SODESHIMA ICHIYA (original) (raw)
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| THREE GENERATIONS |
| Sodeshima Ichiya I Sodeshima Ichiya I 
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| | Dates of birth and death unknown. Sodeshima Ichiya I was a popular and talented wakaonnagata actor, who was active in Kamigata from the end of the Kanbun era to the end of the Enp� era. He excelled in hy�shimai and onry�goto. He was also the master of Sodeshima Ichiya II and Sodeshima Genji. |
| Sodeshima Ichiya II |
| | The actor Sakata Seiemon held the name of Sodeshima Ichiya II from the beginning of the 1680s to 1699. |
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| Sodeshima Ichiya II in an ilustration from the book "Hana no Edo Kabuki Nendaiki" |
| Sodeshima Ichiya III |
| | The actor Sodeshima Genji held the name of Sodeshima Ichiya III from the 11th lunar month of 1716 to 10th lunar month of 1719. |
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| Sodeshima Ichiya III (left) and Sakurayama Shirosabur� I (right) playing the roles of Otaku and Kumagai Tsunaemon in the kaomise drama "Mery� Ory� Kogane no Uroko", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1717 in �saka at the Higashi no Shibai |