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Ichikawa Somegorō VIII

Also Known As: Ichikawa Somegorou VIII, 市川染五郎 (8代目), 八代目市川染五郎, 市川染五郎, 藤間齋, Itsuki Fujima, Ichikawa Somegoroh VIII, 四代目松本金太郎, Matsumoto Kintarō IV, Matsumoto Kintarou IV

Biography: Ichikawa Somegorō VIII (八代目市川染五郎) is a Japanese kabuki actor. He has also acted in a TV drama series and voiced a character in an animated movie. He should not be confused with his father, the former Ichikawa Somegorō VII (now Matsumoto Koshirō X).

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Not available

Adult: No

Birthday: March 27, 2005

Age: 20 years old

Gender: Male

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Overview: Documentary programme closely following the simultaneous one-year succession of three generations of the prestigious Koraiya theatre. Koshiro IX and Shiro Matsumoto II, Somegoro VII and Koshiro Matsumoto X, and Kintaro IV and Somegoro Ichikawa VIII performed the succession on 2 January 2008 at the Kabuki-za theatre in Tokyo. The film follows the unwavering transmission of the art of father and grandson. Testimony from Koshiro X's sister, Noriyasu Matsumoto, and younger sister, Takako Matsu. Also features family ties and rare glimpses of Koshiro away from the stage. An insight into the amazing feat of three generations of Kabuki actors who assumed the name simultaneously, a rarity in the 400-year history of the Kabuki theatre.

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Original Language: ja

Release Date: 2018-01-03

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Overview: Includes footage of the oral presentation of the third generation of Ichikawa Somegoro VIII and others. In June 2007, when he was two years old at the Kabuki-za theatre, he played the chivalrous Harusamegasa in his first appearance under his real name 'Fujimasai'. Koshiro Matsumoto IX says he started jumping around in the middle of the day and was made to study without knowing he wanted to play Benkei Rokkata By the age of four, he had become Kintaro Matsumoto IV and is now Somegoro Ichikawa VIII. The film presents 10 years of close-up footage.

Genres: Documentary TV Movie

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 2018-01-07

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Overview: Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda's enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair, and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.

Genres: History Drama Romance

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 2023-01-27

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Samural Detective Onihei:Blood for Blood

Overview: When he was young, Hasegawa Hirakawa was taken care of by the daughter of an izakaya, who wanted to become a secret agent. Although Hirakawa gave up this wish, Asami began to explore independently for the thief, Kogawara, the murderer, and the net cutter, who Hirakawa was looking for. Although he successfully entered the group of the uncle of the murderer, he fell into a desperate crisis.

Genres: Drama Action

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 2024-05-10

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Overview: After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.

Genres: Animation Romance Drama

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 2021-07-22

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Overview:

Genres: TV Movie Drama Action

Original Language: ja

Release Date: 2024-01-08

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