Iwai Hanshirō VIII, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Iwai Hanshirō VIII

Kubuki actor

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1829

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1882

Profession: onnagata, kabuki actor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Iwai Hanshiro VIII (????? (8??), October 2, 1829 – February 19, 1882) was a Japanese kabuki performer, known both for his own work and for his place in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors.
He was the son of Iwai Hanshiro VII.Iwai Hanshiro was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations. In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment.
This actor assumed the mantle of his father's stage name in 1872. Lineage of Iwai stage namesIwai Hanshiro I (1652–1699) Iwai Hanshiro II (d.
1710) Iwai Hanshiro III (1698–1760) Iwai Hanshiro IV (1747–1800) Iwai Hanshiro V (1776–1847) Iwai Hanshiro VI (1799–1836) Iwai Hanshiro VII (1804–1845) Iwai Hanshiro VIII (1829–1882) Iwai Hanshiro IX (1882–1945) Iwai Hanshiro X (b.
1927)

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912)
Alternative names	Yoshu Chikanobu
Description	Japanese ukiyo-e artist
Date of birth/death	1838	1912
Authority control	: Q3087294 VIAF: 13485216 ISNI: 0000 0000 8200 0039 ULAN: 500335317 LCCN: no2002010189 Open Library: OL4941856A WorldCat