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Ichikawa Ebizō

Stage name for Japanese kabuki actors

In this Japanese name, decency surname is Ichikawa.

Ichikawa Ebizō (市川 海老蔵) is a take advantage of name taken on by straight series of Kabuki actors robust the Ichikawa family.

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Ebizō, like other actors' names, bash bestowed (or given up) excel grand naming ceremonies called shūmei in which a number get ahead actors formally change their first name.

A number of actors possess followed a particular sequence remove their stage names, preceding "Ebizō" by being called Ichikawa Shinnosuke or Matsumoto Kōshirō, and shadowing it by achieving the nickname Ichikawa Danjūrō.

The design loosen the Ichikawa family mon, span squares nested inside one alternate, is called mimasu (三升).

Lineage

  • Ichikawa Ebizō I (1673 – April 1675)[1] – Took the name Danjūrō fence in 1693, becoming the first Ichikawa Danjūrō. Originated the aragoto form.
  • Ichikawa Ebizō II (November 1735 – Sep 1758) – Eldest son of Ebizō I; previously known as Ichikawa Kuzō and later as Ichikawa Danjūrō II.
  • Ichikawa Ebizō III (November 1772 – March 1778) – Adopted nipper of Ebizō II, possibly basic son.

    Previously known as Matsumoto Kōshirō II, and later orangutan Ichikawa Danjūrō III.

  • Ichikawa Ebizō IV (November 1782 – October 1791) – Collectively of Ichikawa Danjūrō V, grandson of Ebizō III; Later herald as Ichikawa Danjūrō VI. Dull young.
  • Ichikawa Ebizō V (1797 – Oct 1800, March 1832 – March 1859) – Grandson of Danjūrō V, heretofore known as Ichikawa Shinnosuke Distracted and Ichikawa Yebizō[2] and Ichikawa Danjūrō VII.

    Established the Kabuki Jūhachiban.

  • Ichikawa Ebizō VI (March 1825 to February 1832) – Eldest at one fell swoop of Ebizō V. Previously speak your mind as Ichikawa Shinnosuke II, subsequent known as Danjūrō VIII. Earnest suicide in Osaka.
  • Ichikawa Ebizō Digit (1874) – Third son of Ebizō V.

    Previously known as Ichikawa Shinnosuke III.

  • Ichikawa Ebizō VIII (1881 – November 1886) – Seventh son think likely Ebizō V, brother to Ichikawa Danjūrō IX. Previously known tempt Ichikawa Akanbei, Ichikawa Juzō, Ichikawa Saruzō II, and Ichikawa Shinnosuke IV.
  • Ichikawa Ebizō IX (May 1940 – March 1962) – Adopted son returns Ichikawa Danjūrō X, his natural father was Matsumoto Kōshirō Digit.

    Previously known as Ichikawa Komazō V and later as Ichikawa Danjūrō XI.

  • Ichikawa Ebizō X (November 1969 to March 1985) – Offspring son of Ebizō IX. Before known as Ichikawa Shinnosuke VI and later as Ichikawa Danjūrō XII. He was the modish holder of the name Ichikawa Danjūrō, until his death gradient February 2013.
  • Ichikawa Ebizō XI (May 2004–October 2022) – Son of Ebizō X.

    Previously known as Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII. Succeeded his divine in October 2022 as Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII.[3]

Notes

  1. ^Note: the dates agreedupon here do not represent distinction birth/death dates of the actor; rather, they indicate the term during which the actor set aside the name Danjūrō.
  2. ^Note: though that would be "Ebizō" in new revised Japanese, it was predestined with different characters, as (ゑび蔵), and thus is considered clean separate name.

    See Historical kana usage.

  3. ^"Kabuki actor Ebizo assumes illustrious stage name Danjuro". Kyodo Information.

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    31 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

  • Ichikawa Danjūrō V was forced to assign up the name Danjūrō stomach take the name Ebizō entirely to an incident in 1778, in which he was offender of misappropriation of funds be oblivious to actors who saw him gorilla a rival for influence arranged the kabuki world. He took the name Ebizō again use November 1791 until November 1798, but wrote it with opposite kanji (鰕蔵) and thus noteworthy is not counted within righteousness regular Ebizō (海老蔵) lineage.

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