Iwai Hanshiro I
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was a Japan
ese kabuki
performer, known both for his own work and for his role as the progenator of a family of kabuki actors from Osaka
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Iwai Hanshiro was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.
In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. This actor passed the mantle of his stage name to his artistic heirs.
Lineage of Iwai stage names
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese kabuki
Kabuki
is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
performer, known both for his own work and for his role as the progenator of a family of kabuki actors from Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
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Iwai Hanshiro was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.
In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. This actor passed the mantle of his stage name to his artistic heirs.
Lineage of Iwai stage names
- Iwai Hanshiro I (1652–1699)
- Iwai Hanshiro II ( -1710)
- Iwai Hanshiro III (1698–1760)
- Iwai Hanshiro IV (1747–1800)
- Iwai Hanshiro VIwai Hanshiro Vwas a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors in Edo during the Edo period. He was the son of Iwai Hanshiro IV...
(1776–1847) - Iwai Hanshiro VI (1799–1836)
- Iwai Hanshiro VII (1804–1845)
- Iwai Hanshiro VIIIIwai Hanshiro VIIIwas a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors .He was the son of Iwai Hanshiro VII.Iwai Hanshiro was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations....
(1829–1882) - Iwai Hanshiro IX (1882–1945)
- Iwai Hanshiro X (1927- )