Stage name:

Ichikawa Danko V

Real name: Kagawa Masaaki

Guild: Omodakaya

Line number: GODAIME (V)

Birthday: 16 January 2004

Connections:

Great-great-great-grandfather: Ichikawa Danshirô II (Ichikawa Ennosuke I)

Great-great-grandfather: Ichikawa En'ô I (Ichikawa Ennosuke II)

Great-grandfather: Ichikawa Danshirô III

Grandfather: Ichikawa En'ô II (Ichikawa Ennosuke III)

Father: Ichikawa Chûsha IX

Career:

June 2012: Ichikawa Ennosuke III and his nephew Ichikawa Kamejirô II took the respective names of Ichikawa En'ô II and Ichikawa Ennosuke IV at the Shinbashi Enbujô, performing in a special program which celebrated the hatsubutai of both Ichikawa Chûsha IX and his son Ichikawa Danko V and commemorated the 49th anniversary (50th memorial service) of late Ichikawa En'ô I and Ichikawa Danshirô III; the new Danko played the role of young Takeru in the drama "Yamato Takeru" [more details].

December 2015: Danko played at the Kabukiza the role of the decchi Netarô in the drama "Sugi Sakaya".

August 2016: Danko played at the Kabukiza the roles of Masanosuke and the sword-holder Otowaka in the drama "Tôkaidôchû Hizakurige" and the dance-drama "Tsuchi-gumo".

Comments:

Ichikawa Danko V is the young heir of the Omodakaya guild.

The Ichikawa Danko line of actors