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Arashi Rikan II | |
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嵐 璃寛 | |
 Arashi Rikan II as the hunter Kowari Dennai (小割 伝内), c. 1828-1837 | |
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| Born | 1788 Osaka, Kawachi Province, Japan |
| Died | July 15, 1837 (aged 48–49) Osaka, Kawachi Province, Japan |
Arashi Rikan II (二代目 嵐 璃寛; 1788–1837) was a Japanese kabuki actor of the late Edo period. He specialized in male roles (立役, tachiyaku), but sometimes also performed as an onnagata.
Biography
[edit]In 1800, Arashi appeared on stage for the first time in Osaka where he received the name of Arashi Tokusaburō II (二代目 嵐 徳三郎).
He spent the first two decades of his career on the stages of minor theatres across the Kamigata region.[1] He took the name Rikan II in 1828.
Small in stature, Rikan II was famous for his striking eyes. He was given the moniker Metoku (目徳; transl. Toku of the Eyes), from the characters moku (目; lit. 'eye') and the toku (徳) of his original stage name Tokusaburō.[1]
He was the particular favourite of artist Shunbaisai Hokuei (fl. 1824-1837) and appears in most of his prints.[2]
He performed until his death in 1837, and was buried in Osaka. Nakamura Utaemon IV attended his funeral. The Arashi Rikan line continued into the fifth generation, dying out in 1920.[1]
Gallery
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![Arashi Rikan II as Higuchi Kanemitsu [ja] (d. 1184), a retainer of Kiso Yoshinaka](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Man_met_blote_voeten_in_pijnboom%2C_RP-P-2009-154.jpg/120px-Man_met_blote_voeten_in_pijnboom%2C_RP-P-2009-154.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Arashi Rikan II as Higuchi Kanemitsu (d. 1184), a retainer of Kiso Yoshinaka
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![Arashi Rikan II as Higuchi Kanemitsu [ja] (d. 1184), a retainer of Kiso Yoshinaka](/everything/wiki/File:Man_met_blote_voeten_in_pijnboom,_RP-P-2009-154.jpg)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Shōriya, Aragorō (2013). "ARASHI RIKAN II". Kabuki 21. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ Newland, Amy R., ed. (2005). The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. ISBN 9074822657.