Born in Japan's capital of Edo in 1660, he first performed at the age of 13 at the Nakamura-za, under the name Ichikawa Ebizō.
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His many influences include the pioneering of the aragoto style of acting which came to be largely associated with Edo kabuki and with Danjūrō and his successors in the Ichikawa Danjūrō line.
But the person most responsible for promoting and enriching Narita-san was Ichikawa Danjūrō I (1660–1704), one of the most influential actors of the golden age of kabuki.
Kon Ichikawa | Ichikawa Ebizō | Ichikawa, Chiba | Ichikawa Gakuen | ''Ichikawa Ebizō aitsutome moshi soro'' - Kiyomasu's print of the actor Ichikawa Ebizō | Ichikawa Danjūrō II | Ichikawa Danjūrō I | Ichikawa | Daisuke Ichikawa |