THREE GENERATIONS
Mimasu Tokujirô I
 

The actor Mimasu Tokujirô I held this name from 1758 to August 1812.

Mimasu Tokujirô I in a print made by Katsukawa Shunkô

Mimasu Tokujirô II
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of Mimasu Tokujirô I, his first stage name was Mimasu Daijirô. He served his apprenticeship with his father in Kyôto or Ôsaka and made his debut as a zamoto in November 1797, producing in Ôsaka at the Wakadayű no Shibai the kaomise drama "Hanekonda Uma no Kaomise". He took the name of Bandô Daijirô after the death of his father in 1812. He was finally allowed to take the name of Mimasu Tokujirô II in 1816 and spent most of his career in miyaji shibai.

Mimasu Tokujirô III
 

The actor Mimasu Tanin held the name of Mimasu Tokujirô III for a while.

 
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