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==Names and Lineage==
==Names and Lineage==
Like most kabuki actors, Kikugorô went by a number of different stage names over the course of his career. He debuted as [[Ichimura Kuroemon|Ichimura Kurôemon]], and spent time as [[Ichimura Kakitsu IV]] (from [[1863]]) and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XIII]] before taking the name [[Onoe Kikugoro|Onoe Kikugorô]] in [[1868]]. Kikugorô's ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was [[Otowaya]], and he also used the [[haimyo|poetry names]] Baikô and Kakitsu.
Like most kabuki actors, Kikugorô went by a number of different stage names over the course of his career. He debuted as [[Ichimura Kuroemon|Ichimura Kurôemon]], and spent time as [[Ichimura Kakitsu IV]] (from [[1863]]) and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XIII]] before taking the name [[Onoe Kikugoro|Onoe Kikugorô]] in a ceremony at the [[Ichimura-za]] in [[1868]]/8.<ref>Gallery labels, Kabuki-za Gallery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/50017569487/sizes/3k/]</ref> Kikugorô's ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was [[Otowaya]], and he also used the [[haimyo|poetry names]] Baikô and Kakitsu.
Kikugorô was the son of [[Ichimura Takenojo V|Ichimura Takenojô V]], and grandson of [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]] and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XI]]. [[Bando Kakitsu I|Bandô Kakitsu I]] was his brother.
Kikugorô was the son of [[Ichimura Takenojo V|Ichimura Takenojô V]], and grandson of [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]] and [[Ichimura Uzaemon XI]]. [[Bando Kakitsu I|Bandô Kakitsu I]] was his brother.
