Bandō Hikosaburō III (三代目坂東彦三郎) (actor 1754 – 1828)

Alternate names: Ichimura Kichigorō I (初代市村吉五郎: from 3/1759 to 11/1770)
Kitsushi (poetry name - 橘子)
Rakuzen (poetry name - 楽善)
Shinsui III (poetry name)
Bandō Hikosaburō III (三代目坂東彦三郎: 11/1770 to 11/1813)

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Biography:

Bandō Hikosaburō III was an outstanding tachiyaku and dancer, who excelled in wajitsu and budōgoto roles. He was one of the first actors to promote realism in Kabuki. "In 1770 he became a protégé of Onoe Kikugorō I..." He held this name from 11/1770 to 11/1813, when he retired from the stage.

Bandō Hikosaburō III's two best roles were Ōboshi Yuranosuke in the Kanadehon Chūshingura and Kan Shōjō ("Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami").

"...the star of Yedo during the corresponding period of Bunka and Bunsei was the third Bandō Hikosaburō, youngest son of the eighth Ichimura Uzaemon. In later years he shaved his head, retired from the world, and lived in Honjo, a Yedo ward, where he posted up a notice on the gate to the effect that waste-paper dealers and actors were not allowed in. He was handsome and gifted, and died at the age of 75." (Zoë Kincaid in "Kabuki, the Popular Stage of Japan")