Ichikawa Sainyû was a Kabuki actor of the late Edo period and Meiji period.
He passed through the names Ichikawa Fukutarô and Ichikawa Udanji before taking on the name Ichikawa Sainyû at a ceremony at the Osaka Naka-za in January 1909. He was the first to perform under that name.
References
- Gallery labels, Kabuki-za Gallery.[1]