Ichikawa Ebizo XI (Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII)

Betsy Hayashi wrote:One more from Harper's Bazaar Japan Mag, January 2005 - Ebizo as the spirit of the lion ("Kagami Jishi"):

That is such an amazing costume. :applaud:

It must take a few hours of outfitting and make-up in order to create that costume.
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:


That is such an amazing costume. :applaud:

It must take a few hours of outfitting and make-up in order to create that costume.
-PCM

I agree, that's an splendid costume !!!!
You won't believe me, but in this play he had to make-up and outfitting himself in few minutes (OK, there's a whole team to help him to do that, but it's such a incredible job) ... :crazy:

Betsy Hayashi wrote:

I agree, that's an splendid costume !!!!
You won't believe me, but in this play he had to make-up and outfitting himself in a few minutes ... :crazy:

Yep, I don't believe you...

Unless... he's wearing just white face makeup, with just a little black eyeliner and facepaint... and the kimono isn't too complicated in the back with the normal formal obi stuff...
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Yep, I don't believe you...

Unless... he's wearing just white face makeup, with just a little black eyeliner and facepaint... and the kimono isn't too complicated in the back with the normal formal obi stuff...
-PCM

Let me show you how he looks in the first half of this play:

It might be not so complicated, but it's a hard job anyway ...

Betsy Hayashi wrote:

Let me show you how he looks in the first half of this play:

Yeah, this could work...

If you look at his facepaint when he's dressed as a woman, it's the same white makeup, but less of it.

When he gets a break to change costumes, he'd simply had to add black liner to his facepaint.

The costume from the second half, though it looks complicated, could be done quickly if all of those layers are sewn together.
-PCM

Back to the gallery, Ebizo as Hikaru Genji - a pic from Kateigaho Mag, issue January 2005:

BTW, the pics are piling up at the Musashi thread, Bets. :hehe:

pcmodem wrote:

Yeah, this could work...

If you look at his facepaint when he's dressed as a woman, it's the same white makeup, but less of it.

When he gets a break to change costumes, he'd simply had to add black liner to his facepaint.

The costume from the second half, though it looks complicated, could be done quickly if all of those layers are sewn together.
-PCM

Yeah, that makes sense. I think it might be this way they do that costume change. Or they couldn't do that so quickly...

bmwracer wrote:BTW, the pics are piling up at the Musashi thread, Bets. :hehe:

Ah yeah, I'm checkin' (and saving) them, thanks !!!!! :mrgreen: :hehe: :hehe:

More of Ebizo as Hikaru Genji, from the book "Ichikawa Ebizo ...":

Ebizo and his father Danjuro in a recent ceremony in Kyoto - from the site http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/article.php?mid=P2005030700243&genre=M1&area=K1I:

Betsy Hayashi wrote:Ah yeah, I'm checkin' (and saving) them

Good, 'cause I've been purging the episode 4 'caps to make room for episode 9 'caps..... :)

bmwracer wrote:
Good, 'cause I've been purging the episode 4 'caps to make room for episode 9 'caps..... :)

Ah, that's OK, I've already save those pics. :mrgreen:

Ebizo preparing himself to play Hikaru Genji - From Kateigaho Mag, January 2005:

Ebizo as Hikaru Genji and Onoe Kikunosuke - From Kateigaho, January 2005:

Ebizo and Nakamura Fukusuke in the play "Genji Monogatari" - from the book "Ichikawa Ebizo...":

Ebizo and Onoe Kikunosuke in the play "Genji Monogatari" - From Kateigaho Mag, January 2005:

Ebizo and his father again in a event in Kyoto - From the site http://www.www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2005/03/07/164108.shtml:

Ebizo as Hikaru Genji - From the book "Ichikawa Ebizo ...":

Ebizo again as Hikaru Genji - From Kateigaho, January 2005: