Ichikawa Shinnosuke is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki

Kabuki

is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...

 actors of the Ichikawa family. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family.

Shinnosuke, like other actors' names, is bestowed (or given up) at grand naming ceremonies called shūmei

Shumei

Shūmei are grand naming ceremonies held in Kabuki theatre. Most often, a number of actors will participate in a single ceremony, taking on new stage-names....

in which a number of actors formally change their names. A number of actors have followed a particular sequence in their stage names, following their time as Ichikawa Shinnosuke by being granted the names Ichikawa Ebizō

Ichikawa Ebizo

Ichikawa Ebizō is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors of the Ichikawa family. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family...

 or Ichikawa Danjūrō

Ichikawa Danjuro

is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors of the Ichikawa family. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family. It is a famous and important name, and receiving it is an honor...

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The design of the Ichikawa family mon

Mon (badge)

, also , , and , are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual or family. While mon is an encompassing term that may refer to any such device, kamon and mondokoro refer specifically to emblems used to identify a family....

, three squares nested inside one another, is called mimasu (三升).

Lineage

• Ichikawa Shinnosuke I
  Ichikawa Ebizo V
  Ichikawa Danjūrō VII was a Japanese kabuki actor who specialized in male hero roles, said to be the greatest of the 19th century...
  
   (August 1794-1797) - Later, Ebizō V and Danjūrō VII. Established the Kabuki Jūhachiban
  Kabuki Juhachiban
  The Kabuki Jūhachiban , or Eighteen Best Kabuki Plays, is a set of kabuki plays, strongly associated with the Ichikawa Danjūrō line of actors ever since their premieres. These works were chosen and assembled as "the eighteen" by actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII . The pieces were considered to be...
  
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• Ichikawa Shinnosuke II
  Ichikawa Danjuro VIII
  Ichikawa Danjuro VIII was a Japanese actor in the 19th century. He is known for his role as Prince Mitsuuji in the play Genji Moyo Furisode Hinagata. He played the role of Prince Mitsuuji in the first production in 1852...
  
   (November 1823 - February 1825) - Son of Shinnosuke I. Later became Danjūrō VIII.
• Ichikawa Shinnosuke III (until February 1844) - Son of Shinnosuke I. Later became Ebizō VII.
• Ichikawa Shinnosuke IV (from July 1863) - Son of Shinnosuke I. Later became Ebizō VIII.
• Ichikawa Shinnosuke V (May 1913 - January 1957) - husband of daughter of Danjūrō IX.
• Ichikawa Shinnosuke VI
  Ichikawa Danjuro XII
  is a Japanese actor. He is the twelfth kabuki actor to hold the illustrious name Ichikawa Danjūrō.He is the eldest son of Ichikawa Danjūrō XI. He first appeared on stage in 1953 under his birth name Natsuo Horikoshi, and in 1958 took the name Ichikawa Shinnosuke...
  
   (May 1958 - October 1969) - Son of Danjūrō XI, later became Danjūrō XII.
• Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII
  Ichikawa Ebizo XI
  is the eleventh and current holder of the Ebizō name. He is a famous Kabuki and television actor and heir to the prestigious Ichikawa clan of kabuki actors....
  
   (May 1985 - April 2004) - Son of Shinnosuke VI. Later, Ichikawa Ebizō XI, the actor currently bearing that name.

Others

• Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (lived 1810 - 16 February 1863) is not formally acknowledged as a member of the lineage, though he was adopted by Danjūrō VII and called Ichikawa Shinnosuke VI for a few years during his childhood. Kamigata
  Kamigata
  Kamigata is a region of Japan referring to the cities of Kyoto and Osaka; the term is used particularly when discussing elements of Edo period urban culture such as ukiyo-e and kabuki, and when making a comparison to the urban culture of the Edo/Tokyo region.Kabuki, ukiyo-e, and many of the other...
  
   actor.
• Ichikawa Komazō VI a son of Danjūrō VII, held the name Shinnosuke for a short time in his childhood, but is not counted in the lineage.