Stage names:
Ichikawa Sumizô III
Nakayama Kinsha
Nakayama Tomisaburô II
Ichikawa Shinzô III
Ichikawa Komazô IV
Ichikawa Santarô
Guild: Naritaya, Ômiya
Line number: SANDAIME (III)
Poetry name: Kinsha
Existence: 1793 ~ February 1837
Connections:
Father: Nakayama Tomisaburô I
Adoptive father: Matsumoto Kôshirô V
Master: Ichikawa Ebizô V
Career:
1797: he makes his first appearance on stage, receiving the name of Ichikawa Santarô.
1801: Santarô is adopted by Matsumoto Kôshirô V.
November 1801: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Kôraiya guild; Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, his son Ichikawa Komazô III and Ichikawa Santarô respectively take the names of Omegawa Kyôjûrô, Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Ichikawa Komazô IV. They play together in the kaomise drama "Otoko Narikeri Onna Masakado".
1810: quarrel with Matsumoto Kôshirô V; Ichikawa Komazô IV leaves the Matsumoto clan and takes the name of Ichikawa Shinzô III.
September 1819: his father Nakayama Tomisaburô I dies.
Fall 1820 ~ Summer 1822: tour in Nagoya and first long stay in Ôsaka.
June 1821: Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", commonly called "Shirafuji Genta", is revived for the first time, 11 years and 3 months after its premiere in Edo, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Shinzô plays the role of Tsugawa Katsujirô [casting].
September 1822: Shinzô goes back to Edo and takes the name of Nakayama Tomisaburô II at the Kawarazakiza, playing in the drama "Gozonji Azuma no Kara".
November 1822: Nakayama Tomisaburô II takes the name of Nakayama Kinsha at the Ichimuraza, playing the role of Katô Saburozaemon in the drama "Gohiiki Tsuwamono no Majiwari".
March 1823: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Ukiyogara Hiyoku no Inazuma"; Kinsha plays the role of Rokkaku Sakyônoshin [casting].
November 1823: Nakayama Kinsha takes back the name of Nakayama Tomisaburô II at the Ichimuraza, playing in the drama "Yama Mata Yama Hana no Yamagatsu".
1829 ~ Summer 1830: second stay in Ôsaka.
August 1830: Tomisaburô goes back to Edo; he becomes disciple of the actor Ichikawa Ebizô V and takes the name of Ichikawa Sumizô III at the Kawarazakiza, playing the roles of Hayagawa Takakage and Sasaki Samanosuke in the drama "Ichikawa Yamasago no Gohiiki".
April 1836: premiere at the Moritaza of the drama "Hakkenden Uwasa no Takadono"; Sumizô plays the roles of Yamashita Sakuzaemon Sadakane, Yokobori Arimura, Ônuma hachirô, Hikiroku, Inukawa Sôsuke, Akaiwa Ikkaku, Inugawa Sôsuke, Ikkaku's wife Funamushi and the monk Kokuunbô [casting].
September 1836: Sumizô appears on stage for the last time, at the Nakamuraza, playing the role of Kameômaru in the drama "Hime Komatsu Ne-no-Hi no Asobi".
Comments:
Ichikawa Sumizô III was a talented supporting actor, able to play either tachiyaku or katakiyaku roles, equally at home in jidaimono or sewamono dramas. He died before becoming a popular actor.
Ichikawa Sumizô III
Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1802
Print made by Utagawa Kunisada
The Ichikawa Komazô line of actors
The Ichikawa Shinzô line of actors
The Ichikawa Sumizô line of actors