The actor Arashi Shinpei I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1745 to the 7th lunar month of 1754.

Dates of birth and death unknown. He started his career in 1745, as a disciple of Fujioka Daikichi who gave him the name of Fujioka Kokichi. He became a disciple of Nakamura Shirogorô III and received the name of Nakamura Koisa in the 11th lunar month of 1756. Then, he became a disciple of the clan of late Arashi San'emon IV (who was Arashi Shinpei I's adopted son) and took the name of Arashi Koisa II in the 11th lunar month of 1759 at the Kado no Shibai, where he performed in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Saiwai Genji Chôkyû no Maki", which was produced by Nakayama Bunshichi I and celebrated the comeback in Kamigata of Nakamura Tomijûrô I. He took the names of Arashi Sankatsu I in the 11th lunar month of 1761 and Arashi Shichisaburô II in the 11th lunar month of 1771, playing at the Naka no Shibai the role of Urashima Ayagorô in the kaomise drama "Temomutsumajiya Ryûgû no Shimadai". He became zamoto from the 11th lunar month of 1776 to the 10th lunar month of 1777, producing at the Naka no Shibai Nagawa Kamesuke I's drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa". He took the name of Arashi Shinpei II in the 7th lunar month of 1779 at the Kado no Shibai, playing the role of Abe no Yasuna in the drama "Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami" (the role of Kuzu-no-Ha was played by Nakamura Tomijûrô I). He was also quite successful in the 12th lunar month of 1779 at the Kado no Shibai, where he played the roles of Igo, Yazama Jûtarô and Kanpei's mother in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". His final ranking in the 3rd lunar month of 1785 in the Ôsaka hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, was jô-jô-(shiro)hankichi (superior - superior - (white) half excellent) [visual].

There will be in the future to come a full page dedicated to Arashi Shinpei II in kabuki21.com.

The actor Nakayama Raisuke IV held the name of Arashi Shinpei III from the 11th lunar month of 1788 to the end of 1793.

Date of birth unknown. He started his career in Kamigata, performing under the name of Arashi Tsunetarô. He took the name of Arashi Shinpei IV in the 11th lunar month of 1797 in Ôsaka, performing in the kaomise drama "Hanekonda Uma no Kaomise", which was produced by Mimasu Daijirô at the Wakadayû no Shibai and also celebrated the shûmei of Arashi San'emon VIII. He went to Edo in the 4th lunar month of 1801 and stayed there for quite a long time. He went back to Kamigata in the middle of the 1810s. He took the name of Arashi Sanjûrô V ^[1] in the 11th lunar month of 1815 in Kamigata, went to Edo in Fall 1816 and took back the name of Arashi Shinpei IV in the 11th lunar month of 1816 at the Kiriza. His rank in the 1817 Edo hyôbanki (1st lunar month of 1817), jitsuaku/katakiyaku section, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. No record afterwards ^[5].