Ichikawa Ebizō XI

Born in 1977 as the eldest son of kabuki performer Ichikawa Danjūrō XII. Made his stage debut in 1983, at age five, and took the Ebizō name in 2004. Has led the arrangement of numerous tours to share Japan’s traditional arts with younger generations, including shows in Singapore, his 2016 Grand Japan Theater, with performances in the United Arab Emirates and New York’s Carnegie Hall, and the 2020 Koten e no Izanai (An Invitation to the Classics) in Japan. Won the 2014 Japan Academy Film Prize for best lead actor for his role in Rikyū ni tazuneyo (Ask This of Rikyū).