The actor Nakayama Shinkurô II held the name of Nakayama Raisuke I from November 1757 to August 1782.

The actor Nakayama Bunshichi II held the name of Nakayama Raisuke II from September 1782 to October 1793.

The actor Nakayama Kiraku I held the name of Nakayama Raisuke III from August 1796 to October 1802.

Born in 1768. He started his career in Ôsaka and his first stage name was Nakayama Hisajirô. He became a disciple of the actor Arashi Hinasuke I, who gave him the name of Arashi Shimpei III in November 1788. He revived the name of Sadoshima Chôgorô, becoming the second of this line at the end of 1793 although his relationship with the Sadoshima clan is not clear (he is listed as a disciple of Sadoshima Chôgorô I in the book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" but it is quite unbelievable as the master died in 1757 and the disciple was born in 1768). He finally became a disciple of Nakayama Bunshichi II in Fall 1794 and took the name of Nakayama Bunzô. He went to Edo in Fall 1805 and took the name of Nakayama Raisuke IV in November 1805 at the Kawarazakiza, performing in the drama "Chô Hanagata Koi Muko Genji". He went to Nagoya the following and to Kamigata in 1807, where he stayed up to 1815. He went on tour in Nagoya in May 1805 and appeared on stage for the last time in June 1805, performing at the Seijuin no Shibai. He fell ill and died in Ôsaka the 23rd of August 1815. He was a tachiyaku actor, whose fields of excellence were jitsugoto and wagoto. He was not at ease in delivering his lines and did not achieve a huge fame for himself because of this problem.

Dates of birth and death unknown. The identity of his father is not clear: was he the onnagata Nakamura Kingo or the minor actor Yamashita Gonjûrô? He became disciple of the star Arashi Rikan II and received the name of Arashi Torazô around 1827. Later on, he took the name of Arashi Jusaburô II. He became a disciple of Nakayama Shinkurô IV at the beginning of the Tenpô era and was allowed to take the name of Nakayama Raisuke V in 1832 before a tour to Nagoya. Afterwards, the only notable fact occured in 1860, when he became the zagashira of the Takeda no Shibai, a hama shibai venue. He most likely died before the beginning of the Meiji era.