Stage names:

Ichikawa Dannosuke V
Ichikawa Morisaburô

Guild: Mikawaya

Line number: GODAIME (V)

Poetry name: Sankô

Existence: ??? ~ 11th lunar month of 1864

Connection:

Master: Ichikawa Tôshô

Son: Ichikawa Dan'ya

Career:

Before 1843: he did his training in Ôsaka, as a disciple of Ichikawa Tôshô. He performed under the name of Ichikawa Morisaburô in Ôsaka in miyaji shibai or hama shibai.

9th lunar month of 1843: Morisaburô went to Edo and performed at the Ichimuraza as a wakaonnagata.

11th lunar month of 1844: Ichikawa Morisaburô took the name of Ichikawa Dannosuke V at the Ichimuraza, playing the roles of Naniwazu and Komeya Oyone in the drama "Azuma no Hana Sôma no Dairi".

2nd lunar month of 1853: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Shiranui Monogatari", which was based on Ryûkatei Tanekazu's long novel of the same title [more details]; Dannosuke played the role of Kagesawa Natsunojô.

3rd lunar month of 1854: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Miyakodori Nagare no Shiranami"; Dannosuke played the roles of Hannyo-no-Mae and Sôta's wife Okaji [casting].

6th lunar month of 1854: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of Shinoda Sasuke's drama "Kumo no Uwasa Onna Narukami"; Dannosuke played the role of the ama Hakuun (the "white cloud nun") [casting].

12th lunar month of 1862: Dannosuke went back to Ôsaka.

1st lunar month of 1863: Dannosuke played at the Kado no Shibai the role of Fujinami in the drama "Keisei Sôshinji".

1st lunar month of 1864: Dannosuke's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual].

11th lunar month of 1864: Dannosuke died while performing in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai.

Comments:

Ichikawa Dannosuke V was a talented 19th century Ôsaka actor, who was specialized in female roles. He spent almost 20 seasons in Edo, where he became quite popular. He went back to his native Kamigata at the end of his career and reached there the prestigious jô-jô-kichi rank. He excelled in nyôbô or toshima roles.

Ichikawa Dannosuke V playing the role of Osugi in the drama "Shôchikubai Iro no Nibanme", which was staged in the 9th lunar month of 1862 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Toyohara Kunichika)

Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni in 1849

The Ichikawa Dannosuke line of actors