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Father of scandal-tainted Kabuki star throws beans

NAGOYA, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (R), father of scandal-tainted Kabuki star Ebizo, throws beans, a tradition marking the lunar calendar start of spring, at Misonoza theater in Nagoya on Feb. 3, 2011, ahead of the Feb. 5 start of a Kabuki show there. Ebizo, who is indefinitely suspending performances following his involvement in a bar brawl previous November, had to cancel his participation in the show, with his father telling fans who gathered for the bean scattering, ''A lot of things happened last year, and I want to invite new luck.'' The beans are intended to drive demons away and invite luck.

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Kabuki mogul apologizes for Ebizo's layoff

NAGOYA, Japan - Kabuki mogul Ichikawa Danjuro speaks at a press conference at the Misonoza theater in Nagoya on Dec. 21, 2010. Danjuro apologized for the expected absence of his eldest son Ebizo from a show at the theater planned for February 2011 in the wake of a brawl incident.

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Nagoya's Misonoza theater to be rebuilt

A groundbreaking ceremony for a 40-story building accommodating a new Misonoza theater in its basement is held in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 27, 2015. The theater, where kabuki and other traditional Japanese stage performances will be conducted, is scheduled to open in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki mogul apologizes for Ebizo's layoff

NAGOYA, Japan - Kabuki mogul Ichikawa Danjuro speaks at a press conference at the Misonoza theater in Nagoya on Dec. 21, 2010. Danjuro apologized for the expected absence of his eldest son Ebizo from a show at the theater planned for February 2011 in the wake of a brawl incident. (Kyodo)

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Father of scandal-tainted Kabuki star throws beans

NAGOYA, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (R), father of scandal-tainted Kabuki star Ebizo, throws beans, a tradition marking the lunar calendar start of spring, at Misonoza theater in Nagoya on Feb. 3, 2011, ahead of the Feb. 5 start of a Kabuki show there. Ebizo, who is indefinitely suspending performances following his involvement in a bar brawl previous November, had to cancel his participation in the show, with his father telling fans who gathered for the bean scattering, ''A lot of things happened last year, and I want to invite new luck.'' The beans are intended to drive demons away and invite luck. (Kyodo)