ARASHI SANGORÔ
   
SEVEN GENERATIONS
Arashi Sangorô I
 

The founder of the line Arashi Sangorô I held this name from his teens to the 7th lunar month of 1739.

The actor Arashi Sangorô I playing the role of Minamoto no Yoshiie in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863)

Arashi Sangorô II
 

The actor Arashi Raishi I held the name of Arashi Sangorô II from the 11th lunar month of 1739 to the 10th lunar month of 1797.

The actor Arashi Sangorô II playing the role of the spirit of a male mandarin duck in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863)

Arashi Sangorô III
 

The actor Arashi Raishi II held the name of Arashi Sangorô III from the 11th lunar month of 1797 to the 1st lunar month of 1823.

Arashi Sangorô III playing the role of Dankurô in the drama "Sono no Yuki Koi no Kumidai", which was staged in the 2nd lunar month of 1816 at the Naka no Shibai

Arashi Sangorô IV
 

The actor Arashi Sangorô IV held this name from the 2nd lunar month of 1823 to the 6th lunar month of 1837.

Arashi Sangorô V
 

The actor Mimasu Gennosuke II held the name of Arashi Sangorô V from 1847 to the 10th lunar month of 1848.

Arashi Sangorô VI
 

The actor Arashi Sangorô VI held this name from April 1875 to June 1925.

The actor Arashi Sangorô VI playing the role of Sugiômaru in the "Kurumabiki" scene of the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami", which was staged in September 1880 at the Naka no Shibai

Arashi Sangorô VII
Arashi Sangorô VII  In Japanese | Sawamura Tokusaburô  In Japanese
 

Born the 12th of December 1901. Disciple of Sawamura Tosshi VII, he started to perform on stage in August 1916 in Sendai. His first stage name was Sawamura Tokusaburô. He took the name of Arashi Sangorô VII in April 1951 and held it up to his death, which occurred the 28th of August 1983. He was active in Kamigata in traveling troupes.

Real name Haimyô Yagô
Tsuneda Rokusaburô Raishi Azumaya
 
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