 Ayame had four sons who followed their father in acting.They were Yoshizawa Ayame II, Yoshizawa Ayame III, Yamashita Matatarō I, and Nakamura Tomijurō I. Yoshizawa Ayame V and Yoshizawa Matatarō II were his grandsons, and Yoshizawa Iroha II his great-grandson.Ayame also had a number of disciples, including Yoshizawa Sengiku, Yoshizawa Takegorō, and Yoshizawa Tamazuma.