Namiki Gohei I

Namiki Gohei I 並木五瓶初代
Born	1747
Died	1808
Occupation	Kabuki actor and playwright
Nationality	Japan
Genres	jidai-mono, sewa-mono
Influences Namiki Shōzō I
Influenced Namiki Gohei II

Namiki Gohei I (並木五瓶初代)(1747–1808) was a Kabuki actor and playwright active in both Edo and Osaka. He wrote over 110 plays, mostly in the genres of jidai-mono (historical) and sewa-mono (current events).

Gohei was a student of the playwright Namiki Shōzō I, and may have in fact taken on the name "Namiki" as a result of this relationship.

Plays

(The following list is only a small selection of Namiki Gohei's most famous works.)

• Kimon gosan no kiri (The Thief of the Temple Gate, 1778)
• Keisei kogane no sachihoko (The Thief of Fish Scales, 1782)
• Kanjin kammon tekuda no hajimari (Murder of a Foreign Envoy, 1789)
• Godairiki koi no fūjime (Seal of the Five Great Powers, 1794)
• Sumida no hara geisha-katagi (Geisha Spirit of the Sumida Valley, 1796)

References

• Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0674007703.

See also

Persondata
Name	Namiki, Gohei 01
Alternative names
Short description	Kabuki actor and playwright
Date of birth	1747
Place of birth
Date of death	1808
Place of death