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Ichikawa Danjûrô II was a prominent [[kabuki]] actor of the [[Genroku]] period, son and heir to kabuki pioneer [[Ichikawa Danjuro I|Ichikawa Danjûrô I]].
Ichikawa Danjûrô II was a prominent [[kabuki]] actor of the [[Genroku]] period, son and heir to kabuki pioneer [[Ichikawa Danjuro I|Ichikawa Danjûrô I]].
He was regarded as the greatest ''[[tachiyaku]]'' actor (specialist in heroic/protagonist male characters) of his time, and is credited with contributing to the creation of a number of the plays later included in the ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', a collection of the greatest plays or pieces performed by the Ichikawa family. Those pioneered by Danjûrô II include ''[[Uiro Uri|Uirô Uri]]'', ''[[Ya no ne]]'', ''[[Kenuki]]'', ''[[Oshimodoshi]]'', ''[[Nanatsu men]]'', ''[[Kagekiyo]]'', and ''[[Kan'u]]''. Along with [[Sawamura Sojuro I|Sawamura Sôjûrô I]], [[Bando Hikosaburo I|Bandô Hikosaburô I]] and [[Otani Hiroji I|Ôtani Hiroji I]], he was also known as one of the "[[Shitenno|Shitennô]]," the Great Four Actors, of his time.
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In [[1747]]/5, [[1748]]/5, and [[1749]]/6, Danjûrô performed in the premieres of ''[[Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami]]'', ''[[Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura]]'', and ''[[Kanadehon Chushingura|Kanadehon Chûshingura]]'', respectively, which have since become widely regarded as the three most famous, or most popular, plays in the kabuki repertoire.
In [[1747]]/5, [[1748]]/5, and [[1749]]/6, Danjûrô performed in the premieres of ''[[Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami]]'', ''[[Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura]]'', and ''[[Kanadehon Chushingura|Kanadehon Chûshingura]]'', respectively, which have since become widely regarded as the three most famous, or most popular, plays in the kabuki repertoire.
After numerous periods of illness and convalescence, Ebizô performed onstage for the final time in [[1758]]/3, in the role of [[Soga Goro|Soga Gorô]], in a production of ''Ya no ne'' at the Ichimura-za; shortly afterwards, he fell ill once more, and died roughly six months later at his home in Meguro, a village near Narita-san, his family's patron temple. He was buried at Jôshô-in, a temple in the Shiba district of Edo.
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