FUJIKAWA HAPPO
   
SEVEN GENERATIONS
Fujikawa Happo I
 

The actor Fujikawa Hachizô I's haimyô was Happo and, although he never officially held the name of Fujikawa Happo I, he was considered as the founder of this line.

Late Fujikawa Happo I in an illustration from the book "Yakusha Mono Iwai" (1784)
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Fujikawa Happo II
 

The actor Fujikawa Hachizô II's haimyô was Happo and, although he never officially held the name of Fujikawa Happo II, he was considered as the second actor of this line.

Fujikawa Happo II in an illustration from the book "Yakusha Mono Iwai" (1784)
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Fujikawa Happo III
 

The actor Fujikawa Hachizô III's haimyô was Happo and, although he never officially held the name of Fujikawa Happo III, he was considered as the third actor of the line.

Fujikawa Happo IV
Fujikawa Happo IV  In Japanese | Fujikawa Tsunahachi  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Fujikawa Hachizô III, his first stage name was Fujikawa Tsunahachi. He most likely took the name of Fujikawa Happo IV more than 10 years after the death of his master, in the 11th lunar month of 1816. He made an obscure career on Kamigata stages.

Fujikawa Happo V
Fujikawa Happo V  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Most likely a disciple of Fujikawa Tomokichi II, he was a koyaku specialized in musume roles at the Minamigawa no Shibai and his name appeared in the Kyôto hyôbanki, which was published in the 1st lunar month of 1834. Nothing else was recorded about him.

The name of Fujikawa Happo V in the 1834 Kyôto hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Fujikawa Happo VI
 

The actor Fujikawa Hachizô IV held the name of Fujikawa Happo VI from the 11th lunar month of 1839 to 1842.

The name of Fujikawa Happo VI in the 1840 Kyôto hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Fujikawa Happo VII
Fujikawa Happo VII  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Almost an unknown actor. Most likely a disciple of Fujikawa Tomokichi III, he was a wakaonnagata actor at the Minamigawa no Shibai and his name appeared in the Kyôto hyôbanki, which was published in the 1st lunar month of 1857. Nothing else was recorded about him.

The name of Fujikawa Happo VII in the 1857 Kyôto hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

 
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