| ARASHI RIKAKU |
| FIVE GENERATIONS | |
| Arashi Rikaku I | |
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The actor Arashi Rikan II's haimyô was Rikaku and, although he never officially held the name of Arashi Rikaku I, he was considered as the founder of the line. |
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| Arashi Rikaku II | |
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The actor Arashi Rikaku II held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1831 to the 7th lunar month of 1864. |
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Arashi Rikaku II playing the role of Oiwa in the drama "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan", which was staged in the 8th lunar month of 1860 at the Chikugo no Shibai (print made by Hasegawa Munehiro) |
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| Arashi Rikaku 2.5 | |
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The actor Nakamura Komanosuke V held the name of Arashi Rikaku from March to the 8th lunar month of 1865 but he is not considered as an official member of this line. |
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| Arashi Rikaku III | |
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The actor Ichikawa Gonjûrô held the name of Arashi Rikaku III from 1865 to 1867. |
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Arashi Rikaku III on the stage of the Nakamuraza in the 2nd lunar month of 1867 (print made by Utagawa Yoshiiku) |
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| Arashi Rikaku IV | |
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Arashi Rikaku IV held this name from 1887 to November 1918. |
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| Arashi Rikaku V | |
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The actor Arashi Rikaku V held this name from March 1945 to December 1980. |
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| The mon of Arashi Rikaku V | |
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