Bandō Mitsugorō VIII

male, deceased (1975)
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (八代目 坂東 三津五郎)(19 October 1906 - 16 January 1975) was one of Japan's most revered Kabuki actors from the 1930s until his deat...
Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

male, deceased (1926)
(September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926), sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu"), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Ts...
Nakamura Kichiemon II

Nakamura Kichiemon II

male, 65 years old
(born May 22, 1944 is a Japanese actor. Born in Kōjimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, he was the second son of Ichikawa Somegorō V, later known as Matsumoto Kō...

Ichikawa Danjūrō I

male, deceased (1704)
Ichikawa Danjūrō I (初代市川段十郎, "shodai Ichikawa Danjūrō") (1660-1704) was an early kabuki actor in Japan. He remains today one of the most famous of...

Bandō Tamasaburō V

male, 59 years old
Bandō Tamasaburō V is a Kabuki actor, and the most popular and celebrated "onnagata" (an actor specializing in female roles) currently on stage. He...
Yoshizawa Ayame

Yoshizawa Ayame

male
Yoshizawa Ayame is a stage name taken on by a series of Kabuki actors in Japan. Founded by one of the most famous "onnagata" (specialists in female...
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX

male, deceased (1910)
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX was one of the most successful and famous Kabuki actors of the Meiji period (1868-1912). Ninth in the line of actors to hold th...
Ichikawa Ennosuke III

Ichikawa Ennosuke III

male, 69 years old
Ichikawa Ennosuke III is a Japanese Kabuki actor, famous for his love of "keren" (stage tricks). He is considered the king of "chūnori"; he has f...

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII

male, deceased (1854)
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII was a Japanese kabuki actor of the prestigious Ichikawa Danjūrō line. He was a "tachiyaku" (male roles) actor in the "ara...

Matsumoto Kōshirō IX

male, 67 years old
Matsumoto Kōshirō IX is a Japanese kabuki actor, one of the most popular "tachiyaku" (specialist in male roles) currently performing. Like many me...