Onoe Kikugorō III
Onoe Kikugorō III 三代目 尾上 菊五郎 | |
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| Born | 1784 Edo, Japan |
| Died | 16 May 1849 (aged 64–65) Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Other names | Otowa-ya, Ōgawa Hashizō I, Onoe Baikō III, Onoe Matsusuke II, Onoe Eizaburō I, Onoe Baiju, Baiju Kikugorō |
Onoe Kikugorō III (三代目 尾上 菊五郎, Sandaime Onoe Kikugorō; Japanese pronunciation: [o.no.e (|) kʲi̥.kɯ.ɡo.ɾoː, -ŋo.ɾoː], 1784 – 16 May 1849) was a Japanese kabuki actor, the first and among the most famous kaneru yakusha, a type of actor who performs a wide variety of roles. This is in contrast to the vast majority of kabuki actors, who specialize in only playing women, heroes, villains, or other particular types of roles. Kikugorō was close friends with the playwright Tsuruya Nanboku IV, who wrote the role of Oiwa, in the play Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan, specifically for him.