Who are the Japanese Kabuki families?

Japanese Kabuki was very popular in the Edo period, and it was the widest folk entertainment program at that time. It is an old traditional Japanese art in the eyes of young people nowadays, but in recent years, the inheritors of Kabuki are constantly innovating with the changing times, and gradually accepted by the younger generation. Japan's very famous Kabuki families are the following: Ichikawa Toshiro family, Onami Kikugoro family, Matsumoto Koushirou family, and so on, are still contributing to Japan's traditional arts.

I. The Ichikawa family

The most popular family in Japan for Kabuki is the Ichikawa family. The Ichikawa family's house name is Naritaya. Since the Edo period, the family has never stopped moving, and each generation has changed in order to keep up with the current trends, and now they are in their twelfth generation with a history of more than 300 years. No artistic family has a smooth path in art, and the Ichikawa family is no different. The Ichikawa family has experienced wars, personnel changes, and the impact of foreign cultures. However, they are still standing on the Kabuki stage in Japan, especially the current 11th generation of Ichikawa Kaisozo, whose skills are unforgettable. His style is not so rigid as in the past, and his bright and cheerful style is loved by many Kabuki lovers.

Two, on top of the Kikugoro family

On top of the Kikugoro family's house number is the sound of the House, also belongs to the traditional Japanese Kabuki family, in the long history of five generations once with the tenth generation of Ichikawa family as the Nakamura Za and Mamori-za, respectively, two of the most famous Kabuki. Unlike other families, the Onoue family's artistic path was also affected by the gradual introduction of Western culture into Japan after the Meiji Restoration, but it has never stopped pursuing its art. In particular, the role of Benten Nyuno Shiranui, played by the fifth generation of Onoue Kikugoro, was called a model of Kabuki art, and was designated as a national treasure by the government until the seventh generation.

Three, Matsumoto Koushirou family

Matsumoto Koushirou family's house number is Koryuya has a history of more than 300 years. In the middle of it, it has gone through many ups and downs and hardships like other Kabuki families, but each generation has been reborn from the fire. Kabuki has always been the rule of male lineage, not female lineage, Matsumoto Koushirou family can be said to be a star family, there are familiar Matsu Takako, Matsumoto Kiho, Matsumoto Koushirou are familiar to the Japanese public star. But to say that the Matsumoto Koushirou family is most loved by everyone is the eighth generation of Ichikawa dyeing Goro, the teenager is only in his teens has already had a great general, the future is unlimited.

Japanese Kabuki is the traditional theater of Japan, and like our Chinese Peking Opera, it can be called a national treasure. In the course of history, every Kabuki family has been subjected to some form of change or another.