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Ichikawa Yoshiro
Ichikawa Yoshiro was a Japanese actor and singer born in Tokyo. He dropped out of the theater department at Nihon University College of Art. Ichikawa belonged to Joji Ai Pro. He died at the age of 45 of subarachnoid hemorrhage on June 25, 1993.
Ichikawa Sumizo VI
Ichikawa Jukai III was an outstanding tachiyaku actor, excelling in nimaime roles. From the end of the Meiji era to the first decade of the Shôwa era, he was an active member of the troupe led by Ichikawa Sadanji II, which was involved in the creations of many Shinkabuki dramas, written by playwrights…
Ichikawa Kumehachi
Born in November 28, 1846 In 1858, she became the first woman actor in the kabuki theatre since the ban on female actors in 1629, and thus the acting profession was reintroduced for women in Japan. She was followed as a pioneer actress by Kawakami Sadayakko (1872–1946), who in 1903 became the first…
Ichikawa Sadanji II
Ichikawa Sadanji II was one of the most popular actors in Japan in the first half of the twentieth century. He was an open-minded reformist, working hard to promote new plays, and an adept of revivals of long-forgotten classical dramas. His close collaborations with Okamoto Kidô, Osanai Kaoru and Mayama…
