Arashi Hinasuke X

Arashi Hinasuke X is one of those figures where the sheer weight of the name does most of the talking. Born in 1913 in Tokyo, he carried the tenth iteration of a storied kabuki lineage through some of the most turbulent decades Japan ever saw — war, occupation, postwar reinvention — and he kept stepping onto the stage anyway. That's not a small thing. The "Arashi Hinasuke" name stretches back generations, and inheriting it means inheriting a kind of responsibility that would flatten most people before they even got their costume on. Kabuki in the Showa era was a world of iron discipline and inherited form, and the fact that details about his individual performances are sparse today almost adds to the mystique — he was the craft, not the celebrity. Died in 1986 at 73, still a working piece of living history. I find that quietly remarkable.

Arashi Hinasuke X (1913–1986) was a Japanese kabuki actor born in Tokyo on October 4, 1913. He carried the distinguished hereditary stage name Arashi Hinasuke as its tenth holder, a lineage with deep roots in the classical kabuki tradition. He remained active in the kabuki world until his death on January 29, 1986, at the age of 72.

Name (English)

Arashi Hinasuke X

Name (Japanese)

十代目 嵐雛助

Reading

あらし ひなすけ

Born

October 4, 1913 – January 29, 1986

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox (Ushi)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Kabuki actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B5%90%E9%9B%9B%E5%8A%A9%20(10%E4%BB%A3%E7%9B%AE)

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Kabuki actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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