hiː wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ kˌæwɔːɹɐzˈæki ɡˈɑːnəsˌuːk vˌiːˈaɪ, ænd wʌzðə fˈɑːðɚɹɪnlˈɔː ʌv ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə dændʒjˈʊɹɹoʊ ˈɛks.  dændʒjˈʊɹɹoʊ hæd tˈuː dˈɔːɾɚz, ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə sˈuːaɪsən ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə kˈaɪoʊkjˌuːbaɪ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ænd ɐ ɡɹˈændɔːɾɚ, ˌɪkɪkˈɑːwə sˈuːaɪsən ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː.
He was adopted by Kawarazaki Gonnosuke VI, and was the father-in-law of Ichikawa Danjūrō X.  Danjuro had two daughters, Ichikawa Suisen II and Ichikawa Kyokubai II, and a granddaughter, Ichikawa Suisen III.