ICHIKAWA EBIJÛRÔ
   
SEVEN GENERATIONS
Ichikawa Ebijûrô I
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I held this name from the 9th lunar month of 1815 to the 7th lunar month of 1827.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô I playing the role of Nagasaki Shirô Saemon in the drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta", which was staged in the 8th lunar month of 1825 at the Kado no Shibai
(print made by Asayama Ashiyuki)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô II
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1828 to the 11th lunar month of 1829.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô II performing the role of Gokumon no Shôbei in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1862~1863)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô III held this name from the 3rd lunar month of 1830 to the 9th lunar month of 1836.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô III playing the role of Kanpera Monbei in the drama "Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1832 at the Ichimuraza
(print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV
 

The actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV held this name from the 1st lunar month of 1850 to the 10th lunar month of 1858.

Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV playing the role of Hosokawa Katsumoto in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi", which was staged in the 10th lunar month of 1852 at the Kado no Shibai
(print made by Utagawa Hirosada)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô V
Ichikawa Ebijûrô V  In Japanese | Nakamura Baijaku  In Japanese | Ichikawa Yonejûrô II  In Japanese | Nakamura Komasaburô  In Japanese
 

Date of birth not clarified. He started his career during the Kôka era as a disciple of Nakamura Utaemon IV, who gave him the name of Nakamura Komasaburô. He made his training in miyaji shibai and hama shibai. He was adopted by Ichikawa Kodanji IV and received the name of Ichikawa Yonejûrô II in the 3rd lunar month of 1858. He quarreled with his adoptive father at the beginning of the Keiô era and had to leave the Ichikawa clan. He took the name of Nakamura Baijaku in 1866. He went to Kamigata in 1868 and received the patronage of Onoe Tamizô II, who gave him the permission to take the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô V. he held this name up to his death the 9th of December 1888. He was a supporting katakiyaku actor and the father of Ichikawa Yonejûrô IV.

Honmyô Haimyô Yagô
Kubota Ebijûrô Shinshô, Eishô, Enshô, Baizan Harimaya, Takashimaya, Narikomaya

Ichikawa Ebijûrô V playing the role of Ono no Kudayû in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in May 1874 at the Kado no Shibai
(print made by Nakai Yoshitaki)

Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI
Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI  In Japanese | Ichikawa Ebitarô  In Japanese | Nakamura Tsurutarô  In Japanese
 

Born most likely in 1852. His first stage name in Kamigata was Nakamura Tsurutarô. he became a disciple of Ichikawa Ebijûrô V around 1873 and received the name of Ichikawa Ebitarô. He took the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI in January 1897 in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai. He died the 7th of october 1903. He was active in koshibai, performing in venues like the Tenma no Shibai or the Bentenza in Ôsaka.

Honmyô Haimyô Yagô
Ichikawa Ebitarô Shinshô Harimaya

The actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô VI (bottom/left) and Arashi Sangorô VI (top/right) playing the roles of Kakogawa Honzô and Momonoi Wakasanosuke in the second act of the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in January 1900 at the Bentenza

Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII
Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII  In Japanese | Ichikawa Takijûrô III  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Tamatarô 0.2  In Japanese | Asao Asamaru  In Japanese
 

Born in Tôkyô the 21st of 3rd lunar month of 1869. He settled in Ôsaka with his family in 1870. He was spotted by the actor Asao Yoroku I, who took him as a disciple and gave him the name of Asao Asamaru. He made his debut on stage in January 1876 at the Chikugo no Shibai. He joined Jitsukawa Wakami and was called Jitsukawa Tamatarô when he performed in Ôsaka at the Yachiyoza or in Kyôto at the Ebisuza. He finally became a disciple of Ichikawa Danzô VII and received the name of Ichikawa Takijûrô III. He took the name of Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII in April 1920. He was a supporting katakiyaku actor in the troupe of Nakamura Ganjirô I. He died the 14th of October 1929.

Yagô Real name
Harimaya Higuchi Yasaburô

Ichikawa Ebijûrô VII performing the role of Shundô Genba in the drama "Terakoya"
(print made by Hasegawa Sadanobu II)

 
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