The actor Arashi San'emon I held this name from the 1670s to October 1690.

The actor Arashi San'emon II held this name from November 1690 to November 1701.

The actor Arashi Shimpei I held the name of Arashi San'emon III from November 1704 to October 1745.

Born in 1732. Adopted son of Arashi San'emon III, his first stage name was Arashi Matsunojô II and he was trained as a wakashugata. His father took the name of Arashi Shimpei I in November 1745, letting his adopted son becoming both Arashi San'emon IV and a zamoto producing at the Ônishi no Shibai the kaomise drama "Tônai Tarô Danjiri Roppô". He went to Kyôto in Fall 1748, to produce at Hoteiya Umenojô's the kaomise drama "Sugamori Hiru-ga-Kojima". He also worked two seasons as a zamoto from November 1751 to Fall 1753, when he went back to Ôsaka. He became wakaonnagata, the first in a line of tachiyaku actors, in November 1753, when he played at the Kado no Shibai the role of keisei Koizuru in the kaomise drama "Kashû Narihira Ishi". He worked one more season as a zamoto in Ôsaka, producing in November 1754 at the Naka no Shibai the kaomise drama "Amaterasu Ômikami Iwado no Akebono". He went on tour in Ise with Nakamura Utaemon I in March 1756. He fell ill there and died the 22nd of April 1756.

The actor Arashi Koroku I held the name of Arashi San'emon V from November 1768 to Fall 1775.

The actor Arashi San'emon VI held this name from September 1779 to August 1785.

The actor Anegawa Kikuhachi held the name of Arashi San'emon VII from Summer 1790 to Summer 1791.

The actor Arashi Koroku IV held the name of Arashi San'emon VIII from November 1797 to October 1801.

The actor Arashi San'emon IX held this name from Winter 1823 to March 1859.

Date of birth unknown. Born in Edo, he started his career as a disciple of the actor Iwai Kumesaburô III, who gave him the name of Iwai Yamato. He also used the name of Iwai Kiyosa. He was adopted by the actor Arashi San'emon IX and took the name of Kanô Minshi IV in Edo in March 1859. His adoptive father died the same month and he decided to settle for a while in Ôsaka, where he became quite successful in hama shibai. He was finally allowed to succeed to his adoptive father, taking the name of Arashi San'emon X in May 1866 in Ôsaka at the Wakadayû no Shibai. He made his last appearance on stage in March 1878 in Ôsaka at the Ebisuza. He died in April 1878.

Born the 23rd of October 1906 in Ôsaka in the district of Nishiyagura-chô. His father was the owner of a well-known restaurant. He started his career as a disciple of the actor Nakamura Baigyoku II, who gave him the name of Nakamura Fukumasu in 1912. He took the name of Nakamura Komanosuke VII in February 1929 at the Nakaza, playing the role of Hinazuru in the dance-drama "Ninin Bakama". He joined the Tôhô Company in 1935 but quickly went back to the Shôchiku. He was finally allowed to revive a prestigious line, taking the name of Arashi San'emon XI in January 1948 at the Nakaza, which celebrated its rebuilding (this theater was completely destroyed in 1945). The new San'emon performed the traditional roppô, which was created by Arashi San'emon I. When Kabuki started to decline in Kamigata, he entered the movie world and was casted in many jidaigeki movies, which were produced by the Daiei Studios in Kyôto. He died in Kyôto the 17th of July 1980. He was an important supporting tachiyaku actor, who had the opportunity to play some major roles during his career like Takebe Genzô in "Terakoya" or Nuregami Chôgorô in "Hikimado". He considered himself as the 10th in this line, not the 11th.

The list of Arashi San'emon's movies (in Japanese)