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ICHIKAWA EBIZO XI

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 1, 2022
Kabuki actor Ebizo assumes distinguished stage name Danjuro
The name Ichikawa Danjuro, succeeded by the 44-year-old, is the stage name established in the latter part of the 17th century and taken on by kabuki actors of the Ichikawa family.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 31, 2022
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo to assume esteemed family stage name of Danjuro
The stage name was established in the latter part of the 17th century, and is considered the most prestigious of the Kabuki stage names.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 28, 2019
New generation of quasi-gangsters fly under police radar
Mainstream media last month broke a long-standing silence they've had concerning the activities of Japan's organized crime groups, which are referred to in official circles as "boryokudan" (violent groups) or, colloquially, as "yakuza."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 11, 2019
What's in a name? Ask Ichikawa Ebizo, a kabuki scion
When it comes to kabuki, there are few names as recognizable as Ichikawa Ebizo. A member of the illustrious Ichikawa kabuki family, Ebizo has been a mainstay of Japanese traditional theater since his stage debut in "The Tale of Genji" in 1983 at the age of 5. Since then, he has performed at home and abroad, and has starred in TV programs and films.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2019
Popular actor Ichikawa Ebizo sees 2020 Games as chance to bring kabuki to a global stage
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo said Wednesday the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be an opportunity to promote the Japanese theater art and try and capture the hearts of international audiences.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 14, 2019
Popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo to become 13th holder of Danjuro stage name in 2020
Popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo said Monday he will assume his family's prestigious, centuries-old stage name of Danjuro in May 2020.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 13, 2017
Taunts, tweets and tough talk: Japan's quotes of 2017
Soundbites tell the story of a roller-coaster year for Japan, from its Diet to its dohyu014d.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 27, 2017
Ebizo urges non-Japanese fans to savor beauty of kabuki and not worry about language barrier
While words may be a barrier to fully understanding an artistic performance abroad, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo on Thursday urged spectators from overseas to enjoy the traditional Japanese art for the beauty of its "form."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2017
Ebizo starts English version of late wife Kobayashi's popular blog
A week after TV announcer Mao Kobayashi's death from breast cancer, her husband, kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo, revealed Friday that he has launched an English version of the blog she updated until her final days.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2017
TV presenter Mao Kobayashi, 34, dies after battle with breast cancer
Popular television presenter Mao Kobayashi, 34, died Thursday night after a more than two-year battle with breast cancer, her husband and kabuki star Ebizo said Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 5, 2016
Teenage apprentice growing up under the tutelage of kabuki superstar
While many junior high school boys spent their summer vacations on the beach in their swimwear, Ichikawa Fukutaro III got very little fun in the sun, spending much of his day in a kimono in the backstage dressing room of a kabuki theater.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 3, 2013
Ebizo rethinks kabuki's strategy
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2013
Japanese movie wins major award at Montreal festival
Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's film "Ask This of Rikyu," about a medieval-era tea master, won this year's Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Montreal International Film Festival.

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