The actor Matsumoto Kojirô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1773 to the first half of the 1790s.

The actor Matsumoto Kojirô II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1794 to the 1st lunar month of 1826.

Born in Tôkyô in the district of Nezu in 1883. He was the son of the Kiyomoto musician Kiyomoto Saibê IV. He became a disciple of the actor Matsumoto Kôshirô VII, received the name of Ichikawa Somemaru and made his debut on stage in November 1894. He took the name of Ichikawa Somezô in March 1897. He took the name of Ichikawa Tôen in April 1908 but held it only for a few weeks as he became Ichikawa Komatarô in May 1908. He finally became nadai and took the name of Matsumoto Kojirô III in March 1912. He died the 14th of October 1935. His yagô was Kôraiya. He was a supporting actor in ôshibai but an important tachiyaku in koshibai venues like the Kanda Gekijô. In koshibai, he excelled in roles like Sasaki Takatsuna ("Kinugawa-mura Kankyo") or Kumagai Naozane ("Kumagai Jin'ya").