SEGAWA JOKÔ
   
FIVE GENERATIONS
Segawa Jokô I
 

The sakusha Segawa Jokô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1783 to the 1st lunar month of 1794.

The name of Segawa Jokô I in the 1786 Edo hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Segawa Jokô II
 

The sakusha Segawa Jokô II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1801 to the 11th lunar month of 1833.

The name of Segawa Jokô II in the 1814 Edo hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Segawa Jokô III
 

The sakusha Segawa Jokô III held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1850 to June 1881.

The name of Segawa Jokô III in a 1855 Ichimuraza ehon banzuke (the name within the red box)

Segawa Jokô IV
Segawa Jokô IV  In Japanese | Kawamura Taichi  In Japanese | Segawa Jokô IV  In Japanese
 

Born in 1857. He was one of the in-laws of Segawa Jokô III. He started his career as a disciple of the fiction writer Tamenaga Shunkô, who gave him the pen name of Tamenaga Akô [1]. He took the name of Segawa Jokô IV in 1897. He wrote for the actor Sawamura Tosshô III the drama "Shinsaku Yakko no Koman", which was premiered in January 1898 at the Miyatoza [more details]. He became disciple of Fukuchi Ôchi in October 1898 and worked under his real name at the Kabukiza on the classic "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki". He took back the name of Segawa Jokô IV in October 1900 at the Miyatoza, where he worked on the drama "Imaizumi Hachirô" starring Sawamura Tosshô III in the eponymous role. In his latter years, he was a mainstay at the Kabukiza. He died the 17th of January 1938. His real name was Kawamura Taichi and he was the father of Segawa Jokô V.

Segawa Jokô V
Segawa Jokô V  In Japanese | Segawa Shunrô [2]  In Japanese
 

Born the 10th of June 1889. He was the son of Segawa Jokô IV. When he was still a young boy, he performed in the troupe led by Kawakami Otojirô. He even travelled in Europe with this troupe. He worked mainly in Kansai for the Shôchiku Company. He worked either on Kabuki or on Shinpa scripts. A few of his scripts were also adapted to movies between 1935 and 1940. He died the 11th of November 1957. His real name was Kawamura Kazuomi.

 

Notes

[1] Another possible reading for the first name could be Karasue instead of Akô (low probability).

[2] Another possible reading for the first name could be Haruo instead of Shunrô.

 
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