Matsu Takako

tabana wrote:Eau du Curry would sell better than Chanel #5 or pine tree air fresheners. :D

reminds of that beastie boy rap lyric..


"looking cool as hell...i got that tree on my mirror so my car don't smell"

I bought a chick for my dad once as a joke. She didn't last long. I think she was wearing eau de hooker. :hehe:

tabana wrote:I bought a chick for my dad once as a joke. She didn't last long. I think she was wearing eau de hooker. :hehe:

:mwahaha:

tabana wrote:
In long vacation, she had more of a support role compared to love generation. I don't remember a thing about love generation though, except Kimura Takuya getting an hair cut. :beaten:

yeah, i enjoyed Love Gen. and Takako's role in that one...
i haven't seen the other one yet.
I really like her music, and her singing, she has a very soothing voice.

She has talent. She's a good actress, she has a lovely voice, she's pretty and she seems to have a nice personality too. :D

Any new doramas for Takako-chan ?

dochira wrote:
It'll be my ringtone. :hehe:

i actually have takako chan saying 'ganbare, yowamushi' (a clip from itsumo futari de) as a message alert on my phone! :mrgreen:

lol

A lot of heads must turn when it plays. :sweat:

tabana wrote:lol

A lot of heads must turn when it plays. :sweat:

yeah, i usually get 'what the f*** was that?!' :mrgreen:

Juppi wrote:hey~~

just wanted to say she did very well in love generation (my favorite drama ever), the role really suits her but i didn't like her as ryoko in long vacation... but maybe it's just because i saw love gene before long vacation, and the image of uesugi riko remained on me when i watched long vacation... ^^

me too :woot:
I like Love Generation too,
love the chemistry between matsu n kimura, I've been watching their other dorama playing together such as hero, long Vac, Konya wa, but Love generation is the best one

I agreed with u ijo.... I think Love Generation is the best... I've watched it 5 times.... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: .... I like MATSU!!!! I even had a dream that she was my sister... :beaten: :beaten: :beaten:

I just saw April Story. Short but sweet. Did anyone else see this movie? Screencaps later, perhaps. :mrgreen:

I'm sorry, if this has been posted before...I haven't had the time to browse the 50 pages of this thread x)

I just got an interesting fact on Matsu Takako's family.

As you all might know, Matsu's father is the kabuki superstar, Matsumoto Koushiro. And her older brother, is Ichikawa Somegorou(I like him alot!!^0^).

Matsu is born in a Buyo family. Buyo means Japanese traditional stageplay art. Her family live in the Buyo traditional house and they also have Buyo names (stage names).


Matsu have 3 names:

Birth name = Fujima Takako.
Buyo name = Matsumoto Koka.
J-Ent name = Matsu Takako.


Matsu's father has many names!! x)

Birth name = ???
Debut name = Matsumoto Kintaro II.
Buyo name (since 1949) = Ichikawa Somegorou VI.
Buyo name (since 1981) = Matsumoto Koushiro IX (after he inherited his father's wealth).

Matsu's father was a leading role in a Broadway play, titled "Man of La Mancha"...seriously, in Broadway^^


Matsu's brother names...almost the same with his father's:

Birth name = Fujima Terumasa.
Debut name = Matsumoto Kintaro III.
Buyo name = Ichikawa Somegorou VII.
Probably, when he gets to inherited his father...he'll be Matsumoto Koushiro X!! xD


Matsu's mother = Matsumoto Noriko.

Matsu and Ichikawa's older sister = Matsumoto Kio, she is also a stageplay/theatrical actress.


Matsu's family is an "onzoushi" traditional/kabuki family for generations in Japan^^


My question is....can anyone explain in detail, why do they have so many names???? xD How did it begin?? With different surnames too! I really don't get it :sweat:

DougFunnieee wrote:I just saw April Story. Short but sweet. Did anyone else see this movie? Screencaps later, perhaps. :mrgreen:

i bought this movie. it is lovely but short. the cinema scene was amusing. :mrgreen:

Thanks for the info yanie_chan. Interesting stuff. I didn't know Matsu Takako wasn't her real name.

DougFunnieee wrote:I just saw April Story. Short but sweet. Did anyone else see this movie? Screencaps later, perhaps. :mrgreen:

oh I haven't seen this, I think I have to look for it now
screencaps please

yanie_chan wrote:I'm sorry, if this has been posted before...I haven't had the time to browse the 50 pages of this thread x)

I just got an interesting fact on Matsu Takako's family.

As you all might know, Matsu's father is the kabuki superstar, Matsumoto Koushiro. And her older brother, is Ichikawa Somegorou(I like him alot!!^0^).

Matsu is born in a Buyo family. Buyo means Japanese traditional stageplay art. Her family live in the Buyo traditional house and they also have Buyo names (stage names).


Matsu have 3 names:

Birth name = Fujima Takako.
Buyo name = Matsumoto Koka.
J-Ent name = Matsu Takako.


Matsu's father has many names!! x)

Birth name = ???
Debut name = Matsumoto Kintaro II.
Buyo name (since 1949) = Ichikawa Somegorou VI.
Buyo name (since 1981) = Matsumoto Koushiro IX (after he inherited his father's wealth).

Matsu's father was a leading role in a Broadway play, titled "Man of La Mancha"...seriously, in Broadway^^


Matsu's brother names...almost the same with his father's:

Birth name = Fujima Terumasa.
Debut name = Matsumoto Kintaro III.
Buyo name = Ichikawa Somegorou VII.
Probably, when he gets to inherited his father...he'll be Matsumoto Koushiro X!! xD


Matsu's mother = Matsumoto Noriko.

Matsu and Ichikawa's older sister = Matsumoto Kio, she is also a stageplay/theatrical actress.


Matsu's family is an "onzoushi" traditional/kabuki family for generations in Japan^^


My question is....can anyone explain in detail, why do they have so many names???? xD How did it begin?? With different surnames too! I really don't get it :sweat:

Well, I think I can explain this name stuff.

In Matsu's brother and father cases, they receive so many names during their careers because in Kabuki (and in all japanese traditional arts) the performers, when they reach at a certain point of excellence in their arts, they receive new names, according the tradition of their families in that art. For example, Takako's father, the current Matsumoto Koshiro, had debuted in Kabuki using the name Matsumoto Kintaro II (all Kabuki actors, when they oficially debut on stage, receive an stage name). When he reached a higher point of excellence in his acting, he received the name Ichikawa Somegoro (the surname Ichikawa probably came from the fact that Ichikawa Danjuro line and Matsumoro Koshiro line of actors were always close. Some actors of Ichikawa Danjuro line of actors assumed the name Matsumoto Koshiro during their careers). And, finally, when he reached an even higher point of excellence in acting, he received the name Matsumoto Koshiro. Matsumoto Koshiro was supposed to be the lead stage name of his line of acting, but the Takako's grandfather received another name after Matsumoto Koshiro: Matsumoto Hakuo. So, is probable that Takako's father will want to assume the name Matsumoto Hakuo II, even to give his son, the current Ichikawa Somegoro, the name Matsumoto Koshiro (if this won't happen, Somegoro only will assume the name Matsumoto Koshiro when his father dies or retires).

BTW, the name changing process is called "Shumei" and there are always special performances to celebrate this name changing, that in japanese traditional arts, as I said before, means that the perfomer grew, artisticaly speaking.

For those who wants to know more about Ichikawa Somegoro and Matsumoto Koshiro, you can try these links:

http://www.kabuki21.com/somegoro7.php(about Ichikawa Somegoro)
http://www.kabuki21.com/koshiro9.php(about Matsumoto Koshiro)
http://www.kabuki21.com/koshiro.php(about the Matsumoto Koshiro line of actors)


And I gave a similar explanation about the name changing of Kabuki actors on this page, if what I said on my previous post wasn't clear enough: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.5721.980.htm

Wow that's great. Thanks for the explanation. :applaud:

tabana wrote:Wow that's great. Thanks for the explanation. :applaud:

You're welcome !!!! :mrgreen: