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==Life and Career==

==Life and Career==

He was born in [[Edo]] in 1791, to the daughter of the famous Ichikawa Danjûrô V; his father owned a ''shibai jaya'' (a teashop inside the theatre), and is said to have been a musician and low-ranking [[samurai]]. He appeared onstage for the first time at the age of 3, as Ichikawa Shinnosuke, and took the name Ebizô V at the age of six.

He was born in [[Edo]] in 1791, to the daughter of the famous Ichikawa Danjûrô V; his father owned a ''[[shibai jaya]]'' (a teashop inside the theatre), and is said to have been a musician and low-ranking [[samurai]]. He appeared onstage for the first time at the age of 3, as Ichikawa Shinnosuke, and took the name Ebizô V at the age of six.

The following year, he played the famous child roles of [[Emperor Antoku]] and Rokudai in ''[[Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura]]'' at the [[Nakamura-za]], where he had made his premiere. His adopted father died in 1799, and Ebizô was officially designated to become the next Danjûrô, one of the greatest honors an actor could receive. After his grandfather died in 1806, Ebizô became Danjûrô VII the following year.

The following year, he played the famous child roles of [[Emperor Antoku]] and Rokudai in ''[[Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura]]'' at the [[Nakamura-za]], where he had made his premiere. His adopted father died in 1799, and Ebizô was officially designated to become the next Danjûrô, one of the greatest honors an actor could receive. After his grandfather died in 1806, Ebizô became Danjûrô VII the following year.