Stage names:

Ichikawa Danzaburô V
Ichikawa Shikô II
Ichikawa Danzaburô V
Ichikawa Jûtarô II
Ichikawa Zentarô

Guild: Mikawaya

Line number: GODAIME (V)

Poetry name: Shikô

Existence: ??? ~ 24th of the 10th lunar month of 1843 ^[1]

Connection:

Father: Ichikawa Jûtarô I

Adoptive father: Ichikawa Danzô V

Career:

11th lunar month of 1811: son of the minor actor Ichikawa Jûtarô I, he started his career in Kyôto at the Minamigawa no Shibai, where he received the name of Ichikawa Zentarô and performed as an iroko.

1st lunar month of 1813: Zentarô produced at the Kado no Shibai the drama "Ane Imôto Date no Ôkido", which celebrated the return in Ôsaka of the star Kataoka Nizaemon VII.

11th lunar month of 1828: he took the name of Ichikawa Jûtarô II at the Kitagawa no Shibai.

11th lunar month of 1831: he was adopted by Ichikawa Danzô V and received the name of Ichikawa Danzaburô V in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai.

9th lunar month of 1832: Danzaburô played at the Kado no Shibai the roles of Yurugi Umanosuke and Kazuenosuke in the dramas "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna" and "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô"; his adoptive father played the roles of Umanosuke's father Yurugi Saemon and the umakata Hachizô in the former drama and the role of Kazuenosuke's father Kiyomasa in the latter drama.

11th lunar month of 1832: Danzaburô played at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Chinzai, Konomura Hitachinosuke and Sarujirô in the kaomise drama "Keisei Shina Sadame".

1st lunar month of 1833: Danzaburô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual]. He went with his adoptive father to Edo to perform at the Ichimuraza.

11th lunar month of 1835: Danzaburô played at the Moritaza the roles of Katô Kazumanosuke and Shibata Hitachinosuke in the drama "Hanayagura Kabuki no Jintori", which celebrated the shûmei of Ichikawa Kuzô II.

1st lunar month of 1836: Danzaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was two black strokes above jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual].

9th lunar month of 1837: Danzaburô played at the Ichimuraza the roles of Ishidô Umanojô, Hayano Kanpei (in "Uramon"; the role of Okaru was played by Onoe Eizaburô III) and Senzaki Yagorô in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He also played the role of Tsuchiya Jiemon in "Keisei Koi no Hikyaku". These dramas were staged as onagori kyôgen for his adoptive father Ichikawa Danzô V.

1837 ~ 1839: Danzaburô most likely went on tour with his adoptive father in the Western provinces.

8th lunar month of 1840 to 1842: he used the stage name of Ichikawa Shikô II ^[2] in Kamigata. Then, he took back the name of Ichikawa Danzaburô V when he went to Edo.

1st lunar month of 1841: Danzaburô's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual].

10th lunar month of 1842: opening ceremony for the new Nakamuraza; Nakamura Kanzaburô XII produced the drama "Kinryûzan Chikai no Ishizue" with the actors Iwai Tojaku, Sawamura Tosshô II, Arashi Kichisaburô III, Onoe Eizaburô III, Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Osagawa Tsuneyo IV, Arashi Izaburô II and Danzaburô.

1st lunar month of 1843: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Kashiragaki Ise Monogatari" (commonly called "Noriaibune"), which was staged within the new year drama "Kioi Uta Soga no Hanadashi"; Danzaburô was one of the seven dancers [more details].

5th lunar month of 1843: Danzaburô played at the Kawarasakiza the role of Hangan Terukuni in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami".

24th of the 10th lunar month of 1843 ^[1]: Danzaburô died in Edo.

Comments:

Ichikawa Danzaburô V was promising tachiyaku actor, who could have been the sixth actor to hold the name of Ichikawa Danzô. He unfortunately died too young.

[1] The day of the death of Ichikawa Danzaburô V was the 24th of the 10th lunar month of the 14th year of the Tenpô era, the 15th of December 1843 in the western calendar, according to both the 6th volume of "Kabuki Nenpyô" and the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran"; in Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten", it was recorded as the 8th day of the 3rd lunar month of the 2nd year of the Kôka era, the 14th of April 1845 in the western calendar.

[2] In the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran", this actor was recorded as a holder of the name of Ichikawa Shikô. This was not the case in both Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" and the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database. We've decided to stay in line with the "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran".

Ichikawa Danzaburô V playing the role of Saginuma Tarô Noritomo in the dance-drama "Shinobi Yoru Koi no Kusemono", which was staged in the 6th lunar month of 1836 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

The Ichikawa Danzaburô line of actors