Kataoka Gadô II in a print made by Utagawa Hirosada

Kataoka Gadô II playing the role of Chichibu no Shôji Shigetada in a print made by Utagawa Hirosada (beginning of the 1850s)

Kataoka Gadô II on the stage of the Kado no Shibai in the 10th lunar month of 1862, celebrating his comeback in Ôsaka after a long stay in Edo (the left print was made by Utagawa Hirokane and the right one by Nakai Yoshitaki)

The star Kataoka Gadô II (right) and his adopted son Kataoka Gatô II (left) celebrating their return in Ôsaka in the 10th lunar month of 1862 after a long stay in Edo

The actors Nakamura Daikichi III and Kataoka Nizaemon VIII playing the roles of Okoma and Oguri Hangan in the drama "Hime Kurabe Futabae Zôshi" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu

The actors Jitsukawa Enzaburô I (left) and Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (right) playing the roles of Mashiba Hisatsugu and Sasaki Takatsuna in the drama "Kamakura Sandaiki" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu

The actors Ichikawa Shiyû (left) and Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (right) playing the roles of Saruta Hikodayû and Mitsugi's aunt in the drama "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" in a mitate-e print made in 1861 by Utagawa Kunikazu