Ichikawa Sensho

Name: Ichikawa Sensho
Native name: 市川扇升
Also Known as: Ichikawa Senshou, いちかわせんしょう, おさないたかし, 小山内喬
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: December 25, 1918
Died: April 20, 1948

Ichikawa Sensho was a Japanese kabuki actor and actor. His real name was Osanai Takashi (小山内喬), and the director Osanai Kaoru (小山内薫) was his biological father.

In 1923, at the age of 6, he adopted the name Ichikawa Sensho as a disciple of the first generation Nakamura Kichiemon and made his debut on stage. Later, he became active in the Zenshinza theater company. However, he passed away at a young age on April 20, 1948. He was only 29 years old at the time of his death.

(Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1945	A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Japanese Movie, 1945, Wasa Daihachiro (Main Role)	Wasa Daihachiro Main Role	7.0
1942	The 47 Ronin: Last Part Japanese Movie, 1942, Oishi Chikara (Support Role)	Oishi Chikara Support Role	6.5
1941	The 47 Ronin Japanese Movie, 1941, Oishi Tadashi (Unknown)	Oishi Tadashi Unknown	7.2
1938	Oma no Tsuji: Edo no Maki Japanese Movie, 1938, [Prisoner] (Unknown)	[Prisoner] Unknown	0.0
1938	The Abe Clan Japanese Movie, 1938, Abe Nananojo [Fifth son] (Unknown)	Abe Nananojo [Fifth son] Unknown	6.0
1937	Sengoku Gunto Den Dai Ichibu: Toraokami Japanese Movie, 1937, Onzo (Unknown)	Onzo Unknown	0.0
1937	Humanity and Paper Balloons Japanese Movie, 1937, Nagamatsu (Support Role)	Nagamatsu Support Role	7.4
1937	Sengoku Gunto Den Dai Nibu: Akatsuki no Zenshin Japanese Movie, 1937, Onzo (Unknown)	Onzo Unknown	0.0
1936	Kochiyama Soshun Japanese Movie, 1936, Kataoka Hirotaro [Personal samurai attendant] (Support Role)	Kataoka Hirotaro [Personal samurai attendant] Support Role	6.8
1935	Machi no Irezumimono Japanese Movie, 1935, Tomoyoshi [Young] (Unknown)	Tomoyoshi [Young] Unknown	0.0

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