Background: He was the child of Danjuro ICHIKAWA (V) however as he was illegitimate, he was adopted for a while by his father's cousin Kanjuro of the Izumiya tea room affiliated with the Nakamura-za theater, and then later on was adopted by Danjuro ICHIKAWA (V) and succeeded to the Ichikawa lineage.
背景の事情：市川團十郎(5代目)の実子だが、庶子だったため、いったん五代目の従弟にあたる中村座の芝居茶屋・和泉屋勘十郎の養子となり、後改めて五代目團十郎の養子となって市川宗家を継いだ。