The actor Ôtani Hiroji II held the name of Ôtani Oniji I from the 11th lunar month of 1743 to the 10th lunar month of 1748.

The actor Ôtani Hiroji III held the name of Ôtani Oniji II from the 11th lunar month of 1758 to the 10th lunar month of 1762.

Adopted son of Ôtani Hiroji III, he made his first stage appearance in Winter 1790 at the Nakamuraza, where he received the name of Ôtani Hirogorô I. He took the name of Ôtani Oniji IV in the 11th lunar month of 1800 at the Nakamuraza, playing in the kaomise drama "Genji Gumo Kogane no Kumadori". He spent almost all his career in Edo, performing tachiyaku roles. His name regularly appeared in a playbill in Edo for the last time in the 11th lunar month of 1808, at the Moritaza, where he played in the drama "Hana to Mitsuyuki no Kusunoki". He occasionally appear on stage afterwards. What happened afterwards was not clear. In some books, it is written that he went on tour, took the name of Ôtani Hiroji IV but he died before going back to Edo. In others books, we can read that he retired without taking the name of Ôtani Hiroji IV and became the owner of an inn in the Sagami province. He used to be called Ôtani Jicchô IV between 1838 and 1839.

Haimyô	Yagô
Jicchô, Jicchô	Maruya

Print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I