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| Sakakiyama Shirotarô I | |
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The founder of the line Sakakiyama Sagisuke held the name of Sakakiyama Shirotarô I from November 1708 to October 1747. |
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The actors Arashi San'emon III (left) and Sakakiyama Shirotarô I (right) playing in Kyôto at Miyako Mandayû's theater the roles of Toriya Manbei and Umebayashi Momotarô in the kaomise drama "Hirakana Imagawajô" |
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| Sakakiyama Shirotarô II | |
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The actor Sakakiyama Koshirô III held the name of Sakakiyama Shirotarô II from November 1747 to October 1766. |
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The actors Sakakiyama Shirotarô II (left) and Bandô Sukesaburô (right) playing the roles of Orachi and Sodesaka Kyûma in the drama "Keisei Koinariyama", which was staged in January 1764 at the Kitagawa no Shibai. |
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| Sakakiyama Shirotarô III | |
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The actor Sakakiyama Koshirô IV held the name of Sakakiyama Shirotarô III from November 1766 to October 1767. |
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Sakakiyama Shirotarô III performing in the kaomise drama "Umayadogimi Shitennôji Kuyô", which was staged in November 1766 at the Kitagawa no Shibai |
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| Sakakiyama Shirotarô IV | |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Nephew and disciple of Sakakiyama Koshirô III, his first stage name was Sakakiyama Kotarô and he started his career as an iroko. He took the name of Sakakiyama Shirotarô IV in Kyôto at Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater in November 1767 but never achieved fame in the Imperial city. His name appeared for the last time in a theater playbill around 1797. He performed under the name of Yamashita Shirotarô on some occasions. |
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Sakakiyama Shirotarô IV in 1794 |
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| Sakakiyama Shirotarô V | |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. This actor started his career at the beginning of the 1790s, as a disciple of Matsushima Matsuemon, who gave him the name of Matsushima Kunizô and trained him to perform in hama shibai venues in Ôsaka like the Takeda no Shibai or the Wakadayû no Shibai. He was adopted by Sakakiyama Shirotarô IV, along with Sakakiyama Koshirô V, in order to secure the future of the Sakakiyama clan of actors. He took the name of Sakakiyama Shirotarô V in 1800. He excelled in jitsugoto and became zagashira in hama shibai but never performed in ôshibai. He most likely died in the middle of the Bunsei era and had no heir when he passed away. |
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