Segawa Rokō IV (四代目瀬川路考: from 11/1807 to 11/1812) (actor 1782 – 1812)

Alternate names: Rokō (poetry name - 路考)
Segawa Kikunosuke (瀬川菊之助: from 11/1799 to 8/1801)
Segawa Michinosuke I (初代瀬川路之助: from 8/1801 to 11/1807)
Bandō Sennosuke (坂東千之助: his earliest acting name until 1/1792)
Nakamura Sennosuke I (初代中村千之助: from 1/1792 to 11/1799)

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Biography:

Segawa Rokō IV was a popular actor and a rival of Iwai Hanshirō V for the title of Edo's best onnagata. He excelled in the roles of maiden or spouse in sewamono dramas. He was unfortunately cut down in his prime and posthumously received the name of Segawa Kikunojō IV. Rokō IV held this name from 11/1807 until his death on the 29th day of the 11th month of 1812.