Ichikawa Danjūrō
It is a famous and important name, and receiving it is an honor.
There are a number of roles that the line of Danjūrō specialize in, as well as a series of plays, the Kabuki Jūhachiban (The Kabuki Eighteen), which showcase the specialties of the Ichikawa family.
Prior to taking the name Danjūrō, an actor frequently had the names Matsumoto Kōshirō, Ichikawa Shinnosuke, or Ichikawa Ebizō.
The design of the Ichikawa family mon, three squares nested inside one another, is called mimasu or sanshō (三升).
Some of the actors in this line used "Sanshō" as their haimyō, a nickname or alias used in poetry circles.
Ichikawa Danjūrō I as Yamagami Gennaizaemon ( Zōhiki )
Ichikawa Danjūrō II as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa ( Shibaraku )
Ichikawa Danjūrō III as Uirō-uri or Soga no Gorō ( Uirō )
Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as Roku-bu ( Kamahige )
Second Row, from left:
Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Fudō-myō-ō ( Fudō )
Ichikawa Danjūrō VI as Hanatogawa Sukeroku ( Sukeroku )
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Taira no Kagekiyo ( Kagekiyo )
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Soga no Gorō in Ya no Ne
Third Row, from left:
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX
Sanshō Ichikawa V (Danjūrō X)
Ichikawa Danjūrō XI
Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
