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| SEVEN GENERATIONS (2 LINES) | |
| The Old Line (3 generations) | |
| Ichikawa Sadanji I | |
| The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I held this name from November 1742 to the end of 1745. | |
| Ichikawa Sadanji II | |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, he made his debut as a child actor in 1813, performing in Edo under the name of Ichikawa Sankichi. He took the name of Ichikawa Sadanji II in 1815. We don't know what happened to him afterwards for he disappeared from the records. |
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| Ichikawa Sadanji III | |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, his first stage name was Ichikawa Koyone I. He became the adopted son of Ichikawa Kodanji IV at an unknown date and most likely received the name of Ichikawa Sadanji III. |
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| The New Line (4 generations) | |
| Ichikawa Sadanji I | |
| The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I held this name from 1864 to August 1904. | |
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Ichikawa Sadanji I playing the role of Mochizuki Saemon Akinaga in the matsubamemono "Mochizuki", which was staged in June 1882 at the Saruwakaza (print made by Morikawa Chikashige) |
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| Ichikawa Sadanji II | |
| The actor Ichikawa Sadanji II held this name from September 1906 to February 1940. | |
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Ichikawa Sadanji II playing the role of Sukune Tarô in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" (print made by Natori Shunsen in 1928) |
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| Ichikawa Sadanji III | |
| The actor Ichikawa Sadanji III held this name from May 1952 to October 1969. | |
| Ichikawa Sadanji IV | |
| The actor Ichikawa Sadanji IV is the current holder of the name since February 1979. | |
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