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Competitions among Actors of the Three Theaters (San shibai yakusha gei kurabe): Kataoka Gadô II (=Kataoka Nizaemon VIII), Arashi Kichiroku I, Sawamura Tanosuke III, Ichimura Kakitsu IV, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Nakamura Ganpachi I, Ichikawa Dannosuke V (R); Nakayama Genjûrô II, Ichikawa Yaozô VI, Nakamura Fukusuke II, Nakamura Shikan IV, Nakamura Tsurusuke IV, Bandô Shûka (=Bandô Mitsugorô VI), Shinsui (Bandô Hikosaburô V) (C); Arashi Hinasuke VII, Sawamura Tosshô II, Nakamura Tsuruzô I, Onoe Kikujirô II, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Ichikawa Ichizô III, Iwai Kumesaburô III, Ichikawa Shinsha I, and Azumaya Shisui (L)
about 1856–57 (Ansei 3–4)