Ichikawa Ebizo XI (Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII)

October 2004 - Ebizo's first performances abroad - in Paris - playin' the roles of Hankuro ("Double Suicide at Mount Toribe") and Yayoi/The Spirit Of Lion ("Kagami Jishi"):

Those are the pics of his most recent name changing performances, in Kyoto:

Shibaraku:

Still celebrating his 27th birthday, today I'm gonna post the best 15 pics of Ebizo (or, at least, my 15 favorite pics).

Starting with a Mizuno add:

From NHK Musashi book 1 (scan by bmwracer) - He looks absolutely charming in this pic:

More of his niiiiice smile - from Josei Jishin Magazine:

That smile, again :inlove:

Cover of Da Vinci Magazine:

A beautiful close up of his face - From another issue of Da Vinci Magazine:

From the photobook "Shinnosuke":

From NHK Musashi book 1 (scan by bmwracer):

Sexy - Another one from the book "Shinnosuke":

Call me sukebe, but I loooove this pic :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: - From the book "Shinnosuke":

From Musashi book 1 (another scan by bmwracer) - Look at his eyes... :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

Sexy again :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: - From the book "Ichikawa Ebizo - Juichidaime Shumei Kinen Shashinshu":

Kakkoii !!!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: - Another one from the book "Ichikawa Ebizo - Juichidaime ...":

From Kateigaho International:

And last but not least, one more from Kateigaho International:

Back to the regular programing after the birthday bash, a poster given free with NHK Musashi book 1:

Ebizo as Sukeroku - From Kateigaho Magazine, issue October 2004:

From the site http://olivier.roller.free.fr/archives.html: