Schedule

The Road of Inheritance (Denshō e no Michi) — Naritaya Family Tour

Six cities: Kanazawa, Komatsu, Tokyo, Matsuyama, Kōchi, Osaka

A summer tour in which the art is handed from parent to child. Danjūrō, Botan, and Shinnosuke travel to six cities, from Kanazawa to Osaka — kabuki's idea of succession, made visible on one family's stage.

Cast:Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII, Ichikawa Botan IV, Ichikawa Shinnosuke VIII

Film "SHUMEI": Venice International Film Festival Screening

Venice, Italy

The film "SHUMEI" screens at the Venice International Film Festival. Shumei — the succession of a great stage name — steps in front of a global audience: a landmark moment in kabuki's journey beyond Japan.

To be confirmedWhether Danjūrō himself will attend or appear on stage in Venice is still being confirmed with official sources.

Film "SHUMEI": Special Advance Screening + Premium Talk

Yamanashi ／ Highland Resort

Ahead of its nationwide release, the film "SHUMEI" has a special advance screening at Highland Resort in Yamanashi, accompanied by a premium talk session.

ABMORI in Kiso

Kiso, Nagano

"Forests and artistry, handed on to the future." ABMORI, a project that joins nature and culture in one act of inheritance, takes place in Kiso, Nagano.

Film "SHUMEI": Nationwide Release in Japan

Nationwide (Japan)

The film "SHUMEI" opens in cinemas across Japan. What does it mean to inherit a name? Where does tradition end and the individual begin? The questions at the heart of kabuki, on the big screen.

Ichikawa Danjūrō Special Performances at the Minamiza, Kyoto

Kyoto ／ Minamiza Theatre

A special month at Kyoto's Minamiza theatre bringing Danjūrō and his son Shinnosuke together. The matinee features "Kanjinchō", one of kabuki's most celebrated plays; the evening bill centres on the bold aragoto piece "Dairiki Tenmusō". An ideal first visit to the historic Minamiza.

Cast:Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII, Ichikawa Shinnosuke VIII, and others

December Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza

Tokyo ／ Kabukiza Theatre

The Kabukiza's December Grand Kabuki closes the year with "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi", pairing Danjūrō as Yosaburō with the great onnagata Bandō Tamasaburō as Otomi — Edo elegance and some of kabuki's most famous lines.

Cast:Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII as Yosaburō, Bandō Tamasaburō as Otomi, and others