Background: He was born to the tea room of Kanjuro IZUMIYA attached to Edo's Nakamura-za theater, although it was said that he was really the son of Danjuro ICHIKAWA (II).
背景の事情：江戸中村座の芝居茶屋・和泉屋勘十郎の子として生まれる（ただし実は市川團十郎(2代目)の実子だったともいう）。