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Bandō Mitsugorō IX

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Bandō Mitsugorō IX
Bandō Mitsugorō IX in 1951
Born
Mitsunobu Morita

(1929-05-14)May 14, 1929
Tokyo, Japan
DiedApril 1, 1999(1999-04-01) (aged 69)
Japan
Occupation(s)Kabuki actor, Japanese dance artist
Years active1933–1999
SpouseYoshiko (daughter of Bandō Mitsugorō VIII)
ChildrenBandō Mitsugorō X (Yasosuke Bandō)
ParentBandō Hidechō III (father)
RelativesBandō Mitsugorō VIII (father-in-law)
Ichikawa Kōmaizō X (elder brother)

Bandō Mitsugorō IX (Japanese: 九代目 坂東 三津五郎, romanizedKudaime Bandō Mitsugorō, born Mitsunobu Morita (守田光伸, Morita Mitsunobu), May 14, 1929 – April 1, 1999) was a Kabuki actor and Japanese dance artist.[1][2][3] He was the son-in-law of Bandō Mitsugorō VIII and the father of Bandō Mitsugorō X.[4] He was married to Bandō Mitsugorō VIII's eldest daughter, Yoshiko, in 1955.[1] He took his stage name after the death of his father-in-law in 1975.

Early life and training

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Bandō Mitsugorō IX was born as the third son of Bandō Hidechō III.[1] His elder brother was Ichikawa Kōmaizō X.[1] After his father died early, he became a pupil of Onoe Kikugorō VI.[1][4] After Kikugorō's death in 1949, he continued his studies under Kikugorō's disciple, Onoe Shōroku II.[4]

He made his first stage appearance in November 1933 at the Shin-Kabukiza (Shinjuku Daiichi Gekijō) in the play Shigure no Kotatsu, performing the role of Kantarō under the stage name Bandō Mitsunobu.[1]

Career

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Following his marriage to Yoshiko, the eldest daughter of Bandō Mitsugorō VIII, in 1955, he was adopted into the Bandō family and took the stage name Bandō Yasosuke IV.[1] In September 1962, he became Bandō Minosuke VII, and in September 1987, he succeeded to the name Bandō Mitsugorō IX.[1]

As head of the Bandō school of Japanese dance, he organized the "Tōbu no Kai" (登舞の会) dance recitals and worked to preserve traditional dance forms.[1][5] He was designated as a member of the Traditional Kabuki Preservation Society in 1965.[1]

Recognition

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Bandō Mitsugorō IX received the Japan Art Academy Prize in 1991[1] and the Purple Ribbon Medal in 1993.[1]

Death and succession

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Bandō Mitsugorō IX died on April 1, 1999, at the age of 69.[1][2] Following his death, his son Yasosuke Bandō succeeded to the stage name Bandō Mitsugorō X in 2001, two years after his father's death.[6] The succession ceremony was celebrated at the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo in 2001.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "坂東三津五郎 9". 歌舞伎俳優名鑑 想い出の名優篇 (in Japanese). Kabuki on the Web. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b "坂東三津五郎 の写真・グラフィックス・映像". KYODO NEWS IMAGELINK (in Japanese). Kyodo News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ 日本人名大辞典+Plus,367日誕生日大事典,世界大百科事典内言及, デジタル大辞泉,精選版 日本国語大辞典,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),新撰 芸能人物事典 明治~平成,改訂新版 世界大百科事典,20世紀日本人名事典,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル版. "坂東三津五郎(バンドウミツゴロウ)とは? 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Sasaguchi, Rei (January 23, 2001). "Keeping it all in the family: Mitsugoro X carries on a grand old tradition". The Japan Times. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  5. ^ 日本人名大辞典+Plus,367日誕生日大事典,世界大百科事典内言及, デジタル大辞泉,精選版 日本国語大辞典,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),新撰 芸能人物事典 明治~平成,改訂新版 世界大百科事典,20世紀日本人名事典,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル版. "坂東三津五郎(バンドウミツゴロウ)とは? 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "追悼・坂東三津五郎さん 盟友・中村勘三郎に誓った"男の約束"". AERA Digital (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. February 26, 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2025.