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Unlike his [[Edo]] counterpart, [[Ichikawa Danjuro I|Ichikawa Danjûrô I]], Tôjûrô's line lasted a very few generations and died out less than a century after his death. His sons [[Sakata Tokuro|Sakata Tôkurô]] and [[Sakata Heishichiro|Sakata Heishichirô]] were active in the kabuki world, but neither succeeded to the Tôjûrô name. Rather, [[Sakata Tojuro III|Sakata Tôjûrô II]] was an unrelated disciple of the first Tôjûrô; his successor in turn, [[Sakata Tojuro II|Sakata Tôjûrô III]], was a distant relative of the first Tôjûrô, and was adopted by Tôjûrô II.

Unlike his [[Edo]] counterpart, [[Ichikawa Danjuro I|Ichikawa Danjûrô I]], Tôjûrô's line lasted a very few generations and died out less than a century after his death. His sons [[Sakata Tokuro|Sakata Tôkurô]] and [[Sakata Heishichiro|Sakata Heishichirô]] were active in the kabuki world, but neither succeeded to the Tôjûrô name. Rather, [[Sakata Tojuro III|Sakata Tôjûrô II]] was an unrelated disciple of the first Tôjûrô; his successor in turn, [[Sakata Tojuro II|Sakata Tôjûrô III]], was a distant relative of the first Tôjûrô, and was adopted by Tôjûrô II.

Following the death of Tôjûrô III in 1774, no one held the name of Sakata Tôjûrô for over 230 years, until in 2005, the third Nakamura Ganjirô revived the name, becoming Sakata Tôjûrô IV.

Following the death of Tôjûrô III in 1774, no one held the name of [[Sakata Tojuro|Sakata Tôjûrô]] for over 230 years, until in 2005, the third Nakamura Ganjirô revived the name, becoming Sakata Tôjûrô IV.

==Life and career==

==Life and career==