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Person Name Bandō Mitsugorō I
Alternate Names Takeda MInosuke (Earlier stage name) ,
Zegyo (Pen or literary name) ,
Tojaku (Pen or literary name) ,
Bandō Mitsugorō ,
Bandō Sanpachi
Gender Male
Cultural Identity Japanese
Country(ies) of Residence Japan
Birth Date 1745 - 1745
Death Date April 10, 1782
Genre Specialization(s) Kabuki
Geographic Affiliations Edo (Japan) (historic name), Osaka (Japan)
Reference(s) Kabuki Jinmei Jiten (p.554) ,
The Actor's Image: Print Makers of the Katsukawa School (p.476)
Notes Character types: wagoto. Group affiliations: Yamatoya. Bando Mitsugoro I was an actor at Hama shibai theater at Dotombori in Osaka. Bando Sampachi became interested in him and then adopted him. He changed his name to Bando Mitsugoro in 1766. He became popular but had a short life. He died at gakuya while he was playing at Morita theater. He was active from 1766 to 1782.

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