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| Kataoka Gadô I | |
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The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII's haimyô was Gadô and, although he never officially held the name of Kataoka Gadô I, he was considered as the founder of the line. |
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| Kataoka Gadô II | |
| The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII held the name of Kataoka Gadô II from January 1839 to December 1856, then from October 1862 to February 1863. | |
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Kataoka Gadô II in the drama "Keisei Hama no Masago", staged in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai in January 1839 |
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| Kataoka Gadô III | |
| The actor Kataoka Nizaemon X held the name of Kataoka Gadô III from January 1872 to December 1894. | |
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Kataoka Gadô III playing the role of Katô Kiyomasa in the drama "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô", staged at the Hisamatsuza in September 1882 (print made by Yôshû Chikanobu) |
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| Kataoka Gadô IV | |
| The actor Kataoka Nizaemon XII held the name of Kataoka Gadô IV from March 1901 to December 1935. | |
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Kataoka Gadô IV playing the role of Miyuki in the drama "Asagao Nikki" in a print made by Yoshikawa Kampô in 1924 |
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| Kataoka Gadô V | |
| The actor Kataoka Gadô V held this name from July 1955 to December 1993. | |
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