| ICHIKAWA KOYONE |
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| Ichikawa Koyone 0.1 | |
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The actor Ichikawa Sadanji III (old line) held the name of Ichikawa Koyone in his prime. |
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| Ichikawa Koyone 0.2 | |
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The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I held the name of Ichikawa Koyone from 1851 to 1862. |
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Ichikawa Koyone (top/right) and Ichikawa Yonezô IV (bottom/left) playing the roles of Nuregami Chôgorô and Hanaregoma Chôkichi in the drama "Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki", which was staged in 11th lunar month of 1860 in Ôsaka at the Inari Shibai (print made by Enjaku) |
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| Ichikawa Koyone 0.3 Sawamura Kitô  |
Nakamura Hisashi |
Sawamura Kitô |
Sawamura Kikunosuke |
Ichikawa Koyone |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Ichikawa Saruzô II, he received the name of Ichikawa Koyone around 1870. He became a disciple of Sawamura Tanosuke III in 1875 and received the name of Sawamura Kikunosuke. He joined Sawamura Kunitarô III in 1881 and received the name of Sawamura Kitô. From 1883 to 1889, he was at the service of Nakamura Jusaburô III, who gave him the name of Nakamura Hisashi. He took back the name of Sawamura Kitô in May 1889 in Tôkyô at the Azumaza. He was active up to 1923. No record afterwards. Was he a victim of the Kantô Earthquake, which destroyed Tôkyô the 1st of September 1923? We don't know. His yagô when he was named Nakamura Hisashi was Wakamatsuya. |
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| Ichikawa Koyone I | |
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The actor Ichikawa Sadanji II held the name of Ichikawa Koyone I from July 1896 to August 1900. |
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Ichikawa Gonjûrô (bottom/left) and Ichikawa Koyone I (top/right) playing the roles of Sanada Yukimura and Toyotomi Hideyori in the drama "Wabokuron Nanba Senki", which was staged in March 1900 at the Meijiza (print made by Utagawa Hôsai) |
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| Ichikawa Koyone 1.2 Ichikawa Koyone |
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A minor actor held the name of Ichikawa Koyone around 1912. |
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| Ichikawa Koyone II | |
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The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke VIII held the name of Ichikawa Koyone II from February 1969 to November 1990. |
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