Ichikawa Danjuro V Collection

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 2 of 2), 1790s

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s

Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Ichikawa Hakuen I and Sawamura Sojuro III (image 1 of 2), 1790s

To from the series Saisho nana iroha, 1856. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
To from the series Saisho nana iroha, 1856. Actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Toshibei and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sukune Taro

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771, Japan, c. 1771

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I as... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo (left), in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo, from the play "Kanadehon Chushin... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo, from the play "Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura... c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1783, Japan, c. 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (?) in the Play Nue no Mori... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (?) in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1770 (?), Japan, c. 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Moriya no Daijin Disguised as Rokuju-rokubu in the Play... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Moriya no Daijin Disguised as Rokuju-rokubu in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arakawa Taro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arakawa Taro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Dozaburo (?) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Dozaburo (?) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the First Month, 1775 (?), Japan, c. 1775

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Yanone Goro in the Play Kuruwa-gayoi Komachi Soga... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Yanone Goro in the Play Kuruwa-gayoi Komachi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Yakko Matsueda Sakinosuke in the Play Keisei Momiji... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Yakko Matsueda Sakinosuke in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Abe no Sadato in the Play Oshu Adachi ga Hara, Performed... c.1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Abe no Sadato in the Play Oshu Adachi ga Hara, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo, from the play "Kanadehon Chushin... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo, from the play "Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi (?) in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi (?) in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1772 (?), Japan, c. 1772

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashiya Doman in the Play Kikyo-zome Onna Urakata... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashiya Doman in the Play Kikyo-zome Onna Urakata, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Waka... c. 1792. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Kudo Suketsune Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1792, Japan, c. 1792

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Sakai-cho Soga... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771, Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the... c. 1784. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Monk Mongaku Disguised as Seizaemon Bozu in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784, Japan, c. 1784

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashikaga Takauji in the Play Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki... c. 1779. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Ashikaga Takauji in the Play Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1779, Japan, c. 1779

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the Play Katakiuchi Chuko... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the Play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Sixth Month, 1770, Japan, c. 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Monk Wantetsu of Okami-dani in the Play... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Monk Wantetsu of Okami-dani in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Atomi no Ichii in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Atomi no Ichii in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu... c. 1777
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu, in the Third Scene of the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as a skeleton, spirit of the renegade monk Seigen (left), an... 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as a skeleton, spirit of the renegade monk Seigen (left), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Princess Sakura (right)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke Yasuchika (?) in the Play... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke Yasuchika (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fifth Month, 1771 (?), Japan, c. 1771

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III... c. 1788
Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top to bottom); Nakamura Nakazo I, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Bando Mitsugoro II (left)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Spirit of Monk Seigen in the Shosagoto Dance Sequen... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Spirit of Monk Seigen in the Shosagoto Dance Sequence "Sono Utsushi-e Matsu ni Kaede" (A Shadow-Picture of Pine and Maple)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Stone Image of Fudo Myoo in the Play Kitekaeru...n, c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Stone Image of Fudo Myoo in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no, ... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, Bando Mitsugoro I as An no Heibei, Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon, Nakamura Sukegoro II as Kaminari Shokuro

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sakata Hyogonosuke Kintoki, in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata (Raiko's Four Intrepid Retainers in the Costume of the Night Watch)

The Actors Otani Hiroemon III as Shinagawa Okaminosuke (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro... c. 1771/72. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Otani Hiroemon III as Shinagawa Okaminosuke (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arashishi Otokonosuke (left), in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Buddhist Deity Fudo in the Final Scene from Part On... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Buddhist Deity Fudo in the Final Scene from Part One of the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Prince Koretaka Disguised as the Courier Izutsu Chuji... c. 1781. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Prince Koretaka Disguised as the Courier Izutsu Chuji, in the Play Yamato Kano Ariwara Keizu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1781, Japan, c. 1781

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo Disguised as a Beggar, in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1777, Japan, c. 1777

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the... c. 1777. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777, Japan, c

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Godai Saburo Masazumi Disguised as Rokuju-rokubu in the... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Godai Saburo Masazumi Disguised as Rokuju-rokubu in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Tokimune (left), in Komuso Attires, in the Play Sakaicho Soga Nendaiki

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (bottom), and Nakamura Nakazo... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (bottom), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori (top), in the "Shibaraku" Scene from the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato

The Actors Ichikawa Danzo IV as Arakawa Taro Takesada Disguised as the Palanquin Bearer... c. 1782. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Danzo IV as Arakawa Taro Takesada Disguised as the Palanquin Bearer Tarobei (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Abe no Sadato Disguised as the Pilgrim Kuriyagawa Jirodayu (left)

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"Ichikawa Danjuro V: A Legendary Actor's Transformative Roles" From the intense portrayal of Mongaku Shonin to the captivating Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo, Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) mesmerized audiences with his versatile performances. In Hokusai's masterpiece, we witness the actor embodying Yamagatsu, a role that showcased his range and skill from 1781-1801. Utagawa Toyokuni I captured Ichikawa Hakuen as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in "Hatsumonbi Yosooi Soga" in 1802. The actor's commanding presence and emotional depth brought this iconic character to life on stage. Torii Kiyonaga immortalized Ichikawa Danjuro V as Minamoto no Yoshiie in "Date Nishiki Tsui no Yum" in 1778. Through Kiyonaga's artistry, we glimpse the intensity and power emanating from Danjuro V's performance. In Torii Kiyonaga's work from 1785, we see Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke and Segawa Kikunojo III as Hatsune-hime alongside other talented actors. This ensemble cast exemplifies the collaborative nature of kabuki theater during that era. The pentaptych created by Torii Kiyonaga in 1788 showcases both Ichikawa Danjuro V and Ichikawa Ebizo IV among eleven celebrated actors. Their dynamic presence captivated audiences and solidified their status as legends of kabuki. Torii Kiyonaga also depicted Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi and Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no. . in 1783. These haunting portrayals left a lasting impression on spectators, showcasing the actors' ability to evoke a range of emotions.