Born in 1791. Son of Kataoka Nizaemon VII and brother of Kataoka Shimamaru. He received the name of Kataoka Ainosuke I and learnt the art with his father. He became zamoto in Kyôto in November 1800, producing the drama "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari" at the Kitagawa no Shibai. He was a wakashugata actor who did not have the time to achieve fame for himself as he died the 6th of June 1808.

The actor Kataoka Chôdayû III held this name from his teens to October 1816.

Date of birth unknown. Most likely a disciple of Kataoka Gadô II. He took the name of Kataoka Ainosuke III at an unknown date (previous stage names unknown) and went to Edo in January 1850 to perform at the Nakamuraza. He went back to Ôsaka but went on tour to Edo one more time in May 1856 to perform at the Moritaza. He went back to Ôsaka in at the end of the 1850s or the beginning of the 1860s. This onnagata actor was popular at the end of his career, reaching the prestigious jô-jô-kichi in Ôsaka in January 1862. He died in Ôsaka the 2nd of December 1862.

Born in Ôsaka the 1st of August 1881 in the pleasure district of Shinmachi. He became disciple of Nakamura Sôjûrô at the age of 4 and made his debut at the Meirakuza in Horie (a district of Ôsaka). Later on, He joined Nakamura Kasen I and received the name of Nakamura Kakô. His third and fourth masters were Kataoka Nizaemon X and Kataoka Nizaemon XI. He became nadai in 1902 and was allowed to take the name of Kataoka Ainosuke IV in January 1907 at the Kadoza, playing the role of Fuwa Bansaku in the drama "Ishida no Tsubone". He was active as a supporting onnagata actor in the troupe led by Kataoka Nizaemon XI up to his death the 16th of May 1927. In minor theaters, he had the chance to perform important roles and it was said that his best ones were Osono ("Sakaya"), Omiwa ("Mikasayama Goten") and Osan ("Shigure no Kotatsu").

Born in Ôsaka the 10th of October 1905. He was adopted by the actor Ichikawa Shinshô, who gave him the name of Ichikawa Shinzaemon. He made his first apperance on stage in August 1909 in Ôsaka. He stopped acting when his adoptive father died. A few years later, in 1920, he became disciple of Kataoka Gadô IV and received the name of Kataoka Gakusaburô II in January 1924. He became nadai in April 1928 and took the name of Kataoka Ainosuke V in April 1943, in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza, performing with his master Kataoka Nizaemon XII in the drama "Kirare Yosa". He was an important supporting actor for the Kataoka clan, trained as an onnagata and excelling in fukeyaku roles. He was also, at the end of his career, a regular supporting actor of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII. He died the 26th of October 1973.

The actor Kataoka Ainosuke VI is the current holder of the name since January 1992.