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.

Kaomise at Kyoto’s Minamiza Theatre: Matinee (December 2023)

A solo matinee at the Minamiza in Kyoto during the December 2023 Kaomise: Somegoro as Yogoro, the stage debut of Shinnosuke VIII, and a curtain by Takashi Murakami.