The founder of the line Yamashita Kyôemon I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1704 to the 1st lunar month of 1717.

The actor Yamashita Matatarô I held the name of Yamashita Kyôemon II from 1732 to the 10th lunar month of 1734.

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career during the Hôreki era, performing as a tachiyaku under the name of Yamashita Tokujirô. He took the name of Yamashita Kyôemon III in 1769. He became a star in the 1770s in hama shibai, reaching the prestigious itaru-jô-jô-kichi rank in 1773. He reached the kô-jô-jô-kichi rank in 1797 and retired in 1804 after a successful isse ichidai performance at the Kadomaru no Shibai. His field of excellence was budôgoto. His younger brother Yamashita Tokutarô and Yamashita Koshirô were his disciples.

Dates of birth and death unknown. This disciple of Yamashita Kinsaku IV held the name of Yamashita Kyôemon IV during the Kôka and Kaei eras. He made an obscure career in Kamigata.