Stage name:

Ichikawa Emisaburô III

Real name: Fukui Kôji

Guild: Omodakaya

Line number: SANDAIME (III)

Birthday: 6 May 1970

Connections:

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

Career:

May 1986: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Chûnichi Theatre (Nagoya), receiving the name of Ichikawa Emisaburô III and playing in the Super Kabuki play "Yamato Takeru".

March 1994: Emisaburô becomes heyago of the star Ichikawa Ennosuke III and plays at the Ôsaka Shinkabukiza in the drama "Jûnitoki Chûshingura".

January 1995: Emisaburô takes part in the 14th Kabuki performances at the Asakusa Kôkaidô to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Shôchiku Company [more details].

July 1998: Emisaburô becomes nadai and plays the role of Shizuka Gozen in the "Shi-no-Kiri" scene of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", which is staged at the Kabukiza.

December 2000: premiere at the Kabukiza of "Kaka Saiyûki", Ichikawa Ennosuke III's version of Kawatake Shinshichi III's 1878 drama "Tsûzoku Saiyûki" (Kaka is the haimyô of Ichikawa Ennosuke III); Emisaburô plays the role of the queen of the Sairyô Province, in reality the spirit of a giant spider [casting].

October 2003: revival at the National Theatre with the Omodakaya guild of Nagawa Kamesuke I's drama "Hade Kurabe Ise Monogatari"; Emisaburô plays the roles of Princess Izutsu and Shinobu [casting].

January 2008: revival at the Shinbashi Enbujô of "Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura", which celebrates the 1070th anniversary of the Narita-san Temple, where the Deity Fudô Myôô is worshipped; Emisaburô plays the role of the koshimoto Makiginu [casting].

Comments:

Ichikawa Emisaburô III is a young and popular onnagata actor of the Omodakaya guild.

The mon of Ichikawa Emisaburô III

The Ichikawa Emisaburô line of actors