Sanogawa Ichimatsu (佐野川 市松, 1722 – 1762) was an 18th-century kabuki actor.[1]
Sanogawa Ichimatsu | |
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 Sanogawa Ichimatsu with Puppet. | |
| Born | 1722 Fushimi, Yamashiro, Japan |
| Died | 1762 |
| Other names | Sanogawa Ichimatsu I |
He was born to a family of samurai in Fushimi in Yamashiro province and was adopted by Jinzô, an usher working at the Minamigawa no Shibai (Minami-za) in Kyôto. Later on, he trained in the Kamigata theaters under Sanogawa Mangiku. He settled in Edo in the 11th lunar month of 1744, where he stayed and won fame as a kabuki actor up to his death in the 11th lunar month of 1762.[2]
References
edit- ^ The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the Role of Shakkyō Dancer, retrieved 2013-06-03
- ^ Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, retrieved 2013-06-03
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