Kowakamatsu Kiyoharu

Onoe Taganojo III

Taganojo ONOE the third (Sep 21, 1889 - June 20, 1978) was a Kabuki actor who was popular around the World War II. His real name was Kisaburo HIGUCHI. His Haimyo (Kabuki actor's offstage name) was Baika. His trade name was Otowaya. His uncle was a Kabuki actor, Kuzaemon ASAO. He made a debut in "Suzuki…

Bando Tamasaburo V

Bando Tamasaburo V is a Kabuki actor, and the most popular and celebrated onnagata (an actor specializing in female roles) currently on stage. He has also acted in a handful of films. (Source: Wikipedia)

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…

Minami Shinsuke I

Minami Shinsuke was a Japanese comedian, actor, TV host, and talent born in Hongo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. His eldest son is the second-generation comedian Minami Shinsuke. He studied at Suginami Daiichi Elementary School. In 1940, when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, he joined the children's…

Nakamura Kasen I

Talented Onnagata Kabuki actor

Ichikawa Udanji 1

Ichikawa Sai'nyû I was one of the stage giants in Kamigata during the Meiji era, along with Nakamura Sôjûrô and Jitsukawa Enjaku I (sôen'u). He was able to perform almost any kind of role as a tachiyaku, onnagata, katakiyaku or fukeyaku (in his latter years). He was an outstanding dancer and was…

Arashi Tokusaburo VI

Arashi Tokusaburo VI is a Japanese actor.

Nakamura Umenosuke IV

Nakamura Umenosuke IV, born Mitsui Tetsuo (三井鐵男) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and kabuki performer. He represented the renowned theater troupe Zenshinza, founded by his father, the third-generation Nakamura Kanyemon. His mother was the daughter of the second-generation Dansuro Enji.…

Ichikawa Danjuro XII

Ichikawa Danjuro XII, a Japanese Kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan, was known for his contributions to traditional theater. He inherited the stage name Naritaya and was affiliated with the Japan Art Academy, holding the rank of Senior Fifth Rank. His birth name was Horikoshi Natsuo, and he also used…