Sawamura Gennosuke II (二代目沢村源之助: from 11/1817 to 10/1831) (actor 1802 – 1853)
Suketakaya Takasuke III (三代目助高屋高助: from 10/1852 to 9/1853)Sawamura Chōjūrō V (五代目沢村長十郎: from 11/1848 to 10/1852)
Sawamura Sōjūrō V (五代目沢村宗十郎: from 7/1844 to 11/1848)
Sawamura Tosshō I (初代沢村訥升: from 11/1831 to 7/1844)
Sawamura Genpei I (初代沢村源平: from 11/1807 to 11/1817)
Kōga (poetry name)
Tosshi (poetry name - 訥子)
Sawamura Gennosuke II (二代目沢村源之助)
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Biography:
This actor held this name from 11/1817 to 10/1831. He was the adopted son of Sawamura Sōjūrō IV aka Sawamura Gennosuke I (1784-1812). His brother and pupil was Sawamura Gennosuke III (1804-1863). His sons were Suketakaya Takasuke IV (1838-86) and Sawamura Tanosuke III (1845-78).
His birth father Hamazaki Chōkichi was a dekata working for the Izumiya
tea house. He ushered and supplied customers with various refreshments. His mother was the daughter of a farmer living and working in the Komeido district. He became a disciple of Sawamura Gennosuke I, the actor who later adopted him.
He died on 11/15/1853.
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Robert Schaap wrote on page 92 of Kunisada: Imaging, Drama and Beauty: "The son of a teahouse servant and a farmer's daughter, Sōjūrō V had no family connections to the theatre, which was unusual for the period. He received his formative training under Sawamura Sōjūrō IV (1784-1812) and later with distinguished actors, such as Matsumoto Kōshirō V and Onoe Kikugorō III. Known for his good looks, he was equally applauded for this staging of upright historical characters, often in soft, refined Kyoto-Osaka (Kamigata) style of acting (wagoto). He also had a reputation as an excellent dancer, a talented poet and tea ceremony master. One of his sons would become a leading kabuki actor under the stage name Sawamura Tanosuke III..."