JITSUKAWA ENZABURÔ
   
SIX GENERATIONS
Jitsukawa Enzaburô I
 

Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II held the name of Jitsukawa Enzaburô I from the 1st lunar month of 1833 to the 1st lunar month of 1865.

Jitsukawa Enzaburô I playing the role of Ôboshi Yuranosuke in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in the 9th lunar month of 1864 at the Naka no Shibai (print made by Sadahiro)

Jitsukawa Enzaburô II
Jitsukawa Enzaburô II  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Entarô I  In Japanese
 

The actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô II held this name from the 2nd lunar month of 1865 to the the 10th lunar month of 1872.

Jitsukawa Enzaburô II playing the role of Otoki in the drama "Tenmangû Aiju no Meiboku", which was staged in the 1st lunar month of 1871 at the Kado no Shibai (print made by Nakai Yoshitaki)

Jitsukawa Enzaburô III
Jitsukawa Enzaburô III  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Kikujirô  In Japanese
 

Born in 1856. Disciple of Jitsukawa Enzaburô I, he started his career in Kamigata kodomo shibai, performing under the name of Jitsukawa Kikujirô (his honmyô). He was adopted by the family of late Jitsukawa Enzaburô II after his death the 7th of the 10th lunar month of 1872. He took the name of Jitsukawa Enzaburô III in March 1873. He was active in Kamigata up to the end of the 1880s. He appeared on stage for the last time in February 1888 in Ôsaka at the Kadoza, where he played several roles (including En'ya Hangan and Kakogawa Honzô) in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He died in Ôsaka the 8th of February 1888. He was the master of Jitsukawa Ennosuke II.

Haimyô Yagô
Enshô Izutsuya
Jitsukawa Enzaburô IV
Jitsukawa Enzaburô IV  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Shôzaburô  In Japanese
 

Born in Kyôto in 1864. Disciple of Jitsukawa Enjaku I, his first stage name was Jitsukawa Shôzaburô. He made his debut as a koyaku in Ôsaka in 1869. He was adopted by the family of late Jitsukawa Enzaburô III after his death the 8th of February 1888. He quickly took the name of Jitsukawa Enzaburô IV in May 1888. He made a short stay in Tôkyô in 1903/1904 to perform at the Ichimuraza. He went back to Kyôto in 1904, where he made his last stage appearance, in December 1904 at the Meijiza. He died in Kyôto the 31st of January 1905. His tombstone is located in the precincts of the Honjuji in the district of Toribeyama (Kyôto). It was said that he excelled in wajitsu.

Honmyô Haimyô Yagô
Ishida Shôtarô Enshô Izutsuya
Jitsukawa Enzaburô V
Jitsukawa Enzaburô V  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Shôjaku  In Japanese
 

Born in 1871. Disciple of Jitsukawa Enjaku I, he made his debut on stage in September 1876 at the Ebisuza, where he received the name of Jitsukawa Shôjaku. Later on, he was adopted by Jitsukawa Enzaburô IV. He took the name of Jitsukawa Enzaburô V in May 1905. He made his last stage appearance in July 1911, in Kyôto at the Meijiza, where he played the role of Issun Tokubê in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" (the role of Danshichi Kurobê was played by Ichikawa Udanji II). He died the 14th of August 1911. His field of excellence was jitsugoto.

Honmyô Haimyô Yagô
Tsuchimura Kunizô Enshô Izutsuya

Jitsukawa Enzaburô V

Jitsukawa Enzaburô VI
Jitsukawa Enzaburô VI  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Entarô III  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Hideo  In Japanese
 

Born in 1906. Nephew of Jitsukawa Enzaburô V, he was later on adopted by his uncle. He made his debut in 1910, performing under the name of Jitsukawa Hideo. He stopped acting for a few years after the death of his adoptive father. He went back to the Kabuki world in January 1919, taking the name of Jitsukawa Entarô III and playing in the troupe led by Nakamura Ganjirô I. He took the name of Jitsukawa Enzaburô VI in March 1935 at the Nakaza. He was active in Kamigata up to the beginning of the 1940s. He died the 8th of December 1941.

Honmyô Haimyô Yagô
Tsuchimura Hideo Enshô Izutsuya
 
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