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Kabukiza: 130 years Kabuki

歌舞伎座百三十年 八月納涼歌舞伎
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Matsumoto Koshiro (10th generation)

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Matsumoto Koshirō X (十代目 松本幸四郎 Jūdaime Matsumoto Koshirō, born 8 January 1973 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and kabuki actor. His yagō is the Kōraiya. His mon is the Mitsu Ichō, and his kaemon is Yotsu Hana-bishi.
Ichikawa's buyō name is Matsumoto Kinshō (松本 錦升). His real name is Terumasa Fujima (藤間 照薫 Fujima Terumasa).

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Nakamura Nanosuke (second generation)

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Nakamura Shichinosuke (b. May 18, 1983) is a Japanese Kabuki, theatre, TV, and film actor. He was born Takayuki Namino,the second son of famed Kabuki performer, Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII. Unlike many kabuki actors, who specialize in a single type of role, Shichinosuke plays both male (tachiyaku) and female (onnagata) parts.

Nakamura, often represented as "Shichinosuke Nakamura" in reference to his American film career, is a member of the kabuki guild Nakamura-ya, and currently performs kabuki along with his brother Nakamura Kantarō II. His family can trace their lineage back, within the kabuki world, at least seven generations, to Onoe Kikugorō III and Ichimura Uzaemon XI, who performed in the early 19th century. As is the case with the names of all kabuki actors, "Nakamura Shichinosuke" is a yagō or stage name.

In September 1986 he made his first appearance on stage at the Kabuki-za, taking the name Nakamura Shichinosuke the following year. Within a few years he was described as "one of the 21st Century's most promising young Kabuki Actors". He has performed Kabuki in numerous international theaters, often alongside his father and brother, as part of the Heisei Nakamura-za. He also performs annually in Asakusa Kabuki at the Asakusa Kōkaidō, a production aimed at attracting the younger generation and encouraging in them an interest in kabuki.

In 1994, Shichinosuke performed in the modern play "Sukapan". He has also appeared in such NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) TV drama series as Takeda Shingen (a dramatization of Shingen's life), and Genroku Ryoran.

Nakamura graduated from high school in March 2002 and the following year he played the role of Emperor Meiji in Edward Zwick's movie The Last Samurai. The Last Samurai marks his film debut. In 2004 he appeared in the film version of Wataya Risa's novel Insutooru, and in 2005, he played an Edo period recovering drug addict in the absurdly comical film Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san, based on a comic book.

Nakamura was arrested in January 2005 in Tokyo's Bunkyō-ku for punching a police officer after a taxi driver claimed he did not pay his fare while intoxicated in what could be the first arrest of a kabuki actor since the arrest of Ichikawa Gonjūrō for a murder charge in 1871. The subsequent controversy after the arrest barred Nakamura from participating in the celebration of his father's shūmei (naming ceremony) in March 2005.

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Ichikawa Mononosuke (fourth generation)

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Ichikawa Ennosuke IV is one of Japan's most celebrated Kabuki actors and is widely regarded for his modern take on the centuries old Japanese tradition.He is the fourth generation to hold the name "Ennosuke" and performs under the yag-o, or house name, of Omodaka-ya.

July 1980: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, playing the role of the child emperor Antoku in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura".

July 1983: he becomes Ichikawa Kamejirô II at the Kabukiza by playing the role of Kamuro Tayori in the dance "Modori Kago Iro ni Aikata".

July 1998: Kamejirô becomes nadai and celebrates it by playing the role of Osato in the "Sushiya" scene of the play "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is staged at the Kabukiza.

January 2000: Kamejirô plays for the first time the prestigious role of Princess Taema in the play "Narukami", which is staged in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza. The role of Narukami is played by his father Ichikawa Danshirô IV.

August 2001: Kamejirô takes part in a Kabuki show in Houston (Texas) at the Museum of Fine Arts.

August 2002: first edition of the program of the association Kamejirô no Kai; Kamejirô plays in Kyôto at the Shunjûza the roles of Tamate Gozen and the spirit of the shishi in "Gappô Anshitsu" and "Kagami Jishi".

August 2003: 2nd edition of the program of the association Kamejirô no Kai; Kamejirô plays in Kyôto at the Shunjûza the roles of the Wisteria Maiden, the shôjô and the wandering woman Hanjo-no-Mae in "Fuji Musume", "Shôjô" and "Sumidagawa".

August 2004: 3rd edition of the program of the association Kamejirô no Kai; Kamejirô plays in Kyôto at the Shunjûza the roles of Ichijô Ôkura Naganari and the Heron Maiden in "Ichijô Ôkura Monogatari" and "Sagi Musume".

August 2005: 4th edition of the program of the association Kamejirô no Kai; Kamejirô plays in Tôkyô at the National Theatre the roles of Ofuna and Shizuka/Tomomori in "Yaguchi no Watashi" and "Funa Benkei".

May ~ June 2006: Kabuki tour in Western Europe, in London at the Sadler's Wells (31 May~11 June) and in Amsterdam at the Stadsschouwburg (15~18 June); Kamejirô plays the role of Kasane in "Kasane" [more details].

August 2006: 5th edition of the program of the association Kamejirô no Kai; Kamejirô plays in Tôkyô at the National Theatre the roles of Sadatô/Sodehagi and the celestial creature in "Sodehagi Saimon" and "Ama-kudaru Keisei".

January 2007: Kamejirô receives the Terayama Shûji Award of the 6th Asahi Performing Arts Awards (2006).

March 2007: tour in Paris (France); Kamejirô plays at the Palais Garnier the roles of Yoshitsune and the Mountain God in the dance-dramas "Kanjinchô" and "Momijigari", which celebrate the Ichikawa clan [more details].

March 2009: Kabuki adaptation by the famous stage director Ninagawa Yukio of Shakespeares "Twelfth Night", which is entitled "Ninagawa Jûniya", from the 24th to the 28th of March 2009 in London (UK) at the Barbican Theater; Kamejirô plays the role of Maa (Maria) [more details]. The same play is staged with the same casting in June 2009 at the Shinbashi Enbujô and in July 2009 at the Shôchikuza.

June 2012: Ichikawa Kamejirô II and his uncle Ichikawa Ennosuke III take the respective names of Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa En'ô II at the Shinbashi Enbujô, performing in a special program which celebrates the hatsubutai of both Ichikawa Chûsha IX and Ichikawa Danko V and commemorates the 49th anniversary (50th memorial service) of late Ichikawa En'ô I and Ichikawa Danshirô III; the new Ennosuke plays the roles of Tadanobu and Yamato Takeru in "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" and "Yamato Takeru" [more details].

July 2012: Ichikawa Ennosuke IV celebrates his second month of shûmei at the Shinbashi Enbujô, playing the roles of Yamato Takeru and the old woman Iwate (in reality the ogress) in "Yamato Takeru" and "Kurozuka" [more details].

January 2013: Ichikawa En'ô II, Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chûsha IX celebrate their shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza; the new Ennosuke plays the role of Tadanobu/the fox Genkurô in both "Yoshinoyama" and "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" [more details].

March 2013: Ichikawa En'ô II, Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chûsha IX celebrate their shûmei in Nagoya at the Misonoza; the new Ennosuke plays the roles of the old woman Iwate (in reality the ogress) and Tadanobu/the fox Genkurô in "Kurozuka" and "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" [more details].

19th March 2013: Ennosuke performes for the 100 times the role of Tadanobu/the fox Genkurô in "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata", in Nagoya at the Misonoza.

27th March 2013: Ennosuke receives at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel in Tôkyô the Excellence Prize (yûshô shô) of the 34th Matsuo Artistic Awards (Matsuo Geinô Shô).

April 2013: Ichikawa Ennosuke IV celebrates his shûmei at the Kanamaruza (Shikoku); the new Ennosuke plays the roles of Tadanobu/the fox Genkurô and Sodehagi/Abe no Sadatô in "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" and "Sodehagi Saimon" [more details].

June 2013: Ichikawa En'ô II, Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chûsha IX celebrate their shûmei in Fukuoka at the Hakataza; Ennosuke plays the role of Yamato Takeru and Tadanobu/the fox Genkurô in "Yamato Takeru" and "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" [more details].

July 2013: Ichikawa Ennosuke IV celebrates his shûmei in the eastern provinces [more details].

December 2013: Ichikawa En'ô II, Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chûsha IX celebrate their shûmei in Kyôto at the Minamiza; Ennosuke plays the role of Tadanobu/the fox Genkurô and the old woman Iwate (in reality the ogress) in "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" and "Kurozuka" [more details].

June 2014: Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chûsha IX celebrate their shûmei in the central provinces [more details].

September 2014: Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chûsha IX celebrate their shûmei in the western provinces [more details].

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Nakamura Senjaku (third generation)

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Nakamura Senjaku III is a talented wagotoshi and onnagata trained in the great tradition of the Kamigata Kabuki.

November 1967: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Nakamura Hirotarô.

January 1995: Nakamura Hirotarô and his elder brother Nakamura Tomotarô respectively take the name of Nakamura Senjaku III and Nakamura Kanjaku V at the Nakaza; the new Senjaku plays the roles of Princess Yaegaki and Hiranoya Tokubê in the dramas "Jusshukô" and "Sonezaki Shinjû".

April 1995: Nakamura Senjaku III and Nakamura Kanjaku V celebrate their shûmei in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza; the new Senjaku plays the roles of Hinadori and the shirabyôshi Sakurako in the classic "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" and the dance-drama "Ninin Dôjôji".

October 1995: Nakamura Senjaku III and Nakamura Kanjaku V celebrate their shûmei in Nagoya at the Misonoza; the new Senjaku plays the roles of Osato and Princess Yuki in the dramas "Tsubosaka" and "Kinkakuji".

August~September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji.

September 1999: revival at the Minamiza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Ogasawara Sôdô"; Senjaku plays the roles of Odai-no-Kata and Ohaya [casting].

May ~ June 2001: Chikamatsuza tour and several Kabuki seminars in England. Senjaku, his father Ganjirô and his brother Kanjaku play in the dance-drama "Tsuri Onna" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû".

June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji.

July 2004: Fifth edition of the Heisei Nakamuraza, staged abroad for the first time; Nakamura Kankurô and his troupe, which includes Nakamura Hashinosuke, Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô and Nakamura Shichinosuke, perform in Boston (8~10 July, Cutler Majestic Theatre), New York City (17~25 July, Lincoln Center) and Washington DC (28 July, Warner Theater). In Boston and Washington, the troupe presents the dances "Bô Shibari" and "Renjishi". In New York, an Edo 545-seat traditional theater is built within the Lincoln Center and the troupe presents the great Kamigata drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami".

June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII) with the production of "Sakura Hime"; Senjaku plays the role of Nagaura.

March~April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production (in two different programs) of "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan"; Senjaku plays the roles of Osode/Ohana or Satô Yomoshichi/Kobotoke Kohei.

July 2007: second Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, in New York (Lincoln Center, 16~22 July) and Washington (Warner Theatre, 26 July); Senjaku plays in New York the role of a priest and Okumi in "Renjishi" and "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage". He also plays in Washington the role of Yoshitsune in "Kanjinchô".

May~June 2008: first Heisei Nakamuraza tour in Europe, in Berlin at the The House of World Cultures (Germany) from the 14th to the 21st of May 2008 and in Sibiu (Rumania) from the 29th of May to the 1st of June 2008 for the International Theatre Festival; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" [casting].

June 2008: 9th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji.

July 2009: 10th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki.

September 2009: Heisei Nakamuraza in Nagoya.

June 2010: 11th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki.

July 2010: Heisei Nakamuraza in Matsumoto.

October 2014: the October Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza commemorates the 26th anniversary (27th memorial service) and the 2nd anniversary (3rd memorial service) of late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII and late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII.

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Nakamura Shido (second generation)

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Mikihiro Ogawa (小川 幹弘 Ogawa Mikihiro, born 14 September 1972), better known by the stage name Shidō Nakamura II (二代目 中村 獅童 Nidaime Nakamura Shidō), is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.

Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement. Twenty-one years later, despite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-old Kabuki actor was in his first film, Ping Pong (2002), in which he portrayed a skin-headed, demonically intense table-tennis champion nicknamed Dragon. His film debut won Nakamura a Best Newcomer award at the 2003 Japanese Academy Awards. Since then, Nakamura has starred in a string of high-profile movies as well as TV dramas.

Nakamura came to international attention in 2004 after starring in the highly successful romance movie Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (Be With You) with Yūko Takeuchi, the two stars playing a couple separated by death. The two married for a short time after filming was complete, from May 10, 2005 until they divorced on February 29, 2008.

In the Hong Kong/China martial arts movie Fearless starring international kung fu star Jet Li, and set in 1910s Imperial China, Nakamura plays a Japanese sword expert who is Jet Li's final opponent. He also has a choice role in Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima.

Nakamura is the voice of Yoshitaka Mine, Chairman of the Hakuho Clan in Yakuza 3 (released in Japan as Like a Dragon 3 (3 "Ryū ga Gotoku 3").

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Ichikawa Middle car (Ninth generation)

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Teruyuki Kagawa (香川 照之 Kagawa Teruyuki, born December 7, 1965) is a Japanese actor.
Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Yuko Hama. His grandmother is the film actress Sanae Takasugi.

In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps since very early ages, but his parents divorced in 1968 and his mother was given the custody of him. After that event, he never saw his father again, and his mother refused to give him any training on the Kabuki art and he grew believing that it was "something that must not be watched". However he tried several times to meet his biological father. When he was 20, he went to one of his performances and asked if he could see him, stating that he was Ennosuke's son, but when his father's assistants reported to him the situation he refused, stating that he didn't have any son.

He graduated in social psychology at the University of Tokyo and decided to start a career in cinema.

He has twice been nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the Japanese Academy Awards, once for Warau Iemon and once for Kita no zeronen. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Mt. Tsurugidake.

When his first son Masaaki, born in 2004, shown interest in becoming a Kabuki actor. As a result, Teruyuki tried again to meet with his aged father and succeeded.

At the same time, he decided to start his own career in Kabuki, at an age which is extremely unusual for an actor. The only time it happened was in 1910, when Ichikawa Danjuro IX's adopted and then son-in-law Ichikawa Sansho V decided to start his career at age 28 after his adoptive father's death.

In 2011, it was announced that on June 2012 he and his son, at their father and cousin's Shūmei, they would have taken the names, respectively, of Ichikawa Chusha IX and Ichikawa Danko V.

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Derma is a Japanese beatmaker .

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