JITSUKAWA YAOZÔ
   
THREE GENERATIONS
Jitsukawa Yaozô 0.1
 

the actor Ichikawa Shinjûrô I held the name of Jitsukawa Yaozô from the 1st lunar month of 1833 to the 10th lunar month of 1839 but he was never acknowledged as an official holder of the name.

Jitsukawa Yaozô I
 

The actor Jitsukawa Yaozô I held this name from 1863 to February 1892.

Jitsukawa Yaozô I playing the role of Magoemon in the drama Shinjû Ten no Amijima, which was staged in May 1876 at the Sakaeza (Ôsaka) (print made by Nakai Yoshitaki)

Jitsukawa Yaozô 1.2
Jitsukawa Yaozô  In Japanese
 

A minor actor held the name of Jitsukawa Yaozô in Tôkyô at the end of 1894 and the beginning of 1895. He performed at the Masagoza and the Asakusaza. We know almost nothing about him.

Jitsukawa Yaozô II
Jitsukawa Yaozô II  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Ennosuke II  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Yaosaburô  In Japanese
 

Born in Ôsaka in 1880. Son of Arashi Dannosuke and brother of Arashi Hirosaburô. He was adopted by Jitsukawa Yaozô I and received the name of Jitsukawa Yaosaburô, when he started his career. He became in 1885 a disciple of Jitsukawa Enzaburô III, who gave him the name of Jitsukawa Ennosuke II. After the death of both his master (8 February 1888) and his adoptive father (6 February 1892), he was finally allowed to take the name of Jitsukawa Yaozô II (most likely in 1897). He spent most of his career (as a wakaonnagata) in Kamigata koshibai. He died the 4th of February 1924, the same month as both his master and his adoptive father. He was quite popular and excelled in gidayû kyôgen.

Honmyô Haimyô Yagô
Jitsukawa Kusunosuke Enshô Izutsuya

Jitsukawa Yaozô II

Jitsukawa Yaozô III
Jitsukawa Yaozô III  In Japanese | Jitsukawa Enshi  In Japanese
 

Date of birth unknown. He was a disciple of Jitsukawa Enjaku II and his first stage name was Jitsukawa Enshi. He received the name of Jitsukawa Yaozô III at the beginning of the Shôwa era. He died in 1940.

Honmyô Yagô
Okabe Kazutomo Izutsuya
 
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