Ichikawa Ebizo XI (Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII)

From Sanspo:

Ebizo as Musashi and Abe Hiroshi as Gion Toji - From NHK Musashi book 2:

"Shumei Hiro" (Name Changing Performance) in Kyoto - Ebizo (right) and Danjuro (left) in the play "Omatsuri" :

Behind the scenes of "Musashi" :

From Musashi:

bmwracer wrote:From Musashi:

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Thanks for the pic, racer boy !!!!!! :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

It's December 6 in Japan ...

27 years ago, a star was born:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EBI-SAMA !!!!!!!!!!!!:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:

To celebrate Ebizo's 27th birthday, this week I'll be posting a retrospective of his career and the 15 best pics I posted in the thread so far, in this week.

To start the retrospective, Ebizo, 5 years-old, in his first appearance on stage, under his real name (Horikoshi Takatoshi), playin' the role of Togo in "The Tale Of Genji". Beside him, playing Hikaru Genji, is his father, Ichikawa Danjuro - pic from the book "Ichikawa Ebizo - Juichidaime ...":

Two years later, at 7, he debuted as an actor and received the name Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII.

"Oneri" @ Naritasan Shinshoji, with his father, Danjuro:
On stage, at Kabuki-za, makin' his debut:

Ebizo, 13 years-old, plays the role of Chris, in the Musical "Stand By Me" - From the book "Ichikawa Ebizo ...":

Ebizo, 17 years old, plays for the first time the dual role of Yayoi/The Spirit Of the Lion, in "Kagami Jishi" - from the book "Ichikawa Ebizo ...":

1999 - Ebizo plays his first "Kabuki Juhachiban" (or 18 favorite roles of The Ichikawa Danjuro line of actors) role - Benkei, of the play "Kanjincho" - pic from the books "Kabuki Today" and "Ichikawa Ebizo...":

2000 - Ebizo plays for the first time another "Kabuki Juhachiban" role - Sukeroku, of the play "Sukeroku Yukari No Edo Zakura" - from the books "Kabuki Today" and "Ichikawa Ebizo ...":

Also in 2000, Ebizo plays for the first time the role of Hikaru Genji, in the play "Genji Monogatari". Due to his superb acting in the roles of Sukeroku and Hikaru Genji he receives from the press and Kabuki fans the title of "Rien No Prince/Kabuki kai No Prince" (Prince of Kabuki) - pics from the book "Kabuki Today":

2001 - Another "Juhachiban" role for the first time: Priest Narukami, in the play "Narukami" - from the book "Ichikawa Ebizo...":

2003 - He's the lead actor of the NHK Taiga Drama (Historic Series) "Musashi"- from NHK Musashi books 1 and 2:

November 2003 - He's back to the Kabuki stages after almost a year and a half break, playin' again Miyamoto Musashi:

December 2003 - He plays for the first time the role of Saito Betto Sanemori ("Sanemori Monogatari") - From the book "Ichikaea Ebizo...":

January 2004 - He plays for the first time the role of Senshin. It's his last performance under the name of Shinnosuke:

May 2004 - He receives the name Ichikawa Ebizo XI and performs at Kabuki-za the roles of Kamakura Gongoro Kagemasa ("Shibaraku") and Togashi ("Kanjincho") - From the book "Ichikawa Ebizo ...".