Popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, 41, will become Ichikawa Danjuro XIII in May 2020, Shochiku Co., producer of Kabuki performances and operator of Tokyo's famed Kabukiza theater, said Monday.Danjuro is a stage name established in the latter part of the 17th century and taken on by kabuki actors of the Ichikawa family. It is considered the most prestigious of the kabuki stage names."Since this is a big name for kabuki, I will live fully for kabuki as long as my life lasts," Ebizo said at a press conference.Name-succession celebrations, including a series of performances at Kabukiza that r…READ FULL ARTICLE
