KAWARASAKI GONJÛRÔ
   
FOUR GENERATIONS
Kawarasaki Gonjûrô 0.1
 

The zamoto Kawarasaki Gonnosuke IV held the name of Kawarasaki Gonjûrô from 1742 to 1790.

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I
 

The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX held the name of Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I from the 9th lunar month of 1852 to the 2nd lunar month of 1869.

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô I playing the role of Azuma no Yoshirô in the dance-drama "Modori Kago Iro ni Aikata", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1861 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III)

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô II
 

The actor Kawarasaki Gonjûrô II held this name from April 1911 to January 1955.

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô II playing the role of a passer-by in the drama "Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura", which was staged in March 1939 at the Kabukiza

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô III
 

The actor Kawarasaki Gonjûrô III held this name from May 1956 to February 1998.

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô III playing the role of Sakae Gozen in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi", which was staged in June 1993 at the Kabukiza (source for the illustration)

Kawarasaki Gonjûrô IV
  The actor Kawarasaki Gonjûrô IV is the current holder of the name since May 2003.
 
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