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| Ichikawa Komazô I | |
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Almost no data available on this actor, who was most likely a disciple of Matsumoto Kôshirô II. He died in 1760. |
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| Ichikawa Komazô II | |
| The actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV held the name of Ichikawa Komazô II from November 1763 to October 1772. | |
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Ichikawa Komazô II in a print made by Ippitsusai Bunchô in 1768 |
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| Ichikawa Komazô III | |
| The actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V held the name of Ichikawa Komazô III from November 1772 to October 1801. | |
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Ichikawa Komazô III in a print made by Tôshûsai Sharaku |
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| Ichikawa Komazô IV | |
| The actor Ichikawa Sumizô III held the name of Ichikawa Komazô IV from November 1801 to 1810. | |
| Ichikawa Komazô V | |
| The actor Matsumoto Kinshô held the name of Ichikawa Komazô V from August 1817 to February 1844. | |
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Ichikawa Komazô V playing the role of the Umeômaru in the "Ga no Iwai" scene of the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was staged in September 1834 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi) |
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| Ichikawa Komazô VI | |
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Second son of the star Ichikawa Danjûrô VII. He made his first stage appearance in November 1826, receiving the name of Ichikawa Shinnosuke (he was not considered as a regular member of this line). He spent almost no time on stage as an actor and was mainly a backstage assistant for his elder brother Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII. He unofficially held the name of Ichikawa Komazô for a short period of time but there is absolutely no document to back this fact. The Kabuki world decided to reference him as the sixth holder of the name Ichikawa Komazô, because he was older than Ichikawa Komazô VII. He took the name of Ichikawa Jûbei at an unknown date and we don't know when he died. |
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| Ichikawa Komazô VII | |
| The actor Ichikawa Ebizô VII held the name of Ichikawa Komazô VII from March 1844 to February 1856. | |
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Ichikawa Komazô VII playing the role of Senzaki Yagorô in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged at the Ichimuraza in February 1851 |
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| Ichikawa Komazô VIII | |
| The actor Matsumoto Kôshirô VII held the name of Ichikawa Komazô VIII from May 1903 to October 1911. | |
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Ichikawa Komazô VIII playing the role of the yakko Chienai in the drama "Kikubatake" |
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| Ichikawa Komazô IX | |
| The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô XI held the name of Ichikawa Komazô IX from April 1929 to April 1940. | |
| Ichikawa Komazô X | |
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The actor Ichikawa Komazô X held this name from September 1954 to March 1981. |
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| Ichikawa Komazô XI | |
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The actor Ichikawa Komazô XI is the current holder of the name since April 1994. |
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