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[[Image:Ichikawa-ichizo.jpg|right|thumb|320px|An [[1827]] [[ukiyo-e]] print depicting Ichikawa Ebijûrô I, by [[Utagawa Kunihiro]].]]
*''Born: [[1777]]''
*''Died: [[1827]]/7/16''
*''Other Names'': 市川市蔵 ''(Ichikawa Ichizou)''
*''Japanese'': [[市川]]鰕十郎 ''(Ichikawa Ebijuurou)''
Ichikawa Ebijûrô I was an [[Edo period]] [[kabuki]] actor, the disciple of [[Ichikawa Danzo IV|Ichikawa Danzô IV]].
He made his debut in Osaka as Ichikawa Ichizô I during the Kansei era (1789-1801); he began appearing onstage in [[Edo]] in [[1809]], became a disciple of [[Ichikawa Danjuro VII|Ichikawa Danjûrô VII]], and took the name Ebijûrô.
He specialized in villain roles, stage combat, and quick-changes.
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B8%82%E5%B7%9D%E9%B0%95%E5%8D%81%E9%83%8E%28%E5%88%9D%E4%BB%A3%29?dic=nihonjinmei Ichikawa Ebijuro I]." ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'' 日本人名大辞典.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]