ICHIYAMA SHICHIJÛRÔ
   
THREE GENERATIONS
Ichiyama Shichijûrô I
Ichiyama Shichijûrô I  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Ichiyama Sukegorô I, he most likely started his career in the 11th lunar month of 1740 in Ôsaka. This tachiyaku actor was active up to the end of 1754. Afterwards, he became a choreographer and the founder of the Ichiyama school (Ichiyama-ryû). His most notable work was on the choreography of the Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Modori Kago Iro ni Aikata" (commonly called "Modori Kago"), which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1788 within Sakurada Jisuke I's kaomise drama "Tôzumô Hana no Edokata". This drama celebrated the return in Edo of the actor Nakamura Nakazô I. Ichiyama Shichijûrô I was the father of both Segawa Senjo and Segawa Jokô I.

Ichiyama Shichijûrô II
Ichiyama Shichijûrô II  In Japanese | Yamaguchi Shichijûrô  In Japanese | Yamaguchi Kanshichi  In Japanese
 

Year of birth unknown. He was born in Kyôto in a noble family and was a Nô Kyôgen actor. His first two names were Yamaguchi Kanshichi and Yamaguchi Shichijûrô. He settled in Edo and took the name of Ichiyama Shichijûrô II in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1799 and worked as a furitsuke up to his death the 29th day of the 10th lunar month of 1822. He was the head of the Edo branch of the Ichiyama-ryû.

Ichiyama Shichijûrô III
Ichiyama Shichijûrô III  In Japanese | Ichiyama Kanejirô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He was a disciple of Ichiyama Shichijûrô II and he was named Ichiyama Kanejirô. He took the name of Ichiyama Shichijûrô III at unknown times and worked in Edo as a furitsuke.

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