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*''Birth: [[1671]]''
*''Death: [[1743]]''
*''Japanese'': 生島新五郎 ''(Ikushima Shingorou)''
Ikushima Shingorô was a [[kabuki]] actor of the [[Genroku]] period, famous for his involvement in the [[1714]] scandal known as the [[Ejima-Ikushima Affair]].
Originally based in [[Osaka]], Ikushima arrived in [[Edo]] in [[1702]]/3. He performed in the premiere of the play ''[[Sukeroku]]'', as the ''[[sake|saké]]'' merchant Shimbei, in [[1713]].
Ikushima was then banished from Edo following the Ejima-Ikushima Affair, in which he played a central role.
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==References==
*Roger Keyes, ''Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan'', New York Public Library (2006), 70.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]