SEVEN GENERATIONS
Ichikawa Ebijûrô I
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I held this name from September 1815 to July 1827.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô I playing the role of Nagasaki Shirô Saemon in the drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta", which was staged in August 1825 at the Kado no Shibai
(print made by Asayama Ashiyuki)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô II
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô II held this name from November 1828 to November 1829.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô II performing the role of Gokumon no Shôbei in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô III held this name from March 1830 to September 1836.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III playing the role of Kampera Monbei in the drama "Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura", which was staged in March 1832 at the Ichimuraza
(print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV held this name from January 1850 to October 1858.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV playing the role of Hosokawa Katsumoto in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi", which was staged in October 1852 at the Kado no Shibai
(print made by Utagawa Hirosada)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô V
Ichikawa Ebijûrô V  In Japanese | Nakamura Baijaku  In Japanese | Ichikawa Yonejûrô II  In Japanese | Nakamura Komasaburô  In Japanese
 

Date of birth not clarified. He started his career as a disciple of Nakamura Utaemon IV, who gave him the name of Nakamura Komasaburô. He made his training in miyaji shibai and hama shibai. He was adopted by Ichikawa Kodanji IV and received the name of Ichikawa Yonejûrô II. He quarreled with his adoptive father at the beginning of the Keiô era and had to leave the Ichikawa clan. He took the name of Nakamura Baijaku in 1866. He went to Kamigata in 1868 and received the patronage of Onoe Tamizô II, who gave him the permission to take the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô V. he held this name up to his death in June 1885. He was a supporting katakiyaku actor.

Haimyô Yagô
Shinshô Harimaya

Ichikawa Ebijûrô V playing the role of Ono no Kudayû in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in May 1874 at the Kado no Shibai
(print made by Utagawa Yoshitaki)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI
Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI  In Japanese | Ichikawa Ebitarô  In Japanese
 

Date of birth to be clarified (1852?). The first stage name of this disciple of Ichikawa Ebijûrô V was Ichikawa Ebitarô. He took the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI in 1897. He died the 7th of october 1903. He was active in koshibai, performing in venues like the Tenma no Shibai in Ôsaka.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII
Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII  In Japanese | Ichikawa Takijûrô III  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Tamatarô  In Japanese | Asao Asamaru  In Japanese
 

Born in Tôkyô the 21st of March 1869. He settled in Ôsaka with his family in 1870. He was spotted by the actor Asao Yoroku I, who took him as a disciple and gave him the name of Asao Asamaru. He made his debut on stage in January 1876 at the Chikugo no Shibai. He joined Jitsukawa Wakami and was called Jitsukawa Tamatarô when he performed in Ôsaka at the Yachiyoza or in Kyôto at the Ebisuza. He finally became a disciple of Ichikawa Danzô VII and received the name of Ichikawa Takijûrô III. He took the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII in April 1920. He was a supporting katakiyaku actor in the troupe of Nakamura Ganjirô I. He died the 14th of October 1929.

Yagô Real name
Harimaya Higuchi Yasaburô

Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII performing the role of Shundô Gemba in the drama "Terakoya"
(print made by Hasegawa Sadanobu II)

 
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