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Kumesaburô took the name Hanshirô in [[1832]]/11, in a grand ''shûmei'' where his father and [[Iwai Hanshiro VIII|nephew]], among others, also took new names.

Kumesaburô took the name Hanshirô in [[1832]]/11, in a grand ''shûmei'' where his father and [[Iwai Hanshiro VIII|nephew]], among others, also took new names.

He fell ill during the month of [[1836]]/2, during a run at the [[Morita-za]] of the play ''Sugawara-ryû Kanagaki Soga''. The play combined the [[sekai|worlds]] of ''[[Kanadehon Chushingura|Kanadehon Chûshingura]]'', ''[[Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami]]'', and ''[[Soga Monogatari]]''; in it, Hanshirô played fifteen roles. This was to be his final stage appearance. He died two months later, on 1836/4/8, and was buried at the temple [[Joshin-ji|Jôshin-ji]] in [[Edo]]'s [[Fukagawa district]].

He fell ill during the month of [[1836]]/2, during a run at the [[Morita-za]] of the play ''Sugawara-ryû Kanagaki Soga''. The play combined the [[sekai|worlds]] of ''[[Kanadehon Chushingura|Kanadehon Chûshingura]]'', ''[[Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami]]'', and ''[[Soga Monogatari]]''; in it, Hanshirô played fifteen roles. This was to be his final stage appearance. He died two months later, on 1836/4/8, and was buried at the temple [[Joshin-ji|Jôshin-ji]] in [[Edo]]'s [[Fukagawa]] district.

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