Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Ichikawa Sadanji I, he was active from June 1888 to October 1890. No record afterwards.

Born the 5th day of the 11th lunar month of 1872 in Okazaki. Disciple of Ichikawa Sadanji I, he made his debut on stage in Nagoya in February 1883 at the Suehiroza, performing under the name of Ichikawa Sakimatsu I. He became nadai and celebrated the event in September 1906 at the Meijiza, taking the name of Ichikawa Sashô II and performing in a special program commemorating the 2nd anniversary (3rd memorial service) of the passing away of his late master and the shûmei of his master's son Ichikawa Sadanji II. He played at the Meijiza the roles of Ohara no Manbê and the priest Hakuunbô (the "white cloud bonze") in the dramas "Kenuki" and "Narukami", which were revived in September 1909 and May 1910 by Ichikawa Sadanji II. His second master Ichikawa Sadanji II died the 23rd of February 1940. He followed his second master almost 3 years later as he died the 6th of January 1943. He excelled in bonze and bantô roles and was an important fukeyaku in his latter years.

Born the 2nd of January 1926 in Nagano Prefecture. He performed in ji shibai during his youth. He became disciple of Ichikawa Omezô IV after WWII and made his debut in ôshibai in April 1947 at the Mitsukoshi Gekijô, where he received the name of Ichikawa Ryûnosuke and performed in the drama "Dondoro". He became nadai and celebrated the event in October 1954 at the Kabukiza, where he took the name of Ichikawa Takinojô III and performed in "Nippon Kenjôki", "Ninjô Banashi Koban Ichiryô", "Musume Dôjôji", "Ejima Ikushima" and "Dondoro". He finally took the name of Ichikawa Sashô III in February 1979 at the Kabukiza, performing in a special program which celebrated the shûmei of Ichikawa Sadanji IV; he played the roles of the jijo Utsugi and the menoto Wakana in "Ochikubo Monogatari" and "Kenuki". This talented supporting onnagata actor appeared on stage for the last time in December 2010 at the National Theatre, where he played the role of the nakai Oume in the drama "Gion Ichiriki Jaya". He died the 13th of February 2011.

Born the 28th of January 1963. He graduated from the Actors Training Center of the National Theatre (ninth graduation) and started his career in April 1988 at the Kabukiza, where he performed in "Kanadehon Chûshingura". He became a disciple of Ichikawa Sadanji IV in August 1988 and informally received the name of Ichikawa Satojirô while on tour with the Chikamatsuza. He officially received this name of Ichikawa Satojirô in October 1988 at the Kabukiza, performing in "Hitori Ôkami" and "Gonichi no Iwafuji". He became nadai and celebrated the event in January 2014 at the Shinbashi Enbujô, where he took the name of Ichikawa Sashô IV and performed in the drama "Kotohoide Mimasu Kagekiyo". He is a promising supporting tachiyaku actor.