| ICHIKAWA DANJÛRÔ |
| THIRTEEN GENERATIONS | |
| Ichikawa Danjûrô I | |
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The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô I held this name from the 5th lunar month of 1693 to the 2nd lunar month of 1704. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô I (top/right) and Yamanaka Heikurô I (bottom/left) playing the roles of Soga "Takenuki" Gorô and Asaina in the drama "Tsuwamono Gongen Soga", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1697 at the Nakamuraza |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô II | |
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The actor Ichikawa Ebizô II held the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô II from the 7th lunar month of 1704 to the 11th lunar month of 1735. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô II playing the bombastic role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in the drama "Ya-no-Ne" |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô III | |
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The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô III held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1735 to the 2nd lunar month of 1742. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô III playing the role of a uirô peddler in the drama "Uirô Uri" in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô IV | |
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The actor Ichikawa Ebizô III held the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô IV from the 11th lunar month of 1754 to the 10th lunar month of 1770. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô IV playing the role of Taira no Kagekiyo in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô V | |
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the actor Ichikawa Hakuen I held the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô V from the 11th lunar month of 1770 to the 10th lunar month of 1791. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô V playing the role of the superhero in the drama "Shibaraku" in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô VI | |
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The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1791 to the 5th lunar month of 1799. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô VI playing the role of Soga Gorô Tokimune in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô VII | |
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The great star Ichikawa Ebizô V held the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII from the 11th lunar month of 1800 to the 2nd lunar month of 1832. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô VII playing the role of the warrior-monk Benkei in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô" in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII | |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII held this name from the 3rd lunar month of 1832 to the 8th lunar month of 1854. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII playing the role of Jiraiya in a print made by Utagawa Kunisada I in 1852 |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô IX | |
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The Meiji star Ichikawa Danjûrô IX held this name from July 1874 to October 1903. |
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The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX playing the role of Watônai in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Kokusen'ya Gassen", which was staged in March 1887 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Toyohara Kunichika) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô X | |
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Ichikawa Sanshô V posthumously received the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô X in 1962. |
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Ichikawa Sanshô V (Ichikawa Danjûrô X) playing the role of a uirô peddler in the drama "Uirô Uri" in a print made by Natori Shunsen in 1926 |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô XI | |
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The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô XI held this name from April 1962 to November 1965. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô XI portraying Sukeroku in a print made by Ôta Masamitsu |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô XII | |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô XII held this name from April 1985 to February 2013. |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô XII playing the role of Kamakura Gongorô Kagemasa in the drama "Shibaraku" (print courtesy of Paul Binnie - all rights reserved) |
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| Ichikawa Danjûrô XIII | |
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Ichikawa Danjûrô XIII is the current holder of the name since November 2022. |
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The mon (mimasu) of Ichikawa Danjûrô XIII |
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