Harumi Hanayagi (花柳 はるみ, Hanayagi Harumi, 24 February 1896 – 11 October 1962) was a pioneering Japanese film and stage actress.
Harumi Hanayagi | |
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花柳はるみ | |
 Hanayagi in Maid of the Deep Mountains (1918) | |
| Born | February 24, 1896 |
| Died | October 11, 1962 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915–1928 |
Career
editIn 1915, Hanayagi became a student at the Geijutsuza, the modern theater troupe led by Hōgetsu Shimamura and Sumako Matsui, and made her stage debut.[1] She moved to the Tōjisha troupe in 1917 and appeared with them in a series of films directed by Norimasa Kaeriyama for Tenkatsu, starting with The Glow of Life (released 1919).[1] In an era where female roles on screen were played by male actors (onnagata), Hanayagi was considered "the first billed appearance of a female performer" in Japanese cinema,[2] even though actresses such as Nakamura Kasen had appeared in earlier films or in rensageki, a combination of film and live stage performance.[3][4] After appearing in more films, she focused her career on the stage after 1920, eventually appearing in the Tsukiji Little Theater as well as the proletarian theater of Tomoyoshi Murayama.[1] She retired in 1928 after getting married.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- The Glow of Life (1919)
- The Maid of the Deep Mountains (1919)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hanayagi Harumi". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810875418.
- ^ 田村, 千穂 (31 January 2009). "活動写真の女優とは誰か". マス・コミュニケーション研究 (in Japanese). 74: 115–132. doi:10.24460/mscom.74.0_115. ISSN 1341-1306. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ 土田, 牧子 (2012). "女役者という存在とその歴史的位置づけ : 中村歌扇の芸歴を通して". 東京藝術大学音楽学部紀要. 38: 67–85. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links
edit- Harumi Hanayagi at IMDb
- Harumi Hanayagi at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)