Emperor Antoku
The following year, he played the famous child roles of Emperor Antoku and Rokudai in "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura" at the Nakamura-za, where he had made his premiere. His adopted father died in 1799, and Ebizō was officially designated to become the next Danjūrō, one of the greatest honors an actor could receive. After his grandfather died in 1806, Ebizō became Danjūrō VII the following year.