Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Suzuki Heizaemon I, his first stage name was Suzuki Matsunosuke. He performed as a wakashugata in Ôsaka. He became wakaonnagata in 1697. Then, he went to Edo and took the name of Tsugawa Handayû at the Yamamuraza in the 11th lunar month of 1698. He went to Kyôto in Fall 1707 and played in the 11th lunar month of 1707 at Miyako Mandayû's theater the role of Nakaba-no-Mae in the kaomise drama "Sanmen Daikoku Zeni". He went back to Ôsaka in Fall 1709 and played in the 11th lunar month of 1709 the role of Okiku in the kaomise "Inari Chôja Kokonotsu Kogura", which was produced by Iwai Hanshirô II. He played in the 1st lunar month of 1712 the role of Akoya in the new year drama "Soga Furiwake Gami". No record afterwards. Tsugawa Handayû was an onnagata actor, who made a short career in Ôsaka, Edo and Kyôto from the end of the 1690s to the beginning of the 1710s. He was good in keisei and nyôbô roles. He was also outstanding in onna budô. He was said to be an excellent musician. He was the master of Tsugawa Mandayû and Tsugawa Kamon.

Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of the dôkegata actor Ikuta Zenroku, he started his career around 1704 in Ôsaka as a disciple of Tsugawa Handayû, who gave him the name of Tsugawa Mandayû. He was trained as a wakaonnagata. He performed in tabi shibai during the first years of the Kyôhô era and went to Edo in the 1st lunar month of 1721, where he performed at the Moritaza in the new year sogamono "Nigiwai Suehiro Soga". He also performed in the 11th lunar month of 1721 in the same theater in the kaomise drama "Semimaru Yôrô no Taki". His rank in the 1722 Edo hyôbanki, wakaonnagata was one stroke below jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. He performed in tabi shibai for a few years and went back to Kamigata in Fall 1726. He performed in the 11th lunar month of 1726 in Kyôto at Daikokuya Takenojô's theater. No record afterwards.