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On September 26, kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (48) announced on the official website that he would skip his appearances at the release-event stage greetings for his starring film “Shumei” (Succession) at Namba Parks Cinema in Osaka and Midland Square Cinema in Nagoya, citing poor health. Both events went ahead as scheduled, with his eldest son Ichikawa Shinnosuke (13) stepping in, and no ticket refunds are being issued. On 5ch, users questioned the sudden turn given that father and son had looked perfectly fine together on the talk show “Hirobide” just the day before, sparking theories ranging from exhaustion from hopping between TV appearances to the observation that many past Danjuros have died young — all part of a wider debate over what’s really behind his illness.
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On the 26th, the official site for Ichikawa Danjuro’s (48) starring film “Shumei” (Succession, directed by Takashi Miike) announced that Danjuro would not be taking the stage at that day’s release-commemoration greetings scheduled at Namba Parks Cinema in Osaka and Midland Square Cinema in Nagoya, due to poor health. The statement read: “To everyone who was looking forward to Ichikawa Danjuro’s appearance, we sincerely apologize for this last-minute notice, and for any worry or inconvenience it may cause.”
It went on: “The stage greetings themselves will proceed as scheduled, with Ichikawa Shinnosuke taking the stage,” confirming that his eldest son Shinnosuke (13) would appear in his place. It added: “Please note that we will not be offering ticket refunds due to this change in appearing cast. We ask for your understanding, and hope that everyone looking forward to attending will continue to enjoy the film ‘Shumei’ (Succession). Thank you very much for your understanding.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Even if you don't look alike at all when you're young, you gradually start resembling them as you get older.
Don't shove garbage on us just because it's 'tradition.'
Ebizo, was it
Now it's Ichikawa Danjuro
He keeps changing names so I can't keep track
I'd only just gotten used to Shinnosuke becoming Ebizo, and now this
Danjuro is his final form, so it won't change again until he dies.
This year's COVID strain is nasty, so watch out.
https://hayabusa9.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1790341420/
Rough time for everyone.
Background and key points of this topic
Ichikawa Danjuro is a kabuki actor who took on the 13th-generation Danjuro name in 2022, and “Shinnosuke” is the name traditionally used by this family’s heir before inheriting the Danjuro title. Notably, the eldest son who filled in this time appeared under that very same name — meaning this wasn’t just a simple stand-in, but part of the succession of the family’s stage name. The official announcement did not disclose the specific nature of his illness, so it’s worth noting that both the COVID theory and the “too busy” theory floating around the thread are pure speculation. Separately, the “Kanto Rengo” comment in the thread refers to a past incident from 2010, when Danjuro was injured in a dispute with an acquaintance and was later criticized after skipping a related press conference citing poor health, only for it to emerge that he had actually been at a bar — a different, older episode from this one. The claim that many past Danjuros died young is indeed a documented historical fact, but whether it has any bearing on his current illness is purely speculative. The main driver of the speculation seems to be the jarring timeline: he appeared looking perfectly healthy on a talk show one day, then an absence was announced the very next.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Ichikawa Danjuro (48) unwell — skips Osaka and Nagoya stage greetings for starring film ‘Shumei,’ Shinnosuke takes the stage instead.”
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