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
Adopted 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 Sumizô line of actors