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Attention: the "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" considered that Itô Kodayû I and Itô Kodayû II were in fact the same person. The "New Kabuki Encyclopedia" listed four actors who held the name of Itô Kodayû.
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| Itô Kodayû I | |
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The founder of the line Itô Kodayû I was active in the 1650s and the 1660s. |
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Itô Kodayû I as depicted in an illustration from the book "Yarô Daibutsushi" (1668) |
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| Itô Kodayû II | |
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The actor Itô Kodayû II held this name from the beginning of the Enpô era to the beginning of the Genroku era. |
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Itô Kodayû II in an ilustration from the book "Hana no Edo Kabuki Nendaiki" |
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| Itô Kodayû III Itô Kodayû III  |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. This disciple in Kamigata of Itô Kodayû II settled in Edo in 1692, where he performed as a wakaonnagata. He went back to Kamigata at an unknown date. He performed in the 1st lunar month of 1701 in Ôsaka in the new year ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Mandôe", which was produced by Kamogawa Noshio I. No record afterwards. |
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Itô Kodayû III in an ilustration from the book "Hana no Edo Kabuki Nendaiki" |
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