Stage names:

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III
Ichikawa Takijûrô I
Nakayama Jinkichi I

Guild: Harimaya

Line number: SANDAIME (III)

Poetry names: Senshô, Shinshô

Existence: 1787 ~ 12 September 1836

Connection:

Masters: Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Ichikawa Ebijûrô I, Nakayama Monjûrô

Son: Ichikawa Takijûrô II

Career:

Before 1817: he starts his career in miyaji shibai as a disciple of the actor Nakayama Monjûrô, who gives him the name of Nakayama Jinkichi I.

1817: he becomes disciple of Ichikawa Ebijûrô I and receives the name of Ichikawa Takijûrô I.

16 July 1827: his master Ichikawa Ebijûrô I dies.

24 November 1829: his master's son Ichikawa Ebijûrô II dies.

March 1830: thanks to the patronage of the star Nakamura Utaemon III, Ichikawa Takijûrô I takes the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô III at the Kado no Shibai, playing the role of Shioyaki Tôta in the drama "Mitsugumi Homare no Kagekiyo". He also plays the role of Manno in the drama "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba".

Summer 1831: Ebijûrô goes to Edo with Ichikawa Danjûrô VII.

1833: Ebijûrô goes back to Kamigata.

January 1836: Ebijûrô replaces Seki Sanjûrô II to perform in the drama "Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa", which is staged at the Naka no Shibai.

12 September 1836: Ebijûrô dies in Ôsaka.

Comments:

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III was a 19th century Ôsaka actor, who was able to perform a wide range of supporting roles, either as a tachiyaku or a katakiyaku. He did not reach the same level of fame as his master Ichikawa Ebijûrô I but his final ranking in the Kamigata hyôbanki was good, for it was only two little strokes below jô-jô-kichi.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III playing the role of Kôguya Yahei in the drama "Hana Momiji Naniwa Nagame", which was staged in August 1830 at the Naka no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Shigeharu)

Print made by Utagawa Shigeharu in 1830

Print made by Utagawa Shigeharu in 1830

Print made by Utagawa Kunisada in 1832

The Ichikawa Takijûrô line of actors

The Ichikawa Ebijûrô line of actors