Sanjô Kantarô I was a wakaonnagata actor, who was active in Edo during the 1670s and the 1680s. He was recorded as performing at the Nakamuraza in 1681. No record after 1687.

The actor Hanai Saizaburô III held the name of Sanjô Kantarô II from the 11th lunar month of 1711 to the 10th lunar month of 1746.

Date of birth unknown. Son of Sanjô Kantarô II, he started his career in Edo as a koyaku in 1739 at the Kawarasakiza. His first stage name was Sanjô Kokan. Later on, he received the name of Sanjô Kosaburô. He took the name of Sanjô Kantarô III, while his father became Hanai Saizaburô III, in the 11th lunar month of 1746 at the Nakamuraza, where he performed in the kaomise drama "Tenchi Taiheiki". In the 11th lunar month of 1747, he performed as both a wakashugata and a wakaonnagata at the Moritaza in the kaomise drama "Aruji Môke Onna Hachinoki", which celebrated the shûmei of Sawamura Sôjûrô. He performed as a wakaonnagata in Edo Sanza up to his death in 1767 but he never really achieved any fame for himself.

The actor Ôtani Hiroemon held the name of Sanjô Kantarô IV from the 11th lunar month of 1784 to the 10th lunar month of 1787.

A minor actor held the name of Sanjô Kantarô V in Edo between 1837 and 1859 according to the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran" ^[2].