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English: When the sixth Toyokuni graduated from a primary school, his father told him 'a painter does not need any academic education', which made him to give up seeking after a higher education.
Japanese: 尋常小学校を卒業したが、父から「絵描きには学問はいらない」と言われ、修業のため進学を断念した。
English: Although the sixth Toyokuni dedicated himself to the Ukiyo-e painting after retiring from the business in 1972, he never forgot his dream to receive a higher education, which encouraged him to enter the evening Momotani High School in Osaka Prefecture in 1996 at the age of 93.
Japanese: 1972年に経営から引退し、浮世絵に専念していたが、長年進学の希望を抱き続け、93歳になった1996年、大阪府立桃谷高等学校定時制に入学。
English: He passed the entrance examination designed for working people of the evening class of Faculty of Law, Kinki University in 1999 at the age of 96.
Japanese: 96歳の1999年には近畿大学法学部二部の社会人入試枠に合格し、進学した。
English: He raised a high goal of 'putting all the knowledge he had about Ukiyo-e into a doctoral thesis' and aimed for passing the examination of a graduate school at the age of 100, but he was found dead by his acquaintance in his bathroom in Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture due to an acute ischemic disease.
Japanese: 「浮世絵のすべてを博士論文にしたい」という目標を掲げ、100歳で大学院合格を目指していたが、入学翌年の2000年11月13日、大阪府東大阪市にある自宅の風呂場で、急性虚血性疾患により死亡しているのを知人が発見した。
English: "Ehon Imayo Sugata": a colored picture book which portrays the custom and manners of women in Machiya (long and narrow wooden row houses) and Hanamachi (geisha districts in Kyoto) during the Kansei Periods.
Japanese: 『絵本時世粧』、町屋や花街を中心に当時（寛政期）の女性風俗を描いた色摺り絵本
English: Norikuni IMAGAWA (1295 ? - June 8, 1384) was shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) from the end of Kamakura Period through the period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
Japanese: 今川　範国（いまがわ　のりくに、1295年（永仁3年）？－1384年6月8日（元中元年/至徳(日本)元年5月19日(旧暦)））は、鎌倉時代末期から南北朝時代(日本)にかけての守護大名。
English: He fought in the Genko War, and after the Kamakura bakufu was overthrown, Emperor Godaigo started Kenmu Restoration.
Japanese: 元弘の乱でも戦い、鎌倉幕府滅亡後に後醍醐天皇が建武の新政を開始した。
English: Later, Yoshinaga NIKI as well as Sedatane CHIBA were temporarily appointed as Shugoshiki of Enshu but Norikuni was reappointed in 1352.
Japanese: 一時的に遠州の守護職が範国から仁木義長、千葉貞胤らに任じられたこともあったが、1352年に再任されている。
English: Takauji requested Norikuni to become Hikitsuke tonin (chairman of the court of justice) in the Ashikaga bakufu when Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA died.
Japanese: 足利直義の死去に伴い、尊氏の要請を受けて足利幕府の引付頭人などを務める。
English: Noriuji IMAGAWA (1316 - May 21, 1365) was a shugo daimyo (a Japanese provincial military governor who became a feudal lord) between the end of the Kamakura period and the early period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
Japanese: 今川範氏（いまがわのりうじ、1316年（正和5年）-1365年5月21日（正平(日本)20年/貞治4年4月30日(旧暦)））は、鎌倉時代末期から南北朝時代(日本)前期の守護大名。
English: In 1353, as the eldest legitimate son, he succeeded his father, Norikuni as the head of the family.
Japanese: 1353年、嫡男であったために父・範国から家督を譲られて当主となる。
English: However, he did not really stand out as Norikuni was still alive and his younger brother was in fact a better busho (Japanese military commander).
Japanese: しかし父が存命し、弟のほうが武将として優れていたため、影が薄い存在であった。
English: Yasunori IMAGAWA (1334 ? - November 3, 1409 ?) was shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) from the period of the Northern and Southern Courts through the early Muromachi Period.
Japanese: 今川泰範（いまがわやすのり、1334年（建武(日本)元年）？－1409年11月3日（応永16年9月26日(旧暦)）？）は、南北朝時代(日本)から室町時代前期にかけての守護大名。
English: However in 1365, his father died and subsequently his elder brother died, so he was told by his grandfather to return to secular life and take over as head of the family.
Japanese: 1365年に父が死去し、兄もまもなく死去したため、祖父の命を受けて還俗し、家督を継ぐこととなった。
English: He took part in the Meitoku War (1391) and the Oei War (1399) as a member of bakufu army and performed well.
Japanese: 1391年の明徳の乱や1399年の応永の乱では幕府軍の一員として参戦し、武功を挙げた。
English: He passed away on September 26, 1409, at the age of seventy six (opinion is divided on the year of his death), and his son Norimasa IMAGAWA took over.
Japanese: 1409年9月26日、76歳で死去し（没年には異説も多い）、後を子の今川範政が継いだ。
English: Norimasa IMAGAWA was shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) from the period of the Northern and Southern Courts through the early Muromachi Period.
Japanese: 今川範政（いまがわのりまさ）は、南北朝時代(日本)から室町時代前期にかけての守護大名。
English: In 1409, he took over as the family head due to his father Yasunori's death (there are various theories regarding the year of Yasunori's death and it is also said that he might have taken over earlier than 1409).
Japanese: 1409年、父・泰範の死により家督を相続する（泰範には没年に異説が多く、それ以前に家督を継いだとも考えられている）。
English: When the War of Zenshu UESUGI happened in 1416, he protected Mochiuji ASHIKAGA who was the Kamakura kubo (Governor-general of the Kanto region) and took flight from Kamakura escaping from Zenshu UESUGI's attack.
Japanese: 1416年に上杉禅秀の乱が起こると、上杉禅秀（禅秀）の攻撃を受けて鎌倉から逃亡してきた鎌倉公方・足利持氏を保護した。
English: Then, by order of shogun Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA, he led the army with Fusakata UESUGI to invade into Kamakura.
Japanese: そして将軍・足利義持の命を受けて軍を率いて上杉房方らと共に鎌倉に攻め入った。
English: Winning the confidence of bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), he was appointed to the important post of vice-shogun.
Japanese: この折の功により範政は幕府の信任を得て、副将軍の重職に任ぜられることとなった。
English: After Yoshinori ASHIKAGA succeeded as the next shogun, Norimasa, in favor with Yoshinori, was given important posts.
Japanese: その後、将軍が代替わりして足利義教の時代になると、範政は義教からの寵愛を受けて重用された。
English: He worked as a watchdog over Kamakura when the confrontation between Kamakura kubo Mochiuji and shogun Yoshinori became serious.
Japanese: 鎌倉公方の持氏と将軍の義教との対立が深まったときには、鎌倉の監視役を務めた。
English: In 1432, he entertained shogun Yoshinori who was on a sightseeing trip to Mt. Fuji.
Japanese: 1432年には富士山を遊覧してきた将軍・義教を駿府にて饗応している。
English: This caused a serious succession dispute between 千代秋丸 and the legitimate son, Noritada IMAGAWA.
Japanese: このため、これが原因で千代秋丸と嫡男・今川範忠の間で熾烈な家督争いが発生する。
English: After his death, Yoshinori was afraid that Kamakura kubo would interfere with young 千代秋丸 if he took over Imagawa's family estate.
Japanese: 死後、家督は幼少の千代秋丸が継ぐことで鎌倉公方の干渉を受けることを義教は恐れた。
English: Norimasa was not only a top-rated busho (Japanese military commander), but also a man of culture who showed distinguished talent in waka and calligraphy.
Japanese: 武将としては一流で、禅秀の乱をはじめ多くの功績を挙げている一方で、和歌や書にも秀でた才能を示した教養人でもあった。
English: Munakata (宗形) can also be written as '宗像,' '胸形,' '胸方,' or '胸肩' in Chinese characters.
Japanese: 「宗形」は、「宗像」とも、「胸形」とも、「胸方」とも、「胸肩」とも表記する。
English: Some historical material say that his father was Takamaru and the others says he was Motomaro, but in any case, there is no credibility.
Japanese: 父を高丸と伝える史料や元麿と伝える史料もあるが、いずれも信憑性がない。
English: It is said that, in the era of Emperor Daigo, the post of the Shinto priest was handed over to Imperial Prince Koen, a son of Emperor Uda and then the Imperial Prince changed his name to MUNAKATA no Kiyouji to serve as Daiguji (the supreme priest).
Japanese: 醍醐天皇の頃、宇多天皇の子光遠親王に神主職を譲り、親王は宗形清氏と改名して大宮司職（神主）についたという。
English: (It is also said that the Imperial Prince Koen is a fictitious person created to revere Kiyouji, the first Daiguji of the Munakata-taisha Shrine.)
Japanese: （なお、光遠親王は宗像大社初代大宮司の清氏を崇高するための架空の人物という説もある）。
English: Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the ninth) (Danjuro "團十郞 [old letter shape], 団十郎 [new letter shape])," (November 29, 1838 - September 13, 1930) was a great kabuki actor in the Meiji period.
Japanese: 九代目市川團十郞（くだいめいちかわだんじゅうろう、新字体：団十郎、天保9年10月13日(旧暦)（1838年11月29日）-明治36年（1903年）9月13日）は明治時代に活躍した歌舞伎役者。
English: His names as a haiku poet were Shisen, Danshu, Jukai, Sansho, and his pseudonym was Yoan.
Japanese: 俳名に紫扇（しせん）・團州（だんしゅう）・壽海（じゅかい）・三升（さんしょう）、雅号には夜雨庵（ようあん）。
English: He established the so-called 'Dankikusa period' together with Kikugoro ONOE (the fifth) and Sadanji ICHIKAWA (the first).
Japanese: 尾上菊五郎(5代目)、市川左團次(初代)とともに、いわゆる「團菊左時代」を築いた。
English: While trying to modernize Kabuki by realistic acting and re-creating historical backgrounds authentically, he rearranged aragoto (Kabuki play featuring exaggerated posture, makeup, and costume) of the traditional Edo Kabuki, determined many patterns handed down to the present and contributed greatly to the upgrading of Kabuki from as an entertainment of common people to a refined art representing Japanese culture.
Japanese: 写実的な演技や史実に則した時代考証などで歌舞伎の近代化を図る一方、伝統的な江戸歌舞伎の荒事を整理して今日にまで伝わる多くの形を決定、歌舞伎を下世話な町人の娯楽から日本文化を代表する高尚な芸術の域にまで高めることに尽力した。
English: In the Kabuki world, saying simply 'Kudaime' (the ninth) refers to Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the ninth).
Japanese: また歌舞伎の世界では、単に「九代目｣（くだいめ）というと通常はこの九代目市川團十郎のことをさす。
English: He was the fifth son of Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the seventh), adopted by Gonnosuke KAWARASAKI, the Zamoto (leader of a theatrical company) of the Edo Sanza (Edo's three licensed kabuki theaters), and succeeded to the name Chojuro KAWARASAKI.
Japanese: 市川團十郎(7代目)の五男で、生後まもなく江戸三座の座元・河原崎権之助の養子になり三代目河原崎長十郎を襲名する。
English: His foster parents made Chojuro learn dancing, shamisen, painting and calligraphy for his future from his childhood.
Japanese: 義父母とも将来のために幼い時より踊りや三味線絵画書道を長十郎に学ばせた。
English: Mrs. Masu told reflectively about his strictly-controlled past, that he was made to go to take lessons without rest from early morning to evening and went to bed early; it is said that his foster mother boasted that "other children are preserved in sugar, but my child is preserved in sugar containing red pepper."
Japanese: ます夫人の述懐では、朝早くから夕方まで休みなしで稽古に行かされ、夜は早いうちに寝るという手厳しいもので、義母は「他の子は砂糖漬けだが、うちは同じ砂糖漬けでも唐辛子が入ってあるよ」と自慢していたという。
English: He made his debut in February, 1845 in the Kawarazaki-za Theater when he was eight years old, acting a role of Koyakko Masuhei, jitsuha Gentamaru in "Kaigenjisoga-tehajime."
Japanese: 弘化二年正月（1845年2月）、8歳のとき河原崎座にて『魁源氏曾我手始』の小奴升平実ハ源太丸で初舞台を踏む。
English: In October 1852, a son was born in the Tokugawa Shogunate and named 長吉郎 Chokichiro, so that to avoid having the character of '長' (cho) in his name, he succeeded to the name Gonjuro KAWARASAKI (the first).
Japanese: 嘉永五年九月（1852年10月）徳川将軍家に男子が生まれ長吉郎と名付けられたので、「長」の字をはばかり初代河原崎権十郎を襲名する。
English: Two years later, his older brother, Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the eighth) killed himself in Osaka, therefore he came to be expected to succeed to the name of 'Danjuro ICHIKAWA' in future.
Japanese: その2年後、兄の市川團十郎(8代目)が大坂で自殺、この頃から次弟の権十郎がゆくゆくは「市川團十郎」を襲名することが期待されるようになる。
English: Because of that his foster parents trained him more strictly, and one day when he, having a bad headache, tried to skip a stage, his foster father forced him to appear on the stage, saying in a stern tone, "You are an actor, an actor's stage is the same as a samurai's battlefield, go to the stage and die" (Seitan KAWAJIRI "Commentaries of Danjuro ICHIKAWA [the ninth]".)
Japanese: そのため養父母の教育はさらに厳しいものになり、ある日ひどい頭痛で舞台を休もうとしていたところ、養父が「貴様は何だ、役者ではないか。役者が舞台へ出るのは、武士が戦場へ行くのと同じことだ。舞台へ行って死んでこい」と叱責されて無理矢理舞台に出されたこともあった（川尻清潭『九代目市川團十郎回想録』）。
English: However, at that time even in acting important parts such as Obo kichisa in "Sannin Kichisa Kuruwano no Hatsugai" or Shinzaburo HOZUMI in "Hachiman Matsuri Yomiya no Nigiwai [Chizimiya Shinsuke]," his stiff performances and plain speaking of his lines brought him bitter criticisms of a "daikon" (ham) or the "tea urn Gon-chan."
Japanese: しかし当時は『三人吉三廓初買』のお坊吉三や、『八幡祭小望月賑』（縮屋新助）の穂積新三郎などの大役を与えられても、演技が堅く科白も工夫がないので「大根」だの「お茶壺権ちゃん」だのと酷評された。
English: It mocked Gonjuro, because the snobbishness of the officials who were guarding the tea urns to the Shogunate family was laughed at on the street at that time, and he looked more snobbish than those officials.
Japanese: 当時将軍家に献上される茶壺を護衛する役人の空威張りは巷では笑いの種だったが、権十郎はその役人よりもなお空威張りに見えたことに対する揶揄である。
English: When acting Yosaburo in "Yohanasake Ukinano Yokogushi," from which his brother gained a reputation, he received a bad reputation because of his heavy speeches, although his performances had something in common with his brother's.
Japanese: 兄の当たり役『与話情浮名横櫛』（源氏店）の与三郎を勤めれば、外見は兄譲りながら科白が重々しくて不評。
English: When acting Benkei in "Kanjincho," he was severely scolded for his immature acting by Kodanji.
Japanese: 『勧進帳』の弁慶を勤めれば、芝居が未熟だと小團次にこっぴどく叱られる。
English: In fall of 1868, he met a disaster that a ronin broke into the house for robbery, and stabbed his foster father to death, while he had a hairbreadth escape by hiding in a closet.
Japanese: 明治元年(1868)秋には浪人の押し入り強盗によって養父が自宅で刺し殺され、自身も納戸に隠れて九死に一生を得るといった惨事に遭遇。
English: In such an adversity he, taking on a burden of an inherited role of the Zamoto of Kawarazaki-za Theater, succeeded to the name Gonnosuke KAWARASKI (the seventh).
Japanese: そんな不幸の中で相続した河原崎座の座元という重責をこなし、翌年三月に七代目河原崎権之助を襲名する。
English: However, four years later he gave the name Gonnosuke KAWARASAKI to Fukujiro KAWARASAKI, his wife's nephew, and named himself Sansho ICHIKAWA.
Japanese: しかし4年後には妻の甥にあたる河原崎蝠次郎に河原崎権之助を譲り、自らは市川三升を名乗る。
English: In 1874, the following year, to carry out the wish of his foster father who died an unnatural death, he rebuilt Kawarazaki-za Theater in Shiba (Minato Ward, Tokyo) that had been discontinued for 20 years after it was burned down by the fire in 1855.
Japanese: 翌明治七年(1874)には非業の死を遂げた養父の遺志を継いで、安政二年(1855)の失火全焼以後20年来絶えていた河原崎座を芝(東京都港区)に再興。
English: Leaving it to the adoptive family, he returned to his family home, the head family of Ichikawa, and succeeded the name Danjuro ICHIKAWA (the ninth) at the age of 37 in July, the same year.
Japanese: これを養家への置き土産に実家の市川宗家に戻り、同年七月、37歳のとき、九代目市川團十郎を襲名した。
English: Even after returning to the head family of Ichikawa and succeeding to the name Danjuro ICHIKAWA, he could not cut off the relation with Kawarazaki-za Theater for some time.
Japanese: 市川宗家に戻って市川團十郎を襲名した後も、團十郎はしばらくの間は河原崎座との縁が切れなかった。
English: Kawarazaki-za Theater had been renamed to Shinbori-za Theater, but Gonnosuke (the eighth), his nephew-in-law had difficulty carrying out the duty of the Zamoto; he soon fell into financial difficulties, and entreated Danjuro to help him.
Japanese: 河原崎座はその名を改め新堀座となっていたが、義理の甥の八代目権之助に座元の任は重く、すぐに経営難に陥って團十郎に泣きついたのである。
English: However, his performance finally began to show improvement around when he performed in Shintomi-za Theater, invited by Kanya MORITA (the twelfth).
Japanese: だが、守田勘彌(12代目)に招かれて新富座に出演した頃からようやく芸が伸び始める。
English: In the age of the civilization and enlightenment, from the review of the traditional nonsensical Kabuki, Danjuro, intended to reform it, tackling dramas based on historical backgrounds (called Katsureki) together with people of learning and culture (Theatrical performance movement) in the second decade of the Meiji era.
Japanese: 文明開化の時代にあって、従来の荒唐無稽な歌舞伎への反省から歌舞伎の革新を志し、明治10年代には学術関係者や文化人と組んで時代考証を重視した劇（「活歴」と呼ばれた）に取り組んだ（演劇改良運動）。
English: However, he could not gain any support from the theater audience, suffering from commercial failures, often went on the road.
Japanese: だが観客の支持を得ることはなく興行的に失敗し地方回りをすることもたびたびあった。
English: In 1887 he had an honor of holding Tenran Kabuki (Kabuki, the royal family attend to watch) in front of the Emperor Meij, acting Benkei in "Kanjincho" and so on.
Japanese: には明治天皇の御前で初の天覧歌舞伎を催すという栄誉に浴し、『勧進帳』の弁慶などを勤めた。
English: This Tenran Kabuki was held in the residence of Kaoru INOUE, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Ninth, having friendly connections with Genro (elder statesmen) including Hirobumi ITO, Masayoshi MATSUKATA and others, strove to improve the social status of Kabuki actors.
Japanese: この天覧歌舞伎は外務大臣井上馨邸で開催されたが、九代目は井上のほかにも伊藤博文や松方正義などの元老とも交流を持ち、歌舞伎俳優の社会的地位の向上につとめた。
English: From around this time the Ninth activated the world of Tokyo Kabuki together with Kikugoro ONOE (the fifth), Sadanji ICHIKAWA (the first) and others, and established the golden age of the Meiji Kabuki called 'Dangikusa era.'
Japanese: この頃から九代目は五代目尾上菊五郎・初代市川左團次らとともに東京の劇界を盛り上げ、「團菊左」と呼ばれる明治歌舞伎の黄金時代を築いた。
English: Also at his time he created many masterpieces: with the help of Mokuami KAWATAKE a Kabuki playwright, he completed "Hojo Kudai Meika no Isaoshi" (Takatoki), "Kiwametsuki Banzui" (Chobei in a bathroom), "Kumonimagou Ueno no Hatsuhana" (ouchiyama), "Funabenkei," "Hikoshichi OMORI" and so on, and, together with Ochi FUKUCH, he created "Kagamijishi" (The Lion Dance), "Sukeroku" and so on.
Japanese: またこの時期に作者河竹黙阿弥を得て『北条九代名家功』（高時）、『極付幡随長兵衛』（湯殿の長兵衛）、『天紛衣上野初花』（河内山）、『船弁慶』、『大森彦七』などを完成し、また福地桜痴と組んで『鏡獅子』『助六』などを創り上げるなど、数多くの名作を残した。
English: Moreover, he selected 30 to 40 kinds of 'Shin Kabuki Juhachi Ban' (18 programs of new Kabuki) including many favorite arts of his, by supplementing his father's (the seventh) 18 kinds of 'Kabuki Juhachi Ban.'
Japanese: また父・七代目の撰した「歌舞伎十八番」18種を補足するかたちで、自らの得意芸を多く盛り込んだ「新歌舞伎十八番」32〜40種も撰している。
English: In his later years, performing "Musume Dojoji" (The maiden at Dojo Temple) with piano and violin and so on, he pursued the new Kabuki to the last minute.
Japanese: 晩年は『娘道成寺』をピアノとバイオリンの演奏で演じるなど、最後まで新しい歌舞伎を追求していた。
English: He taught and trained promising young actors including Uzaemon ICHIMURA (the 15th), Ganjiro NAKAMURA (the first), Koshiro MATSUMOTO (the seventh), Kikugoro ONOE (the sixth), Utaemon NAKAMURA (the fifth) and others.
Japanese: 後進の指導にもあたり、市村羽左衛門(15代目)、中村鴈治郎(初代)、松本幸四郎(7代目)、尾上菊五郎(6代目)、中村歌右衛門(5代目)などの有望な若手を育てた。
English: The Ninth played a variety of roles such as from aragoto (Kabuki play featuring exaggerated posture, makeup, and costume) to wagoto (the production style of a love scene) from tachiyaku (a leading male-role actor) to oyama or onnagata (actor of female roles) with excellent acting and speech.
Japanese: 九代目は、荒事から和事、立役から女形と、幅広い役柄をこなし、その所作も口跡も優れたものだった。
English: Many of his star roles were as follows: Arajishi Otokonosuke in"Kanadehon Chushingura" (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), Musashibo Benkei in"Kanjincho," Kesori in "Hakata Kojoro Namimakura," Gongoro KAMAKURA in "Shibaraku," Hanakawado Sukeroku in "Sukeroku Yukarino Edozakura," Soshun KOCHIYAMA in "Kumonimagou Ueno no Hatsuhana," Gyou OGUCHIYA in "Sukeroku," SUGAWARA no Michizane and Genzo TAKEBE in "Sugawara Denju Tenanai Tekagami," Kiyomasa KATO in "Zoho Momoyama Monogatari," a daihanji or Omiya in "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" and so on.
Japanese: 『仮名手本忠臣蔵』の大星由良之助、『伽羅先代萩』の荒獅子男之助、『勧進帳』の武蔵坊弁慶、『博多小女郎浪枕』の毛剃、『暫』の鎌倉権五郎、『助六所縁江戸櫻』の花川戸助六、『天紛衣上野初花』の河内山宗俊、『助六』の大口屋暁雨、『菅原伝授手習鑑』の菅原道真や武部源蔵、『増補桃山譚』の加藤清正、『妹背山婦女庭訓』の大判事やお三輪など、当り役も数多い。
English: The patterns of most of these programs completed by the Ninth are the models for today's performances.
Japanese: これらの演目のほとんどで、九代目が完成した型が今日の演出の手本となっている。
English: The "Momijigari," in which the Ninth played with Kikugoro (the fifth), remains in a documentary film, so that we can see their performances even today.
Japanese: なお九代目が五代目菊五郎と演じた『紅葉狩』は記録映画に残され、今日でもその芸を見ることができる。
English: It was lost by kinzoku kaishu (metal collections) during the World War II, but it was rebuilt in the original place by Nobuo UNO and others in 1986 when the name of the 12 was succeeded to.
Japanese: 第二次大戦時中のに金属供出で失われたが、に十二代目襲名を機に、宇野信夫らの尽力で元の地に復元されている。
English: The Ninth, being at the top of the Meiji Kabuki, was praised as a "Holy Actor" because of his existence deified as an impersonation of Kabuki; however, he failed to have his successor all his life, which annoyed him.
Japanese: 九代目は、明治歌舞伎の頂点にあって「劇聖」とまで謳われ、その存在はそれ自体が歌舞伎を体現するほど神格化されたものだったが、自らの後継者となると最後まで恵まれず、そして悩まされた。
English: In contrast to his father who had five sons, all of whom arrived at manhood, the Ninth had only two daughters.
Japanese: 子福者で男子だけでも五男を儲け、そのいずれもが成人した父・七代目とはうってかわって、九代目が授かったのは二女のみだった。
English: Therefore, the Ninth adopted Shinzo ICHIKAWA, who was his disciple, showing the talent at an early age and was called a 'genius,' then trained him with great care and taught him Naritaya's oiegei (the specialty of a school of the performing arts).
Japanese: そこで九代目は門人ながら早くから「天才」と呼ばれてその資質を見せていた市川新蔵を養子とし、これを手塩にかけて育成して成田屋のお家芸を伝えていた。
English: Shinzo also, responding to the expectations, improved his performance, and came to be naturally expected to be 'Danjuro the 10th in future' from people around him.
Japanese: 新蔵もその期待に応えて芸を伸ばし、自然周囲からも「いずれは十代目團十郎」と期待されるようになっていった。
English: The reason why the Ninth had a progressive idea, an intellectually overwhelming idea at that time as not forcing his daughters to marry quickly, but encouraging them to enjoy free love with educated people in other than the theatrical world, was because of the existence of Shinzo.
Japanese: 九代目が二人の娘に結婚を急がさず、むしろ梨園の外の知識人と自由に恋愛することを推奨するという、当時としては仰天するほど進歩的な考え方を持っていたもの、この新蔵が控えていてくれたからに他ならなかった。
English: However, in 1897 he suffered a most regrettable incident that Shinzo died suddenly at the age of 37.
Japanese: ところが明治30年(1897)、その新蔵が37歳で急死するという痛恨事に見舞われる。
English: He was acting on the stage with a patch over one blind eye because of eye disease, and died without seeing any improvement in the condition.
Japanese: 眼病で片目を失明、眼帯をかけながら舞台を勤めていたが、病状は快方に向かうことなく力尽きてしまったのである。
English: Her was Fukusaburo INANOBU, an office worker, who was born in a merchant family in Nihonbashi, learned at Keio University, and worked for Japan Commerce Bank.
Japanese: 日本橋の商家に生れ、慶應義塾に学び、日本通商銀行に就職した、稲延福三郎というサラリーマンである。
English: Fukusaburo was a mere bank clerk, but having a father who was a local prominent figure who became a member of the Tokyo City Assembly before long; Fukusaburo had something gentle in his cheerful character.
Japanese: 福三郎は一介の銀行員だったが、その父はやがて東京市会議員になるほどの地元の名士で、福三郎の陽性な性格の中にもそうした育ちの良さが感じられた。
English: Moreover, he was quite a studious man, well grounded in calligraphic works and paintings, and in antiques, and a man of culture having a rich stock of topics for conversation.
Japanese: しかもなかなかの勉強家で、書画骨董の素養もあり、話題に豊富な文化人だった。
English: And more than anything else, he was a perfect husband as a good partner to his first daughter.
Japanese: そしてなによりも、長女の良き伴侶として文句の付けようがない夫だった。
English: Two years later Fukusaburo INANOBU became a member of the head family of Ichikawa as Fukusaburo HORIKOSHI, Danjuro passed away quietly before solving the matter of successors at all.
Japanese: 稲延福三郎が堀越福三郎として市川宗家に婿養子に入った2年後、團十郎はついに後継者の件についてはなんら手を打つことなく、静かにこの世を去った。
English: O no Yasumaro (date of birth unknown - August 15, 723) was a civil officer in the Nara period.
Japanese: 太安万侶（おおのやすまろ太安萬侶、生年不詳-723年8月15日(養老7年7月6日(旧暦))）は、奈良時代の文官。
English: His name is written as "安萬侶" in "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters) and on his epitaph, but it is written as "太安麻呂" in other history books such as "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued), "Koninshiki (one of Nihonshoki Shiki [The Private Record of Chronicles of Japan] written in the Konin Period)" and "Nihongi kyoen waka (The Poems at the Completion Banquet for the Lectures on Nihon Shoki)".
Japanese: 『古事記』や墓誌銘には「安萬侶」とあるが、『古事記』以外の史書（『続日本紀』、『弘仁私記』、『日本紀竟宴和歌』など）では「太安麻呂」となっている。
English: According to the "Shoku Nihongi", he received Jugoige (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) on January 7, 704 and Shogoijo (Senior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) on April 7, 711.
Japanese: 704年（慶雲元年春正月癸巳（1月7日）に従五位下に叙せられ、711年（和銅四年夏四月壬午（4月7日））に正五位上に叙せられる（『続日本紀』）。
English: In this year, he was ordered by Emperor Genmei to record "Tei-ki (genealogy of the imperial family)" and "Kyuji (mythical tradition)" recited by HIEDA no Are for compiling a history book.
Japanese: この年、元明天皇に稗田阿礼の誦習する『帝紀』『旧辞』を筆録して歴史書を編纂するよう命じられる。
English: According to the "Shoku Nihongi", on January 10, 715, he received Jushiige (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and became the head of the clan on September 23 of the following year.
Japanese: 715年（霊亀元年春正月癸巳（1月10日））には従四位下に叙せられ、翌年九月乙未（9月23日）、氏長（うじのかみ。氏上。）となる（『続日本紀』）。
English: O no Hitonaga, Yasumaro's offspring said in the foreword of "Koninshiki" that Yasumaro was involved in the compilation of "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan).
Japanese: 子孫の多人長によれば、『日本書紀』の編纂にも加わったという（『弘仁私記序』）。
English: According to the "Shoku Nihongi", O no Ason Yasumaro, Minbukyo (Minister of Popular Affairs) with Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) died in the fall of July 7, 723 (July 6 in his epitaph).
Japanese: 養老7年秋7月庚午（7月7日）(墓誌では癸亥年7月6日)、民部卿従四位下太朝臣安麻呂卒する（「秋七月庚午民部卿従四位下太朝臣安麻呂卒」『続日本紀』）。
English: In 1979, O no Yasumaro's grave was found in a tea field in Konose-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, and the epitaph was excavated together with a wooden container containing cremated bones and pearls.
Japanese: 1979年、奈良県奈良市此瀬町の茶畑から太安万侶の墓が発見され、火葬された骨や真珠が納められた木櫃と共に墓誌が出土した。
English: His court official rank and order were Jushiige and Kungoto (the Fifth Order of Merit), respectively and he died on July 6, 723.
Japanese: 位階と勲等は従四位下勲五等だったこと、723年(養老7年)7月6日に歿したことなどである。