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[[File:Sadanji.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A bronze bust of Sadanji at the [[Kabuki-za]]]]
*''Born: [[1842]]/10/28''
*''Died: [[1904]]/8/7''
*''Japanese'': 初代目[[市川]]左團次 ''(shodaime Ichikawa Sadanji)''
Ichikawa Sadanji I was among the leading [[kabuki]] actors of the [[Meiji period]], alongside [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]] and [[Onoe Kikugoro V|Onoe Kikugorô V]]. He revived the name "[[Ichikawa Sadanji|Sadanji]]," which had previously been held by [[Ichikawa Sadanji (old line)|an 18th century actor]] about which little is known.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Sadanji had a number of names. His first stage name was Ichikawa Tatsuzô, and he later passed through the names Ichikawa Shôjaku I and Ichikawa Koyone I before being given the name Sadanji in [[1864]]. He was also known by the poetry-name Ichikawa Shôchô, a name he passed on to his daughter, and then to his son-in-law. His ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was Takashimaya.
==Lineage==
Sadanji was the son of Nakamura Seikichi, a theater hair-dresser. Two of his brothers had careers as kabuki actors as well: [[Nakamura Jusaburo III|Nakamura Jusaburô III]] and [[Ichikawa Arajiro I|Ichikawa Arajirô I]].
Sadanji was adopted into the Ichikawa family by [[Ichikawa Kodanji IV]], and had several children who were successful kabuki actors as well. His daughter took the name [[Ichikawa Shocho I|Ichikawa Shôchô]] and started a women's kabuki troupe; she married one of Sadanji's disciples, who then also took on the name [[Ichikawa Shocho II|Shôchô]]. Sadanji's other son also followed in his footsteps, becoming [[Ichikawa Sadanji II]].
==Life and Career==
Sadanji was born in [[Osaka]], the son of a theater hairdresser. He had his stage debut at age 6, at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in Osaka, and became a disciple of Ichikawa Kodanji IV three years later.
He was adopted by Kodanji in [[1864]], at the age of 12, and given the name Sadanji. The two then relocated to [[Edo]], where Kodanji died the following year. Sadanji continued on, however, taking part in a number of significant events of the kabuki world of the early years of the [[Meiji period]]. In [[1870]]/10, he starred as [[Marubashi Chuya|Marubashi Chûya]] in the debut of the play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', and two years later took part in the opening ceremonies of the [[Shintomi-za]] theater. On July 16, [[1879]], he performed alongside Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, Onoe Kikugorô V, and a number of other prominent actors of the time in a special kabuki performance for Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. Eight years later, Sadanji, Danjûrô, and Kikugorô had the incredible honor of performing kabuki before an [[Emperor]] for the first time in history; this took place in a private engagement at the home of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]], in April [[1887]].
Over the years, Sadanji took part in the premieres of many now-classic plays, including ''[[Tsuchigumo]]'' in [[1881]], ''[[Funa Benkei]]'' in [[1885]], and ''[[Momijigari]]'' in 1887. In [[1892]], he became the head (''[[zagashira]]'') of the rebuilt [[Ichimura-za]], and the following year organized the rebuilding of the [[Meiji-za]], where he became the manager.
Sadanji appeared onstage for the last time in May [[1904]], at the Meiji-za. He died that August, and is buried alongside a number of other kabuki actors at [[Ikegami Honmonji]].
==References==
*"[http://www.kabuki21.com/sadanji1.php Ichikawa Sadanji I]," Kabuki21.com.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Born: [[1842]]/10/28''
*''Died: [[1904]]/8/7''
*''Japanese'': 初代目[[市川]]左團次 ''(shodaime Ichikawa Sadanji)''
Ichikawa Sadanji I was among the leading [[kabuki]] actors of the [[Meiji period]], alongside [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]] and [[Onoe Kikugoro V|Onoe Kikugorô V]]. He revived the name "[[Ichikawa Sadanji|Sadanji]]," which had previously been held by [[Ichikawa Sadanji (old line)|an 18th century actor]] about which little is known.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Sadanji had a number of names. His first stage name was Ichikawa Tatsuzô, and he later passed through the names Ichikawa Shôjaku I and Ichikawa Koyone I before being given the name Sadanji in [[1864]]. He was also known by the poetry-name Ichikawa Shôchô, a name he passed on to his daughter, and then to his son-in-law. His ''[[yago|yagô]]'' was Takashimaya.
==Lineage==
Sadanji was the son of Nakamura Seikichi, a theater hair-dresser. Two of his brothers had careers as kabuki actors as well: [[Nakamura Jusaburo III|Nakamura Jusaburô III]] and [[Ichikawa Arajiro I|Ichikawa Arajirô I]].
Sadanji was adopted into the Ichikawa family by [[Ichikawa Kodanji IV]], and had several children who were successful kabuki actors as well. His daughter took the name [[Ichikawa Shocho I|Ichikawa Shôchô]] and started a women's kabuki troupe; she married one of Sadanji's disciples, who then also took on the name [[Ichikawa Shocho II|Shôchô]]. Sadanji's other son also followed in his footsteps, becoming [[Ichikawa Sadanji II]].
==Life and Career==
Sadanji was born in [[Osaka]], the son of a theater hairdresser. He had his stage debut at age 6, at the [[Kado no Shibai]] in Osaka, and became a disciple of Ichikawa Kodanji IV three years later.
He was adopted by Kodanji in [[1864]], at the age of 12, and given the name Sadanji. The two then relocated to [[Edo]], where Kodanji died the following year. Sadanji continued on, however, taking part in a number of significant events of the kabuki world of the early years of the [[Meiji period]]. In [[1870]]/10, he starred as [[Marubashi Chuya|Marubashi Chûya]] in the debut of the play ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'', and two years later took part in the opening ceremonies of the [[Shintomi-za]] theater. On July 16, [[1879]], he performed alongside Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, Onoe Kikugorô V, and a number of other prominent actors of the time in a special kabuki performance for Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. Eight years later, Sadanji, Danjûrô, and Kikugorô had the incredible honor of performing kabuki before an [[Emperor]] for the first time in history; this took place in a private engagement at the home of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]], in April [[1887]].
Over the years, Sadanji took part in the premieres of many now-classic plays, including ''[[Tsuchigumo]]'' in [[1881]], ''[[Funa Benkei]]'' in [[1885]], and ''[[Momijigari]]'' in 1887. In [[1892]], he became the head (''[[zagashira]]'') of the rebuilt [[Ichimura-za]], and the following year organized the rebuilding of the [[Meiji-za]], where he became the manager.
Sadanji appeared onstage for the last time in May [[1904]], at the Meiji-za. He died that August, and is buried alongside a number of other kabuki actors at [[Ikegami Honmonji]].
==References==
*"[http://www.kabuki21.com/sadanji1.php Ichikawa Sadanji I]," Kabuki21.com.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]