Date of birth unknown. He was director of the Shogunate stable. Thanks to a family relationship with Iwai Hanshirô IV through his wife, he became sakusha in Edo. He worked in the 11th lunar month of 1796 at the Miyakoza, along with Masuyama Kinpachi I, Katsu Hyôzô I and Kimura Enji I ^[1], on the kaomise drama "Seiwa Nidai Ôyose Genji", which celebrated the isse ichidai performance of Ichikawa Ebizô, the shûmei of Ichikawa Ebizô V and which welcomed back in Edo the actor Iwai Hanshirô IV. He became disciple of Tsuruya Nanboku IV in 1813. He also became sanmaime sakusha and worked, along with his master and Hon'ya Sôshichi ^[2], at the Moritaza on the kaomise drama "Gohiiki Tsunagi Uma". He became nimaime sakusha and worked at the Kawarasakiza, along with Tsuruya Nanboku IV, Sakurada Jisuke II and Segawa Jokô II ^[3], on the kaomise drama "Yamato Meisho Senbon Zakura", which celebrated the shûmei of Segawa Kikunojô V. He worked in the 11th lunar month of 1828 at the Nakamuraza, along with Tsuruya Nanboku IV and Segawa Jokô II, on the kaomise drama "Motomishi Hana Otogi Heike"; Jokô's yearly salary was 60 ryô ^[4]. He died in 1829. As he often put horses in his dramas, he was nicknamed the Horse Playwright (uma sakusha).

There will be in the future to come a full page dedicated to Tajima Konosuke I in kabuki21.com.

The sakusha Matsushima Hanji V held the name of Tajima Konosuke II from 1845 to the 10th lunar month of 1847.