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Kabuki Fights for its Future After Two Tragic Losses

  • Ichikawa Danjūrō playing Benkei in Kanjinchō (October 2012, Shinbashi Enbujō). Photo courtesy Shōchiku Co., Ltd. May not be reproduced without permission.

    Ichikawa Danjūrō playing Benkei in Kanjinchō (October 2012, Shinbashi Enbujō). Photo courtesy Shōchiku Co., Ltd. May not be reproduced without permission.

  • Ichikawa Danjūrō’s formal funeral was held on February 27, 2013, at Aoyama Sōgisho in Tokyo. 2,500 people attended. On the previous day, Danjūrō was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, and in 2007, he was honored as Commandeur de L’Ordre des Artes et des Lettres at the time of his performance at the Paris Opera. Both of these awards can be seen decorating the altar. (Photograph by Nippon.com.)

    Ichikawa Danjūrō’s formal funeral was held on February 27, 2013, at Aoyama Sōgisho in Tokyo. 2,500 people attended. On the previous day, Danjūrō was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, and in 2007, he was honored as Commandeur de L’Ordre des Artes et des Lettres at the time of his performance at the Paris Opera. Both of these awards can be seen decorating the altar. (Photograph by Nippon.com.)

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