The founder of the line Yamashita Matatarô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1734 to the 9th lunar month of 1762.

Dates of birth and death Uunknown. Son of Yamashita Matatarô I, he did his training with his father, who gave him the name of Yamashita Iwatarô. He took the name of Yamashita Matatarô II in the 11th lunar month of 1766, performing in the kaomise drama "Yamato Uta Hikime no Yaguruma", which was produced by Nakamura Utaemon I. His name appeared for the last time on a theater playbill in the 12th lunar month of 1767. We don't know what happened to him afterwards.

Dates of birth and death Uunknown. His first stage name was Takinaka Iwanojô, which appeared in the Moritaza playbill in the 2nd lunar month of 1773. He took the name of Yamashita Matatarô III in the same theater in the 11th lunar month of 1774, performing in the kaomise drama "Ichi no Tomi Tsuki no Kaomise", which celebrated the arrival in Edo of Nakamura Tomijûrô I and his adopted son Nakamura Shingorô II. He most likely performed in Edo up to the Tenmei era but his career was not really successful and his fame did not rise.