''Died: [[1903]]''
*''Japanese'': 九代目市川團十郎 ''(kyuudaime Ichikawa Danjuurou)''
Ichikawa Danjûrô IX was a leading [[kabuki]] actor of the [[bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s, and the creator/founder of the experimental ''[[katsureki]]'' mode of more realistic ''[[jidaimono]]'' (historical) plays.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Danjûrô had a number of names. His birth name was Horikoshi Kaoru, and later Horikoshi Hide<!--堀越薫のち秀-->. He was the ninth to be called [[Ichikawa Danjuro|Ichikawa Danjûrô]], and like his predecessors, his ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was "Naritaya." Other names he used on stage include Kawarazaki Chôjûrô I, Kenjûrô, and Kennosuke<!--初名河原崎長十郎、前名権十郎、権之助-->. In poetry circles, he was known as Sanshô, Shisen, or Dansu<!--紫扇・三升・団洲-->, among other ''[[haimyo|haimyô]]'' (poetry names).
==Lineage==
Danjûrô IX was the fifth son of [[Ichikawa Ebizo V|Danjûrô VII]].
==Life and Career==
Born in [[Edo]], he worked for spans as the head of each of Edo's main theatres - the [[Ichimura-za]], [[Kawarazaki-za]], [[Shintomi-za]], and [[Kabuki-za]] - in addition to performing onstage. He is said to have been talented at every type of role, but excelled especially in ''jidaimono''. He was especially famous for his roles as [[Benkei]] and in the play ''[[Dojoji|Dôjôji]]''.
Danjûrô pioneered the form known as ''katsureki'', history plays performed in a more realistic and less stylized mode; though the form did not gain incredible popularity, and stylized kabuki remains the norm today, his ''katsureki'' remain models to which current actors and dramatists look.
Danjûrô is said to have been quite talented at writing and painting as well, and enjoyed fishing and antiques. He died at the age of 66, in [[1903]].
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==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B9%9D%E4%BB%A3%E7%9B%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%B7%9D%E5%9B%A3%E5%8D%81%E9%83%8E Kyûdaime Ichikawa Danjûrô]." ''Bijutsu jinmei jiten'' 美術人名辞典, Shibunkaku.
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Died: [[1903]]''
*''Japanese'': 九代目市川團十郎 ''(kyuudaime Ichikawa Danjuurou)''
Ichikawa Danjûrô IX was a leading [[kabuki]] actor of the [[bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s, and the creator/founder of the experimental ''[[katsureki]]'' mode of more realistic ''[[jidaimono]]'' (historical) plays.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Danjûrô had a number of names. His birth name was Horikoshi Kaoru, and later Horikoshi Hide<!--堀越薫のち秀-->. He was the ninth to be called [[Ichikawa Danjuro|Ichikawa Danjûrô]], and like his predecessors, his ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was "Naritaya." Other names he used on stage include Kawarazaki Chôjûrô I, Kenjûrô, and Kennosuke<!--初名河原崎長十郎、前名権十郎、権之助-->. In poetry circles, he was known as Sanshô, Shisen, or Dansu<!--紫扇・三升・団洲-->, among other ''[[haimyo|haimyô]]'' (poetry names).
==Lineage==
Danjûrô IX was the fifth son of [[Ichikawa Ebizo V|Danjûrô VII]].
==Life and Career==
Born in [[Edo]], he worked for spans as the head of each of Edo's main theatres - the [[Ichimura-za]], [[Kawarazaki-za]], [[Shintomi-za]], and [[Kabuki-za]] - in addition to performing onstage. He is said to have been talented at every type of role, but excelled especially in ''jidaimono''. He was especially famous for his roles as [[Benkei]] and in the play ''[[Dojoji|Dôjôji]]''.
Danjûrô pioneered the form known as ''katsureki'', history plays performed in a more realistic and less stylized mode; though the form did not gain incredible popularity, and stylized kabuki remains the norm today, his ''katsureki'' remain models to which current actors and dramatists look.
Danjûrô is said to have been quite talented at writing and painting as well, and enjoyed fishing and antiques. He died at the age of 66, in [[1903]].
{{stub}}
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B9%9D%E4%BB%A3%E7%9B%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%B7%9D%E5%9B%A3%E5%8D%81%E9%83%8E Kyûdaime Ichikawa Danjûrô]." ''Bijutsu jinmei jiten'' 美術人名辞典, Shibunkaku.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]