Full Name Teruaki Fujima Role Actor Spouse Noriko Fujima (m. 1969) | Name Matsumoto IX Parents Matsumoto Hakuo I Siblings Nakamura Kichiemon II | |
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Born 19 August 1942 ( 1942-08-19 ) Tokyo, Japan Other names Koraiya, Ichikawa Somegoro VI, Matsumoto Kintaro II Children Takako Matsu, Somegoro Ichikawa, Kio Matsumoto Movies and TV shows Ousama no restoran, 13 Assassins, Japan\'s Longest Day, Rikyu, Ashita wo Dakishimete Similar People Somegoro Ichikawa, Takako Matsu, Kio Matsumoto, Nakamura Kichiemon II, Yoshiyuki Sahashi | ||
japanese traditional kabuki
Matsumoto Kōshirō IX (九代目 松本 幸四郎, Kudaime Matsumoto Kōshirō, born August 19, 1942) is a Japanese kabuki actor, one of the most popular tachiyaku (specialist in male roles) currently performing.
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- japanese traditional kabuki
- Nobara saku michi the wild roses
- Life and career
- Japanese dub
- Filmography
- References
Like many members of the kabuki community, he can trace his lineage back several generations, many members of his family being kabuki actors as well. His father and grandfather were the eighth and seventh, respectively, to hold the name of Matsumoto Kōshirō, and he traces his lineage back to his great-great-grandfather Nakamura Karoku I, if not further. Kōshirō's brother, Nakamura Kichiemon II, and son Ichikawa Somegorō VII are active in the kabuki theater as well, and his daughter, Takako Matsu is an experienced film actress. In addition, Kōshirō has a number of disciples, including Matsumoto Kingo III, Matsumoto Kōemon I, and Ichikawa Komazō XI.
Nobara saku michi the wild roses
Life and career
He made his stage debut in 1945, at the age of three, under the name Matsumoto Kintarō II, and took the name Ichikawa Somegorō VI four years later. He succeeded his father to the name Matsumoto Kōshirō in 1981.
A graduate of Waseda University, and a versatile actor, Kōshirō IX has performed extensively not only in kabuki, but in Western stage plays, film, and television. He has played, among many other roles, Benkei in Kanjinchō, Kōchiyama Sōshun in Kōchiyama, Kumagai Jirō Naozane in Kumagai Jinya, and Matsuōmaru in Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami.
In 1970, Kōshirō appeared in the lead role in Man of La Mancha on Broadway in New York. Also, he has appeared as the King of Siam in The King and I in the West End in London. Other stage roles have included Motl in Fiddler on the Roof, the title role in Sweeney Todd, Salieri in Amadeus, Kitagawa Utamaro in the musical Utamaro, and Zeami Motokiyo in Musical Zeami.
On December 8 2016 he announced that he will take the nane of Matsumoto Haukuo II in January 2018