Ichikawa Ebizo XI (Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII)

I hope someday I will be able to go to Japan and see kabuki with my very own eyes :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

btw, is Ebizo married?

Oh sorry for posting too many questions :bonk:
Hope you won't get bored of my questions, Bets :bow:
Ebizo is gonna be 28 on Tuesday. Anything special? Like lots and lots of pics of him? :)

etoile wrote:I don't mean to compare, Betsy, but in terms of popularity, how popular is a kabuki actor in Japan? Compared to, say, actors that have made their way to acting through models or band?

Kabuki actors in Japan are considered high-standard actors, are respected, but just a few are actually "popular" (I mean, who are known inside and outside Kabuki World). Usually, the "popular" actors are the ones who also work in TV, Movies or Ads, like Ebizo.

I find that, as a young Japanese generation, who looks so modern from his pics (thanks again for the greeeeat pics, Bets, ) he's such an extraordinary young man for preserving his country's tradition. And he's sooo good looking

I agree 100%. That's the reason I love him. :smitten: :inlove:

I hope someday I will be able to go to Japan and see kabuki with my very own eyes

btw, is Ebizo married?

Me too !!!! :mrgreen:

No, Ebizo is single. But he was dating Yonekura Ryoko (Musashi's Otsu and bmwracer's fav girl).

etoile wrote:Oh sorry for posting too many questions :bonk:
Hope you won't get bored of my questions, Bets :bow:
Ebizo is gonna be 28 on Tuesday. Anything special? Like lots and lots of pics of him? :)

No, you absolutely didn't bore me, I actually love to answer to that questions. :thumbsup:

Man, Ebizo's birthday, I totally forgot, shame on me !!!!! :ashamed: :sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:
I had such a disgusting week that I forgot Ebi-sama's birthday... :shamefulcry:

OK, it's late, but I'll say:


HAPPY 28TH BIRTHDAY EBI-SAMA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Hope you have a long, long and happy life, with lots of happy days and news !!!!!!!!!!! :hug: :hug: :hug:

Well, to celebrate Ebizo's birthday, I'll post lots and lots of pics.

First, a "Musashi" cap by bmwracer:

Ebizo as Yosaburo ("Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi") - from the site

Pic from the site

More of the press conference to promote the play "Nobunaga" - from the site

Ebizo in the ceremonial costume he was wearing on "Kojo" - from the site

A funny drawing of Ebizo and Yonekura Ryoko - from the site White Love.jp:

More of the most recent CM for Yamaki - from

Thanx a lot for the pics Betsy :bow:

The play "Nobunaga" is also kabuki?

So he was dating Yonekura Ryoko?? :shocked:
Are they still dating??

etoile wrote:Thanx a lot for the pics Betsy :bow:

The play "Nobunaga" is also kabuki?

So he was dating Yonekura Ryoko?? :shocked:
Are they still dating??

You're welcome !!!! :thumbsup:

Yeah, they were dating, but don't know if they are still dating, since he's busy with the movie and "Nobunaga" and Yonekura's father has just passed away ...

And "Nobunaga" is not a Kabuki play.

Betsy Hayashi wrote:A funny drawing of Ebizo and Yonekura Ryoko - from the site White Love.jp:

Kawaii...! :hehe:


Hey, Bets, there seems to be some recent gossip that they've broken up or something like that, ne? :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
Kawaii...! :hehe:


Hey, Bets, there seems to be some recent gossip that they've broken up or something like that, ne? :headscratch:

Yeah, I've just read that on Japan-zone:

"Meanwhile the relationship between kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (28) and actress Yonekura Ryoko (30) has come to an end. Yesterday Ichikawa made his first public appearance since the breakup but refused to make a comment."

The best news of the year neh, racer boy ???? :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:

That's a pic of the first Ebizo's public appearance since the break up with Yonekura. Don't know where it was, because my PC doesn't display japanese characters and I couldn't read what was written ... That pic is from

Ebizo as the courtesan Yayoi ("Kagami Jishi"). From the site

Last pic from the site

"Musashi" cap by bmwracer: