Soganoya Gorō (曾我廼家五郎) (actor 09/06/1877 – 11/01/1948)

Wada Hisaichi (birth name - 和田 久一)
Ichisakai (fisherman?) (pen name: 一堺漁人)

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Biography:

Comedic actor and writer. According to one Japanese website, in translation, he was referred to as the Japanese Charlie Chaplin and the Japanese king of comedy.

Soganoya Gorō and Choroku in <i>Hizakurige</i> from the series <i>Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles</i>
Related Object: Soganoya Gorō and Choroku in Hizakurige from the series Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles