Person

Person Name Azuma Tōzō II
Alternate Names Azuma Touzou (Alternate spelling) ,
Nakamura Seinosuke (Childhood name) ,
Kobutozo (Nickname) ,
Enshi (using two different characters for -shi) (Pen or literary name) ,
Agemaki Rinya (Earlier stage name) ,
Bando Kitsusaku (first adult stage name) (Earlier stage name) ,
Ikushima Daikichi II (Earlier stage name)
Gender Male
Cultural Identity Japanese
Country(ies) of Residence Japan
Birth Date 1730 - 1730
Death Date April 11, 1776
Genre Specialization(s) Kabuki
Geographic Affiliations Edo (Japan) (historic name), Kyoto (Japan), Osaka (Japan)
Reference(s) Kabuki Jinmei Jiten (p.15) ,
The Actor's Image: Print Makers of the Katsukawa School (p.475)
Notes Character types: young male roles (wakashu); young female roles (waka onnagata). Group affiliations: Azumaya. Azuma Tozo II was a son of Nakamura Seishichi, and a student of Ichimura Uzaemon VIII and Ikushima Daikichi I. He created the Azuma dance style.

Associated Items

Associated Productions 1769May05, Ichimura Theater (Ichimura za), Nakamura Theater, Kanadehon chūshingura
Representations of person in components 1003187