Last Shibai
Title
Last Shibai
Description
“The last shibai was held for Mr. (Kay) Hagimori who was
terminally ill. The shibai performers were members of the Gojikai, which was a very large service organization mostly made up of Kibei Nisei (1.5 and second generation). They were all busy working people and where they found the time to rehearse, I don’t know.”
–Reverend Donald Castro,
former Rinban at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Gojikaishibai performers gather at one of their last performances, IsseiNite, October 1983. Members are:
back row, left to right – Frank Hattori, Joe Wakazuru,
Yoshito Harada, Kay Hagimori, Hisako Toshi, Takashi Matsui, George Mizumori, Jim Hasegawa; front row, left to right – Kiyoshi Yasui, T.R. Goto, Ted Tomita, Sr., Kiki Hagimori,
Nancy Funamori, Charles Toshi.
Courtesy of Seattle Betsuin Archives Committee
terminally ill. The shibai performers were members of the Gojikai, which was a very large service organization mostly made up of Kibei Nisei (1.5 and second generation). They were all busy working people and where they found the time to rehearse, I don’t know.”
–Reverend Donald Castro,
former Rinban at Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Gojikaishibai performers gather at one of their last performances, IsseiNite, October 1983. Members are:
back row, left to right – Frank Hattori, Joe Wakazuru,
Yoshito Harada, Kay Hagimori, Hisako Toshi, Takashi Matsui, George Mizumori, Jim Hasegawa; front row, left to right – Kiyoshi Yasui, T.R. Goto, Ted Tomita, Sr., Kiki Hagimori,
Nancy Funamori, Charles Toshi.
Courtesy of Seattle Betsuin Archives Committee