Matsumoto Hakuō I
| Matsumoto Hakuō I 初代松本白鸚 |
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Junjirō Fujima 7 July 1910 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 11 January 1982 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Kōraiya, Matsumoto Sumizō II, Ichikawa Somegorō V, Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII |
| Years active | 1926–1981 |
| Notable credit(s) | Matsuōmaru (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami), Kumagai Naozane (Kumagai Jinya), Ōtomo Kuronushi (Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To) |
Matsumoto Hakuō I (初代 松本 白鸚 Shodai Matsumoto Hakuō?, 7 July 1910 - 11 January 1982), born Junjirō Fujima (藤間 順次郎 Fujima Junjirō?), was a Japanese Kabuki actor, regarded as the leading tachiyaku (specialist in male roles) of the postwar decades; he also performed in a number of non-kabuki venues, including Western theatre and films. Taking the name Hakuō upon retirement, he was known as Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII for much of his career.
Like most Kabuki actors, Hakuō had a number of stage names (gō) over the course of his career. A member of the Koraiya guild, he would often be called by that name, particularly in the practice of yagō, in which an actor's guild name is shouted out as a cheer or encouragement during a performance. Originally appearing on stage as Matsumoto Sumizō II, he later took the names Ichikawa Somegorō V and Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII.
The son of Matsumoto Kōshirō VII and son-in-law of Nakamura Kichiemon I, the man who would later be called Hakuō was born into the kabuki world, and grew up in it. His brothers, Ichikawa Danjūrō XI and Onoe Shōroku II, were actors, as are his sons, Nakamura Kichiemon II and Matsumoto Kōshirō IX, and his grandson Ichikawa Somegorō VII.
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