| ICHIKAWA KIGAN |
| FIVE GENERATIONS | |
| Ichikawa Kigan I | |
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The actor Asao Kuzaemon I's haimyô was Kigan and, although he never officially held the name of Ichikawa Kigan I, he was considered as the founder of this line. |
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| Ichikawa Kigan II | |
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The actor Asao Kuzaemon II's haimyô was Kigan and, although he never officially held the name of Ichikawa Kigan II, he was considered as the second actor of this line. |
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| Ichikawa Kigan III | |
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The actor Asao Kuzaemon III's haimyô was Kigan and, although he never officially held the name of Ichikawa Kigan III, he was considered as the third actor of the line in 1847. |
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| Ichikawa Kigan IV | |
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The actor Asao Kuzaemon IV held the name of Ichikawa Kigan IV from 1879 to August 1911. |
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Ichikawa Kigan IV playing the role of Takahashi Tôjûrô in the drama "Ryûshô Sedan Ôkubo Sabaki", which was staged in May 1888 at the Kiriza (print made by Toyohara Kunichika) |
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| Ichikawa Kigan V | |
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The actor Onoe Taganojô III held the name of Ichikawa Kigan V from September 1911 to May 1927. |
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Ichikawa Kigan V playing the role of Otomi in the drama "Kirare Yosa"
in a print made by Natori Shunsen in 1927 |
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