Ikushima Shingoro

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  • Birth: 1671
  • Death: 1743
  • Japanese: 生島新五郎 (Ikushima Shingorou)

Ikushima Shingorô was a kabuki actor of the Genroku period, famous for his involvement in the 1714 scandal known as the Ejima-Ikushima Affair.

Originally based in Osaka, Ikushima arrived in Edo in 1702/3. He performed in the premiere of the play Sukeroku, as the saké merchant Shimbei, in 1713.

Ikushima was then banished from Edo following the Ejima-Ikushima Affair, in which he played a central role.

References

  • Roger Keyes, Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan, New York Public Library (2006), 70.