Born as the son of Koshiro Matsumoto, himself a well-known Kabuki-movie actor, Somegoro Ichikawa is the crown prince of a main stream clan among Kabuki families.

• 生为著名的歌舞伎出身的电影演员松本幸四郎的儿子，市川染五郎是歌舞伎世家中的名门的王子。