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Shūmei ceremony (襲名) of Ichikawa En'ō II, Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Ichikawa Chūsha IX at the Misono-za in Nagoya (March 2013) Shūmei (襲名, "name succession") are grand naming ceremonies held in kabuki theatre. Most often, a number of actors will participate in a single ceremony, taking on new stage names.
Ichikawa Ennosuke IV was born on 26 November 1975, in Tokyo, Japan, into a family with deep connections to the kabuki tradition. He is the son of Hiroyuki Kinoshi, [ 3 ] stage name Ichikawa Danshirō IV, a kabuki actor known for his aragoto style of performances. Ennosuke made his first stage appearance as the child emperor Antoku in the kabuki ...
ICHIKAWA ENNOSUKE IV. July 1980: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, playing the role of the child emperor Antoku in the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". July 1983: he becomes Ichikawa Kamejirô II at the Kabukiza by playing the role of Kamuro Tayori in the dance "Modori Kago Iro ni Aikata".
The 16th of May 2017, the young star Ichikawa Ennosuke IV did his 1000th chûnori. It happened at the Shôchikuza in the drama " Kin no Zai Sarushima Dairi ". His first chûnori occurred in October 1985 at the Kabukiza in the drama " Futago Sumidagawa ".
Ichikawa Ennosuke IV will celebrate his shûmei in the eastern provinces in July 2013 [more details]. Ichikawa Ennosuke is also the award-winner of the Excellence Prize (yûshô shô) of the 34th Matsuo Artistic Awards (Matsuo Geinô Shô). He received his prize the 27th of March 2013 at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel in Tôkyô.
time. Kamejirô II changed his name to Ichikawa Ennosuke IV in June 2012 and performed the "Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata" scene of Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura at the Shinbashi Enbujô, Tokyo, in connection with the first month of his shûmei. However, since the print doesn't reflect Kamejirô II's new name, one can only assume it
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Jun 13, 2019 · The cover for ENGEKIKAI, the kabuki magazine of record, for June (#6) 2019, shows Ichikawa Ennosuke IV in the role of the old lady Iwate (in actuality, the demon of Adachigahara) in the dance-drama Kurozuka, a major work in which his family line—known as Omodakaya—specializes. The chief material in this issue is included in part two of the magazine’s overview of kabuki during the Heisei ...
