Ichikawa Somegoro

Cinema Kabuki: The Tale of Genji – Rokujo no Miyasudokoro no Maki (October 2025)

After missing out on Kabukiza tickets for The Tale of Genji: The Lady of Rokujo, I caught it as Cinema Kabuki instead. Somegoro as Hikaru Genji left me wanting to see it live more than ever.

New Year Asakusa Kabuki: Parts 1 & 2 (January 2025)

I watched both Part 1 and Part 2 of the New Year Asakusa Kabuki in one day: the same Ehon Taikoki twice with alternating casts, plus the hilarious Boshibari.

December Program at the Minamiza Theatre: Matinee (December 2023)

The Minamiza Kaomise celebrating Ichikawa Danjuro XIII's name succession and Ichikawa Shinnosuke VIII's stage debut: Somegoro's endearing Yogoro, tears at a ten-year-old's debut, and Takashi Murakami's celebratory curtain.