Therefore, the Ninth adopted Shinzo ICHIKAWA, who was his disciple, showing the talent at an early age and was called a 'genius,' then trained him with great care and taught him Naritaya's oiegei (the specialty of a school of the performing arts).
そこで九代目は門人ながら早くから「天才」と呼ばれてその資質を見せていた市川新蔵を養子とし、これを手塩にかけて育成して成田屋のお家芸を伝えていた。