The sakusha Segawa Jokô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1783 to the 1st lunar month of 1794.

The sakusha Segawa Jokô II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1801 to the 11th lunar month of 1833.

The sakusha Segawa Jokô III held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1850 to June 1881.

Born in 1857. He was one of the in-laws of Segawa Jokô III. He started his career as a disciple of the fiction writer Tamenaga Shunkô, who gave him the pen name of Tamenaga Akô ^[1]. He took the name of Segawa Jokô IV in 1897. He wrote for the actor Sawamura Tosshô III the drama "Shinsaku Yakko no Koman", which was premiered in January 1898 at the Miyatoza [more details]. He became disciple of Fukuchi Ôchi in October 1898 and worked under his real name at the Kabukiza on the classic "Ichi-no-Tani Futaba Gunki". He took back the name of Segawa Jokô IV in October 1900 at the Miyatoza, where he worked on the drama "Imaizumi Hachirô" starring Sawamura Tosshô III in the eponymous role. In his latter years, he was a mainstay at the Kabukiza. He died the 17th of January 1938. His real name was Kawamura Taichi and he was the father of Segawa Jokô V.

Born the 10th of June 1889. He was the son of Segawa Jokô IV. When he was still a young boy, he performed in the troupe led by Kawakami Otojirô. He even travelled in Europe with this troupe. He worked mainly in Kansai for the Shôchiku Company. He worked either on Kabuki or on Shinpa scripts. A few of his scripts were also adapted to movies between 1935 and 1940. He died the 11th of November 1957. His real name was Kawamura Kazuomi.