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| NINE GENERATIONS | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô I | |
| The founder of the line Matsumoto Kôshirô I held this name from May 1716 to March 1730. | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô II | |
| Ichikawa Ebizô III held the name of Matsumoto Kôshirô II from November 1735 to October 1754, then from November 1770 to October 1772. | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô III | |
| Ichikawa Danjûrô V held the name of Matsumoto Kôshirô III from November 1754 to October 1770. | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô IV | |
| The actor Omegawa Kyôjûrô held the name of Matsumoto Kôshirô IV from November 1772 to October 1801. | |
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| Matsumoto Kôshirô IV in a print made by Katsukawa Shunkô (1770~1780) | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô V | |
| The actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V held this name from November 1801 to May 1838. | |
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| Matsumoto Kôshirô V in a print made by Utagawa Kunisada I | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô VI | |
| The actor Matsumoto Kinshô held the name of Matsumoto Kôshirô VI from March 1844 to October 1846. | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô 6.7 | |
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The Kabuki giant Ichikawa Ebizô V held the name of Matsumoto Kôshirô during the second half of the year 1855 but he was not acknowledged as an official member of the line. |
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| Matsumoto Kôshirô VII | |
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The actor Matsumoto Kôshirô VII held this name from November 1911 to January 1949. |
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| Matsumoto Kôshirô VII portraying Sukeroku in a print made by Yamamura Toyonari (1920) | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII | |
| Matsumoto Hakuô held the name of Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII from September 1949 to September 1981. | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô IX | |
| Matsumoto Kôshirô IX is the current holder of the name since October 1981. | |
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Matsumoto Kôshirô IX playing the role of Kamakura Gongorô Kagemasa in the drama "Shibaraku" (print courtesy of Paul Binnie - all rights reserved) |
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