| ICHIKAWA SUKEJÛRÔ |
| SIX GENERATIONS | |
| Ichikawa Sukejûrô I | |
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The actor Mimasuya Sukejûrô I held the name of Ichikawa Sukejûrô I from the 11th lunar month of 1702 to the 10th lunar month of 1709. |
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Sakurayama Shirosaburô I (left) and Ichikawa Sukejûrô I (right) in a print made by Torii Kiyonobu I (1708~1711) |
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| Ichikawa Sukejûrô II Ichikawa Sukejûrô II  |
Ichikawa Saijûrô |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. His first stage name was Ichikawa Saijûrô. He took the name of Ichikawa Sukejûrô II in 1718. He made a quite obscure career in Kamigata. |
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| Ichikawa Sukejûrô III Ichikawa Sukejûrô III |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. A minor katakiyaku held the name of Ichikawa Sukejûrô III in Kamigata around 1788. Almost no record for this actor. |
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| Ichikawa Sukejûrô IV | |
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The actor Ichikawa Sukejurô held the name of Ichikawa Sukejûrô IV from the 11th lunar month of 1822 to the 12th lunar month of 1837. |
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Ichikawa Sukejûrô IV playing the role of Yasukata in the drama "Sôma Tarô Mibae Bundan", which was staged in the 11th month of 1832 at the Naka no Shibai (print made by Ryûsai Shigeharu) |
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| Ichikawa Sukejûrô V Ichikawa Sukejûrô V |
Ichikawa Morinosuke III |
Ichikawa Suketarô |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Most likely a disciple of Ichikawa Sukejurô. His first stage name was Ichikawa Suketarô (first record at the end of 1840). He took the name of Ichikawa Morinosuke III [*] in the 1st lunar month of 1855 and the name of Ichikawa Sukejûrô V in the 1st lunar month of 1869. His made all his career in Kamigata. His yagô was Yamatoya. |
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| Ichikawa Sukejûrô VI Ichikawa Sukejûrô VI |
Ichikawa Morinosuke IV |
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Dates of birth and death unknown. Most likely a disciple or (adopted) son of Ichikawa Sukejûrô V. He received the name of Ichikawa Morinosuke IV [*] in the 1st lunar month of 1872 and he took the name of Ichikawa Sukejûrô VI in January 1884. This minor actor was active in Kamigata up to 1913. |
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[*] In the latest edition (2012) of "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran", the actors Ichikawa Sukejûrô V and Ichikawa Sukejûrô VI were recorded as being Ichikawa Morinosuke II and Ichikawa Morinosuke III, not Ichikawa Morinosuke III and Ichikawa Morinosuke IV. The origin of the issue lies with the actor Ichikawa Danzô V: for the "Kabuki Haiyû Meiseki Benran", he never held the name of Ichikawa Morinosuke I. We've decided to stay in line with the Ritsumeikan University Actors Database or Nojima Jusaburô's book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten" and acknowledge that the first holder of the line was indeed Ichikawa Danzô V and the second was Ichikawa Tôshô. As a consequence, we had to change the line numbers of the third and fourth holders of the name of Ichikawa Morinosuke. The issue is an open field for discussion! |
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