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*''Born: [[1791]]''
*''Died: [[1859]]/1/29''
*''Acting style: [[aragoto]] [[tachiyaku]]''
*Japanese: 五代目市川海老蔵 ''(Godaime Ichikawa Ebizou)''
Ichikawa Ebizô V was a [[kabuki]] actor who specialized in male hero (''tachiyaku'') roles, said to be the greatest of the 19th century. He was responsible for the establishment of the ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', a collection of the eighteen greatest plays in the repertoire.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Ebizô had a number of names. He was the fifth to be called [[Ichikawa Ebizo|Ichikawa Ebizô]]. He was a member of the guild Naritaya, and could be referred to by this name (see ''[[yago|yagô]]''). Other names he used on stage include Ichikawa Hakuen II, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, and Ichikawa Shinnosuke I. In poetry circles, he often used the names Jukai (I), Sanshô, and Hakuen. Ebizô was also referred to in various circumstances as Ichikawa Jukai I, Matsumoto Kôshirô, Hatagaya Jûzô and Naritaya Shichizaemon II, though he did not formally use these names onstage.
==Lineage==
The son of [[Ichikawa Danjuro V|Ichikawa Danjûrô V]]'s daughter, he was formally adopted into the kabuki lineages by [[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]]. Through these connections, he could trace his lineage back to the [[Ichikawa Danjuro I|first Danjûrô]].
Ebizô had a number of sons who became actors, under the names [[Ichikawa Danjuro VIII|Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII]], [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]], [[Ichikawa Ebizo VII|Ichikawa Ebizô VII]], [[Ichikawa Ebizo VIII|Ichikawa Ebizô VIII]], [[Ichikawa Komazo VI|Ichikawa Komazô VI]], [[Ichikawa Saruzo I|Ichikawa Saruzô I]], and [[Ichikawa Kozo|Ichikawa Kôzô]]. He also had a great many disciples.
==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.
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.
In the early 1810s, Danjûrô performed at the [[Ichimura-za]] in a number of new plays by the great playwright [[Tsuruya Nanboku IV]], and played the titular role of Sukeroku in ''[[Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura]]'' for the first time in 1811, alongside [[Iwai Hanshiro V|Iwai Hanshirô V]] and [[Matsumoto Koshiro V|Matsumoto Kôshirô V]]. Upon its reopening in 1815, he moved to the [[Kawarazaki-za]], along with Hanshirô, Kôshirô, and [[Seki Sanjuro II|Seki Sanjûrô II]]. He performed primarily there, and at the Ichimura-za, for the next several decades, until 1840. Hanshirô, Kôshirô, and the famous ''onnagata'' [[Segawa Kikunojo V|Segawa Kikunojô V]] remained his chief partners onstage throughout this period.
Danjûrô retook the name Ebizô at a grand ''shûmei'' naming ceremony in 1832, passing on the name to his nine-year old son, who now became Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII. He played the role of [[Benkei]] in the 1840 premiere of ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'' at the Kawarazaki-za. Two years later, he was arrested for violating the [[sumptuary law|sumptuary regulations]], and banished from Edo, his home destroyed.
Ebizô then performed in Kyoto and Osaka for the next eight years or so, alongside the likes of [[Ichikawa Kodanji IV|Ichikawa Kôdanji IV]] and [[Arashi Rikan III]]. After returning to Edo and to the Kawarazaki-za in 1850, Ebizô went on tour to [[Kamigata]] again in 1854, performing in [[Nagoya]], Kyoto, and Osaka. That same year, upon Ebizô's arrival in Osaka, his son Danjûrô VIII committed suicide in the inn they were staying at.
Ebizô remained in the Kamigata area for several years, and then returned to Edo once more. At a performance at the Nakamura-za in the 12th month of 1858, he began to feel ill, and left the stage for several weeks. The following month, he was scheduled to perform as [[Soga no Iruka]] in ''Imoseyama Onna Teikin'', but fell ill once more and died on the 29th.
==References==
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both the [http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/ Samurai Archives Wiki] and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[http://kabuki21.com/ebizo5.php Ichikawa Ebizô V at Kabuki21.com]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Died: [[1859]]/1/29''
*''Acting style: [[aragoto]] [[tachiyaku]]''
*Japanese: 五代目市川海老蔵 ''(Godaime Ichikawa Ebizou)''
Ichikawa Ebizô V was a [[kabuki]] actor who specialized in male hero (''tachiyaku'') roles, said to be the greatest of the 19th century. He was responsible for the establishment of the ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'', a collection of the eighteen greatest plays in the repertoire.
==Names==
Like most kabuki actors, and many artists, of his time, Ebizô had a number of names. He was the fifth to be called [[Ichikawa Ebizo|Ichikawa Ebizô]]. He was a member of the guild Naritaya, and could be referred to by this name (see ''[[yago|yagô]]''). Other names he used on stage include Ichikawa Hakuen II, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, and Ichikawa Shinnosuke I. In poetry circles, he often used the names Jukai (I), Sanshô, and Hakuen. Ebizô was also referred to in various circumstances as Ichikawa Jukai I, Matsumoto Kôshirô, Hatagaya Jûzô and Naritaya Shichizaemon II, though he did not formally use these names onstage.
==Lineage==
The son of [[Ichikawa Danjuro V|Ichikawa Danjûrô V]]'s daughter, he was formally adopted into the kabuki lineages by [[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]]. Through these connections, he could trace his lineage back to the [[Ichikawa Danjuro I|first Danjûrô]].
Ebizô had a number of sons who became actors, under the names [[Ichikawa Danjuro VIII|Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII]], [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]], [[Ichikawa Ebizo VII|Ichikawa Ebizô VII]], [[Ichikawa Ebizo VIII|Ichikawa Ebizô VIII]], [[Ichikawa Komazo VI|Ichikawa Komazô VI]], [[Ichikawa Saruzo I|Ichikawa Saruzô I]], and [[Ichikawa Kozo|Ichikawa Kôzô]]. He also had a great many disciples.
==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.
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.
In the early 1810s, Danjûrô performed at the [[Ichimura-za]] in a number of new plays by the great playwright [[Tsuruya Nanboku IV]], and played the titular role of Sukeroku in ''[[Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura]]'' for the first time in 1811, alongside [[Iwai Hanshiro V|Iwai Hanshirô V]] and [[Matsumoto Koshiro V|Matsumoto Kôshirô V]]. Upon its reopening in 1815, he moved to the [[Kawarazaki-za]], along with Hanshirô, Kôshirô, and [[Seki Sanjuro II|Seki Sanjûrô II]]. He performed primarily there, and at the Ichimura-za, for the next several decades, until 1840. Hanshirô, Kôshirô, and the famous ''onnagata'' [[Segawa Kikunojo V|Segawa Kikunojô V]] remained his chief partners onstage throughout this period.
Danjûrô retook the name Ebizô at a grand ''shûmei'' naming ceremony in 1832, passing on the name to his nine-year old son, who now became Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII. He played the role of [[Benkei]] in the 1840 premiere of ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'' at the Kawarazaki-za. Two years later, he was arrested for violating the [[sumptuary law|sumptuary regulations]], and banished from Edo, his home destroyed.
Ebizô then performed in Kyoto and Osaka for the next eight years or so, alongside the likes of [[Ichikawa Kodanji IV|Ichikawa Kôdanji IV]] and [[Arashi Rikan III]]. After returning to Edo and to the Kawarazaki-za in 1850, Ebizô went on tour to [[Kamigata]] again in 1854, performing in [[Nagoya]], Kyoto, and Osaka. That same year, upon Ebizô's arrival in Osaka, his son Danjûrô VIII committed suicide in the inn they were staying at.
Ebizô remained in the Kamigata area for several years, and then returned to Edo once more. At a performance at the Nakamura-za in the 12th month of 1858, he began to feel ill, and left the stage for several weeks. The following month, he was scheduled to perform as [[Soga no Iruka]] in ''Imoseyama Onna Teikin'', but fell ill once more and died on the 29th.
==References==
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both the [http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/ Samurai Archives Wiki] and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[http://kabuki21.com/ebizo5.php Ichikawa Ebizô V at Kabuki21.com]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]