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Kabuki performance in Saudi Arabia

Kabuki actor Nakamura Hayato performs in Riyadh on Nov. 3, 2025, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Saudi Arabia.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (C) performs during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 12, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (C) performs during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 12, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen (C) scatters roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Campaign to promote Japan's hot spring culture

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen performs in the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2024. The eastern Japan prefecture hosted the event as it seeks inclusion of hot spring culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Campaign to promote Japan's hot spring culture

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen performs in the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2024. The eastern Japan prefecture hosted the event as it seeks inclusion of hot spring culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Campaign to promote Japan's hot spring culture

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen performs in the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2024. The eastern Japan prefecture hosted the event as it seeks inclusion of hot spring culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.(Kyodo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.

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Kabuki actors' name plates in Kyoto

Wooden plates with Kabuki actor names written in calligraphy are installed at Minamiza Theatre in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 26, 2023, ahead of a year-end show.

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Kabuki actors' name plates in Kyoto

Wooden plates with Kabuki actor names written in calligraphy are installed at Minamiza Theatre in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 26, 2023, ahead of a year-end show.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke released on bail

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 31, 2023, after he is released on bail following his indictment for allegedly assisting his parents' taking of their own lives in what is believed to have been a family suicide pact. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

Journalists take a picture of a vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke as it arrives at a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke enters a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke enters a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke

Journalists gather on June 27, 2023, near a hospital in Tokyo -- where popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke has been staying -- ahead of his expected arrest on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Investigation at Kabuki actor Ennosuke's home

Metropolitan Police Department investigators head to the home of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, a day after he was found there in a dazed state, with police suspecting he attempted suicide. His mother and father, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro, also at the scene, were both confirmed dead on the day.

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Investigation at Kabuki actor Ennosuke's home

Metropolitan Police Department investigators head to the home of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, a day after he was found there in a dazed state, with police suspecting he attempted suicide. His mother and father, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro, also at the scene, were both confirmed dead on the day.

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Investigation at Kabuki actor Ennosuke's home

Metropolitan Police Department investigators head to the home of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, a day after he was found there in a dazed state, with police suspecting he attempted suicide. His mother and father, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro, also at the scene, were both confirmed dead on the day.

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Investigation at Kabuki actor Ennosuke's home

Metropolitan Police Department investigators head to the home of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, a day after he was found there in a dazed state, with police suspecting he attempted suicide. His mother and father, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro, also at the scene, were both confirmed dead on the day.

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CORRECTED: Popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke taken to hospital

Posters for shows performed by Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke are displayed at Meijiza theater in Tokyo on May 18, 2023. The popular actor was taken to hospital the same day after his manager found him collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo, with police suspecting he attempted suicide.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro

File photo taken in September 2011 shows a portrait of renowned Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro, who was found collapsed along with his wife and his son, Ichikawa Ennosuke, also a popular Kabuki actor, at their Tokyo home on May 18, 2023, with police suspecting the son attempted suicide. Danshiro and his wife were confirmed dead while their son's life is not in danger, according to an investigative source.

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Popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke taken to hospital

Investigators move around the home of popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in Tokyo on May 18, 2023, after he was taken to hospital when his manager found him collapsed along with his parents at their home. The actor is believed to have attempted suicide, according to an investigative source.

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Popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke taken to hospital

Police officers watch over the home of popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in Tokyo on May 18, 2023, after he was taken to hospital when his manager found him collapsed along with his parents at their home. The actor is believed to have attempted suicide, according to an investigative source.

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Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen scatters roasted beans during the annual "Setsubun" event marking the turn from winter to spring at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita, near Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2023.

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Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke engaged

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2018, to announce his engagement to Yoko Namino (R), daughter of kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon.

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Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke engaged

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (L) and Yoko Namino, daughter of kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon, pose for photos after a press conference to announce their engagement in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013.

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Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke engaged

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (L) and Yoko Namino, daughter of kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2018, to announce their engagement.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (C) walking with his son Kangen Horikoshi in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performing in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performing in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo delivering a speech alongside his son Kangen Horikoshi in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki star announces wife's advanced breast cancer

TOKYO, June 9 Kyodo - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on June 9, 2016. Ebizo announced that his wife Mao Kobayashi has been fighting "progressive" breast cancer for the past 20 months, saying the disease is in a "serious" stage.

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Celebrities, geisha parade at annual 'Ebisu' festival

OSAKA, Japan - A dazzling good luck palanquin parade, featuring kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and other celebrities as well as geisha female entertainers, march through downtown Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 10, 2015, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Kabuki actor succeeds traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro

OSAKA, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku (C) waves to fans in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, following his succession to the traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro as he moves on a boat on the Dotombori River toward a theater. His younger brother Nakamura Senjaku (far R) is among his followers.

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Ebizo, comedy duo win Yahoo Japan's search awards

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L), Koyuki Hashimoto (C) and Soko Nakano of comedy duo Nippon Elekiteru Rengo receive Yahoo Japan Corp.'s 2014 search awards in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, as they observed big jumps in the number of searches for their names on the Internet in 2014 from the previous year.

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Entertainers who saw jumps in Yahoo searches in 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Yahoo Japan Corp.'s search awards winners who saw jumps in the number of searches for their names on the Internet in 2014 from the previous year attend a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014. They are beatboxer HIKAKIN, idol group member Kanna Hashimoto, kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, comedy duo Koyuki Hashimoto and Soko Nakano of Nippon Elekiteru Rengo and model Miwako Kakei (from L).

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Kabuki star Sakata stands on brand-new theater stage

KYOTO, Japan - Star kabuki actor Sakata Tojuro stands on a brand-new cypress stage at the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Winners of 2014 Best Dresser Awards on stage

TOKYO, Japan - Winners of the 43rd Best Dresser Awards, hosted by the Men's Fashion Unity, pose on stage after receiving awards at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The winners are (From L) Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke, script and broadcast writer Kundo Koyama, actress Rie Miyazawa, actor Ryohei Suzuki, table tennis player Ai Fukuhara and photographer Tsuneko Sasamoto.

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Celebrities attend event marking 400th anniv. of Osaka siege

OSAKA, Japan - Celebrities in traditional armor suits pose in front of Osaka Castle in western Japan during an event on Oct. 1, 2014, to mark the 400th anniversary of the "Winter Siege of Osaka" in feudal Japan. From R: Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka, singer Akiko Wada, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and event executive committee head Shinya Hashizume.

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Celebrities start event for 400th anniv. of Osaka siege

OSAKA, Japan - Celebrities in traditional armor suits cut the ribbon to open an event commemorating the 400th anniversary of the "Winter Siege of Osaka" in feudal Japan. From L: Kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka, singer Akiko Wada, Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and event executive committee head Shinya Hashizume.

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Kabuki actors parade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kankuro takes part in an "Oneri" parade on a rickshaw through the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya on June 1, 2014, to promote the upcoming kabuki play "Sannin Kichisa."

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Kabuki actor Kanjaku to succeed to Ganjiro's name

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku gives a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, announcing that he will become Nakamura Ganjiro IV in January 2015.

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Japan's ruling party lawmakers form group to promote Kabuki

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Hashinosuke Nakamura speaks at a meeting on Feb. 27, 2014, to inaugurate an association formed by lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to promote the traditional Japanese theatrical art. Nakamura is flanked by former culture minister Hirofumi Nakasone (L) and Junichi Sakomoto, president of Shockiku Co., operator of the Kabuki-za theater.

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Kabuki actor

KYOTO, Japan - Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo performs during an event marking the 1,050th anniversary of the opening of Rokuharamitsuji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Kabuki actor

KYOTO, Japan - Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo performs during an event marking the 1,050th anniversary of the opening of Rokuharamitsuji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Kabuki actor

KYOTO, Japan - Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo performs during an event marking the 1,050th anniversary of the opening of Rokuharamitsuji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 16, 2013.

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Nakamura Utaemon makes comeback to Kabuki

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Fukusuke, a Kabuki actor, speaks during a press conference on Sept. 4, 2013 in Tokyo after it was announced he will become Nakamura Utaemon VII in March 2014. He will succeed to the prestigious stage name that has been passed down over generations from the middle of the Edo period.

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"Ask This of Rikyu" wins award

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, the main actor in the Japanese film "Ask This of Rikyu," holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, after the film from director Mitsutoshi Tanaka about a tea master during the medieval period won the Best Artistic Contribution award at the Montreal International Film Festival.

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"Ask This of Rikyu" wins award

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, the main actor in the Japanese film "Ask This of Rikyu," holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, after the film from director Mitsutoshi Tanaka about a tea master during the medieval period won the Best Artistic Contribution award at the Montreal International Film Festival.