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*''Established: [[1634]]''
*''Japanese'': [[市村]] 座 ''(Ichimura-za)''
The Ichimura-za was one of the chief licensed [[kabuki]] theaters in [[Edo]].
Opened in [[1634]] and originally located in the Fukiya-chô neighborhood near [[Nihonbashi]], just down the street or around the corner from the [[Nakamura-za]] and [[Morita-za]], all three theaters were forced to relocate to Saruwaka-chô in [[Asakusa]] in [[1841]]. Though remarkably financial stable compared to the Morita-za (which went bankrupt several times over the course of the [[Edo period]]), remaining in operation for roughly 150 years from its first opening, the Ichimura-za did succumb to financial difficulties and close in [[1784]]/4, with the building being demolished two months later. It was then, for a time, replaced by the [[Kiri-za]], which took over the Ichimura-za's place as one of the few officially licensed theaters in the city.<ref>Timothy Clark, "Edo Kabuki in the 1780s," ''The Actor's Image'', Art Institute of Chicago (1994), 28.</ref> The Ichimura-za was later rebuilt and reopened, however.
The Ichimura-za was home to many of the most famous and popular actors of the period, and saw many notable debuts and other events, including the [[1717]] debut of the kabuki version of the [[ningyo joruri|puppet play]] ''[[Battles of Coxinga]]'', the [[1762]] premiere of the dance piece ''[[Sagi Musume]]'', and the [[1862]] premiere of ''[[Benten Kozo|Benten Kozô]]''.
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==References==
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
*''Japanese'': [[市村]] 座 ''(Ichimura-za)''
The Ichimura-za was one of the chief licensed [[kabuki]] theaters in [[Edo]].
Opened in [[1634]] and originally located in the Fukiya-chô neighborhood near [[Nihonbashi]], just down the street or around the corner from the [[Nakamura-za]] and [[Morita-za]], all three theaters were forced to relocate to Saruwaka-chô in [[Asakusa]] in [[1841]]. Though remarkably financial stable compared to the Morita-za (which went bankrupt several times over the course of the [[Edo period]]), remaining in operation for roughly 150 years from its first opening, the Ichimura-za did succumb to financial difficulties and close in [[1784]]/4, with the building being demolished two months later. It was then, for a time, replaced by the [[Kiri-za]], which took over the Ichimura-za's place as one of the few officially licensed theaters in the city.<ref>Timothy Clark, "Edo Kabuki in the 1780s," ''The Actor's Image'', Art Institute of Chicago (1994), 28.</ref> The Ichimura-za was later rebuilt and reopened, however.
The Ichimura-za was home to many of the most famous and popular actors of the period, and saw many notable debuts and other events, including the [[1717]] debut of the kabuki version of the [[ningyo joruri|puppet play]] ''[[Battles of Coxinga]]'', the [[1762]] premiere of the dance piece ''[[Sagi Musume]]'', and the [[1862]] premiere of ''[[Benten Kozo|Benten Kozô]]''.
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==References==
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]