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| Suketakaya Takasuke I | |
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The actor Suketakaya Takasuke I held this name from November 1753 to January 1756. |
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| Suketakaya Takasuke II | |
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The actor Suketakaya Takasuke II held this name from November 1804 to 1806, then from 1808 to December 1818. |
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Suketakaya Takasuke II playing the role of Yamazakiya Yojirobei in the drama "Dekiaki Yawata Matsuri", which was staged in August 1810 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I) |
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| Suketakaya Takasuke III | |
| The actor Suketakaya Takasuke III held this name from October 1852 to November 1853. | |
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Suketakaya Takasuke III portraying the otokodate Ume no Yoshibei in a print made by Utagawa Hiroshige in December 1852 |
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| Suketakaya Takasuke IV | |
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The actor Suketakaya Takasuke IV held this name from May 1879 to February 1886. |
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Suketakaya Takasuke IV portraying Sakuramaru in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" in a print made by Toyohara Kunichika in August 1885 |
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| Suketakaya Takasuke V | |
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Born the 21 March 1900 in Asakusa. His real name was Sawamura Noboru. He was the eldest son of the great actor Sawamura Sôjûrô VII. He made his first stage appearance in January 1905, at the Kabukiza, where he received the name of Sawamura Takamaru. Later on, he became Suketakaya Takamaru. Then, he took the name of Suketakaya Takasuke V in January 1920 at the Imperial Theater, playing in the dance "Kusazuribiki". He was a supporting actor during all his career, performing mainly sanmaime roles. He was often sick and seldom appeared on stage in his later years. He died the 30 August 1962. |
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