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30 minutes before the show, in the dressing room of "Gakuya"
Excuse me.
What?
Excuse me.
Suddenly, Ebizo Ichikawa came and asked for something.
That's not necessary. This one is fine.
Oh, this one.
That's 4K.
4K.
This one is better.
It's fine.
You don't have to cut it off.
Because it's in the way.
Nervousness runs high.
But...
Can I say that I'm a professional photographer?
Yes, of course.
But...
Yes, please.
He took off his smartphone.
Can I take a picture of you?
Of course.
Everyone doesn't know that I upload a blog every day or that I do something at Kabukiza.
If you think "Oh, you really do this every day, you should take a break."
I think it's good.
Now, 40 years old, he stands on a new stage.
Ebizo, who lost his father Tanjuro five years ago and became the leader of the Ichikawa family, bears 350 years of history.
As a kabuki actor, I think of my father more and more.
I don't want to cause too much trouble for kabuki, and I want to do it for kabuki.
I want to follow the path of kabuki.
The new generation.
As a father and a teacher, a new challenge began.
I'm a troublemaker, a troublemaker.
Even if there are only three people, even if there are only three people in the family, there should be four people.
Ebizo says.
I don't think I'm the kind of person who goes on such programs and goes out professionally.
What am I born for and what am I living for?
No matter how much darkness traps me in, I will follow my father's will and walk this path.
In mid-April, Ebizo Ichikawa was preparing for his big performance the next day.
This was the first day of filming.
The next day, Ebizo Ichikawa's "Naritaya" was performed for the first time in 10 years at Narita Mountain Shinshoji Temple.
The play is about how a father raises his son in a harsh environment.
In the same play 10 years ago, Ebizo Ichikawa performed with his now deceased father, Dan Juro.
This time, he will play the father.
Ebizo Ichikawa's "Naritaya" was performed for the first time in 10 years at Narita Mountain Shinshoji Temple.
Nice to meet you.
Rock, paper, scissors!
Look over there!
I won!
I lost!
I did it!
Suddenly, I heard that Ebizo exists.
What are you doing right now? Are you in a bad mood?
In a bad mood? Actually, I've been struggling a little lately.
Me, too.
The last time I talked with Ebizo-san was in middle school or something like that.
I did that?
Yes.
Oh, I see.
I went there with my own influence, but it's safe, isn't it?
Is that so?
No.
Well, you chose it, and it's kind of sloppy.
I see.
After all, you want to see the performance you want to see the actor you want to see.
I think if you mix them up, you'll get more sales.
Ebizo, who sees the situation that surrounds him, is cold somewhere.
I don't know.
His position is criticized, and he is conscious of it.
What's important is the balance between the fans and the haters.
Haters are absolutely necessary, aren't they?
No, they're not necessary at all.
In any world, there are negative people and haters, right?
For haters, it's about learning how to capture them like that.
And if you're pointing out your weaknesses, there's about one hundred of them.
Yes, it's like, "Oh, this might be my problem."
And then you go up as your next criticism.
I feel like that's a really noble thing to do.
Five years after his father's death, Ebizo became an osa, leading the traditional Ichikawa family.
Ichikawa Danjuro, who represents kabuki, has been doing this for 350 years.
Kumadori, who represents kabuki, has been doing this for 350 years.
Since then, Ichikawa Danjuro has been playing kanjinchou, sukeroku, and kabuki jyuhachiban.
Ichikawa Danjuro is the grandfather of Ebizo, a great showa star.
- There's a turtle over there. - Yeah.
- Why is there a turtle? - Because it's popular.
- Popular? What's popular? - You'll know soon.
That day, Kangen took a new step in Ichikawa family's history.
I'm Horikoshi Kangen.
I want to follow the path of kabuki.
Let's follow this path.
(Cheers and applause)
My father dared to push my daughter off the cliff and let her climb up.
But my daughter became worried and peeped under the cliff.
(Singing)
Ebizo played my father's toughness and gentleness.
(Music and singing)
Now that my father is gone, I have to take care of everything.
I didn't choose to be born in a kabuki house.
But I had a role in it.
I want to carry my ideals with me little by little.
"I want to get closer and closer to my ideals," Ebizo says every day.
He has been training for many years to pursue his beauty and his role as an angel.
Especially since joining this year, he has increased his frequency and has not taken a day off at all.
The training here is not just about increasing muscle strength, but also focusing on balancing the body and smooth movement.
This day, Ebizo noticed his slight habit of standing around using a sword.
I see.
When you use a sword, do you hold it like this?
No, you hold it with the other side.
You support it with the other side and hold it with the other side.
So you hold it like this?
That's right, that's right.
So you hold it like this?
That's right, that's right.
So you hold it like this?
That's right, that's right.
However, Ebizo is not only interested in his own body.
Do you use a sword?
Yes, I do.
It's important, isn't it?
I don't use a sword at all.
But I'm very serious about it.
Do you jump?
No, I don't jump.
I see.
I don't jump.
At the end of April...
The stage for everyday hard work was waiting.
This story is based on Kabuki No. 18,
which is about five thousand yen more than usual.
From the corner to the corner,
it's mixed with love.
About 270 years ago,
the second generation of Danjuro created "Narukami-fudo Kitayama-zakura."
During the Heian period,
they went around the rear of the Mikado and drew up a riot.
My legs are growing out of my shoulders.
The stage for everyday hard work was waiting.
Because I raised human flesh!
One of Ebizo's strengths as an actor is that he can use his trained body and play many roles with completely different characters.
Ebizo takes on the role of a single man who has never played anyone in history with this play.
In addition, he adds a novel interpretation to that role.
One of Ebizo's roles is Abeno Kiyoyuki.
Ebizo made the role of a fortune teller who controls the country's future a woman's love.
By doing so, Ebizo thought of capturing the audience's hearts from the beginning of the story.
The villain, Hayakumo's prince.
Although he is an evil person, he carries an unhappy past and becomes a shadowy person who suffers.
In the old days of kabuki, there were a lot of evil people and unhappy people.
I wanted to try something new, and that was my first challenge.
It's a simple play, but I tried to make it more interesting.
When I see a good person, I think "wow, he is cool", but when I see him, I think "wow, he must have become a killer", and I get those moments.
He is very good at those things.
That's why it's so interesting.
EBIZO's New Year
Our traditional culture is our father's teaching, but it is basic that it should not be changed.
But after all, I can't do it if I don't wash it, so it's important to stand up with various tears, but the bigger and bigger the field is, the bigger the place to organize it is.
Going there is a brave thing in everything, and you have to have that kind of feeling to do it.
After all, in order for many people to see it, it is more important for you to know what kind of positioning you will make for the era of modern times.
By washing it, tradition will become even bigger and deeper. I am convinced that it will make the viewer happier.
I'd like to reduce Hiromatsu's lines.
The atmosphere...
It's no good. After all, it will fall. It looks like it would be better if it fell.
No, I don't want it to fall, but it looks like it would be better for the audience if it fell.
The show is on.
Brrrrrrr.
Oh, no, no, no, hurry up, hurry up, help me.
Nana-chan Baba! Nana-chan Baba!
Nana-chan Baba!
(TV sound)
In the beginning, Abeno Kiyoyuki, who fell in love with a woman,
Hurry over there!
Amen! Amen!
Do you know something?
Oh, no, no, no, hurry up, hurry up, help me.
Oh, no, no, no, hurry up, help me.
Amen! Amen!
As intended, it gets exciting from the beginning.
And it changes quickly in just forty seconds.
Oh, no, no, no, hurry up, hurry up, help me.
Oh, no, no, no, hurry up, help me.
I'm sorry, Prince Hayakumo.
One point from a woman's love.
The villain, Prince Hayakumo.
Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!
And then, the third role.
A woman who can see through evil deeds and has excellent intelligence.
I'm so sleepy.
Hey!
[sound of machine]
On the day of the show, the star has risen!
The equipment is messed up. Is it a human machine?
[sound of machine]
But, no matter how much enthusiasm you have, that calm smirk is necessary.
[sound of machine]
I'm sure you'll love it.
Don't you?
The stage is towards the climax.
Ebizo's own directing, rough scene.
The episode ended with a four-hour stage performance.
However, he didn't show a satisfied expression.
That day, Ebizo was in Nagano.
He went there to participate in the food and drink activities with his deceased wife, Mao.
Here you are.
Ebizo has been carrying the Ichikawa family for 350 years.
As a kabuki actor, I think of my father more and more.
When he is gone, I imagine what my father was thinking and what he thought, but there is no answer.
For me, speculation is the existence of my father and the existence of my family.
When he is gone, I imagine what my father was thinking and what he thought, but there is no answer.
For me, speculation is the existence of my father and the existence of my family.
Ebizo's father, Danjuro, was born as the eldest son of Danjuro, who is said to be a great star of Showa.
I will show you what I can do.
However, he was worried about his speech and speech.
And when he was 19 years old, his father passed away.
He lost his teacher who taught him gay.
"We must protect the family tradition," he said when he visited his senior actors.
In front of everyone, even if they gave him harsh advice, he said "Yes, thank you."
He said it with the thought of becoming gay for himself.
When Ebizo was born at the age of 31, he was pregnant with pregnancy.
And...
When I was about three years old, I was asked if I wanted to become a kabuki actor, and I said yes.
At that time, I was often told, "I told you I'd do it."
Since that day, the strict guidance from father to son has been repeated in the Ichikawa family for generations.
It wasn't fun. It was painful.
That's why everyone often said that the son of a kabuki actor was fun or liked it, but I didn't know any of it.
What was fun and what was interesting? It was painful, painful, painful, painful, painful...
Meanwhile, father Danjuro was worried about becoming a famous person named Danjuro in the village that guides his son.
Is it okay for me to take that name?
Here, I often thought that it might be appropriate for someone with such power.
But I am me.
People who achieved so much in that era.
Because of that person's effort and luck, they were able to make that name bigger.
This is, after all, that person himself.
Even after that, father Danjuro continued to work.
The way he worked hard. He continued to show his resolve to pass on his art.
Even when he was attacked by leukemia at the age of 57,
he returned to the stage and performed again and again.
When I said "Please don't push yourself too hard,"
he stared at me with a terrible look on his face,
and I thought, "Wow, he really has this kind of will."
And Mr. Danjuro continued to stand on the stage until he died at the age of 66.
Ichika was passed on to Mr. Danjuro's rightful form and resolve, and to Ebizo.
My father was a really big actor.
Mr. Danjuro's boldness and his way of thinking,
even in detail,
I feel Mr. Danjuro's weight.
If I didn't do kabuki or practice,
or if I didn't have a job like that,
I think I wouldn't have been so successful.
It's not bad now, but I've always focused on kabuki.
I don't want to cause too much trouble for kabuki,
and I want to do it for kabuki.
If I do that, it will inevitably be for kabuki.
In June, a stage meeting was held.
In July's kabuki, I, Sanpoushi and Hikari no Kimi, will be performing.
Please take care of me.
As he advanced on the path of kabuki, he declared his welcome, gained experience, and thought of taking the next step.
How is your practice?
It's fun.
Oh, is it fun?
Don't you get scared?
No.
Oh!
I practiced this morning and I have practice after I come back, so he is motivated.
Thank you for watching.
Good morning.
Ebizo and Kangen entered the practice.
The play they will perform is "Taikouki" and "Genji Monogatari".
Kangen will play three roles in two plays.
Yo, yo!
What's up?
Oh!
What's up?
Oh, is that how you praise actors in plays?
Yes.
Yes, sir.
Seven, eight, nine, ten...
Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen...
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen...
Sixteen, eighteen, nineteen...
Time goes by, and it takes Kangen to become a kabuki actor.
The important thing about being a kabuki actor is the smell and the smell of the house.
Of course, technology is also important, but the smell and the atmosphere...
It's different for an adult to an adult.
But in most cases, an actor who owns an Arago and a new kabuki number 18...
...is a person with a certain aura and presence.
That's one aspect of being a kabuki actor.
It's different for children and adults.
Kangen enters the role of a kabuki actor.
Kangen! Get down!
Until that day, Ebizo and practice kept coming back and forth.
Hooray!
With this, Odage's life is complete!
I hope you like it!
Now, let's go!
At last! At last! I want to be one of you!
Is there any other way of praising an actor in this world?
Then I will try once more.
At last! Thank you very much!
It's Kangen's turn.
At last! Thank you very much!
During the rehearsal, he was able to say his lines perfectly.
But, at the age of five, Kangen,
can he fully play his role in front of more than 1,000 audience members?
Brother, I've been waiting for you for 13 years.
Believe me, I've been waiting for you for 40 years.
More than 10 minutes after the rehearsal,
he has to listen to other actors' lines and wait for the right timing.
At last, it's Kangen's turn.
But, I can't stand up!
Don't eat me!
With their powerful voices, the venue was filled with people.
Two hours later, at nightfall,
even in "Genji Monogatari," their passion continues.
I want to ride a bicycle!
The next day, after a 25-day stage performance, Ebizo painted her daughter's birthday party and welcome party on a yacht.
It's so beautiful.
"Can you take a picture of us three?" "Sure."
It's supposed to be four of us, but we're a family of three.
Let's take a picture.
It's my daughter's birthday on June 25th.
It's during a performance, so we can't celebrate it.
My sister was born on May 25th.
It's the day before the performance, so we forget it.
I felt sorry for my sister, and I didn't respond to her surprise.
For example, I'm in charge of the bathroom.
I'm always using it in the end.
I don't have enough time, and I have to do a lot of things in the morning and evening.
We're going to step on tempuras now.
Everyone, get up and step aside.
It's delicious.
Eat it.
This kind of talk is similar to Mao's.
The way they make noise is similar to Mao's.
If Mao were a boy, he'd be like this.
Ebizo lost his father five years ago and his beloved wife a year ago.
Carrying the Ichikawa family on his back, he is now 40 years old.
He has feelings.
However, he is determined to leave something behind.
If I leave something behind, I am not doing it for honor or to complete a business or something like that.
I think that leaving someone behind is the most important thing.
What I'm doing now may seem like what I'm doing now, but I think it's exactly what my father and ancestors did.
It was when Ebizo persuaded Kangen to give a speech on stage.
I'm not going to talk about it. I'm not going to talk about it.
Kangen said the lines of other actors without holding back.
And...
And moreover...
He even started to say lines of other actors that Ebizo hasn't taught yet.
You didn't ask me that, right? At the scene.
One day, the smell and fragrance of the Nanjuro family will be entrusted to the next generation.
"Great!" "Great!" "The best!"
At the beginning of August, Ebizo was working on one of Kabuki No. 18, which has been passed down to the Ichikawa family for generations.
In the long history of Kabuki No. 18, Ebizo has revived the performance that has not been performed for a long time and left it for future generations.
Art may not exist, but what must not exist is what is the DNA at the foundation of Japanese people, and I think that is what has been traditionalized in Japan, Kabuki actors.
That is the heart, that is joy, sadness, emotion, disaster, heart.
Being able to provide such things to the audience means that it can be useful in many ways.
I think he is a person who can work hard without making a mistake in his direction, without giving up.
I think he was basically a professional person who could see whether it was right or not in the current era and worked hard without giving up.