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Ichikawa Danjuro XII

いちかわ だんじゅうろう

Ichikawa Danjūrō

Aliases: 堀越夏雄 / 三升屋白治
Pen Names: Hakuenhaimyō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-08-06 (Tokyo, Japan)
Died
2013-02-03 (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) age 66
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Religion
Shinto

Career

Occupations
Kabuki actor
Active Years
1953-2013
Affiliations
Japan Art Academy, Japan Actors Association, Traditional Kabuki Preservation Society, Council for Cultural Affairs, National Marrow Donor Bank Promotion Liaison Council
Memberships
Member of the Japan Art Academy, Director of the Japan Actors Association, Director of the Traditional Kabuki Preservation Society, Council for Cultural Affairs Member, Chairman of the National Marrow Donor Bank Promotion Liaison Council
Influenced By
Ichikawa Danjuro XI, Onoe Shoroku II
Influenced
Ichikawa Danjuro XIII

Education

Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School
Period: 〜1965
Year of Graduation: 1965
Country: Japan
Nihon University College of Art, Department of Theatre
Department of Theatre
Period: 〜1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Japan

Awards

Matsuo Performing Arts Award
1986
Result: 大賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1989
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Shinya Seika Award
1995
Result: 大賞
Art Festival Award
1998
Work: Gokutsū Han'zaichōbei
Category: 演劇部門優秀賞
Organization: Art Festival
Result: 受賞
Yomiuri Theatre Award
2000
Category: 優秀男優賞
Organization: Yomiuri Theatre Award
Result: 受賞
Shinya Seika Award
2000
Result: 大賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Commandeur
2007
Organization: French Government
Result: 受章
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2007
Organization: Japanese Government
Result: 受章
Asakusa Performing Arts Grand Award
2011
Result: 受賞
Senior Fifth Rank
2013
Organization: Japanese Government
Result: 追贈
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2013
Organization: Japanese Government
Result: 追贈

Awards & Nominations

Health

  • Leukemia
    2004年5月 - 2006年
    continued performing while undergoing treatment
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome
    2005年6月 -
    continued receiving blood transfusions due to chronic anemia
  • Pneumonia
    2013年2月
    cause of death

Legacy

A leading figure in the Kabuki theatre, renowned for his powerful acting style and versatility.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy

In Popular Culture

  • Handprint monument at the north exit pedestrian deck of Chigasaki Station