Background
Tamizo Onoe was born in 1800 in Kyoto.
Tamizo Onoe was born in 1800 in Kyoto.
Tamizo Onoe went to Edo together with Kikugoro Onoe III (1820) and played under the stage name of Tamizo. After the death of Utaemon Nakamura IV, he was acclaimed the best actor in three cities (Edo, Osaka and Kyoto).
A diminutive man, he was popular because of his dexterity.