Schedule
Where to see them next.
Stage, film, exhibitions, cultural projects — every upcoming appearance of Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII and his family, in date order. Ticket links always lead to the official sellers and listings.
OCT 2026
OCT 3 – OCT 25
StageConfirmedIchikawa 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
NOV 2026
NOV 6 – NOV 7
StageConfirmedIchikawa Danjūrō at Dan-no-ura
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi ／ Open-air stage at Misakimachi Nigiwai Hiroba, by the Kanmon Strait
An open-air stage beside the strait where the Genpei war reached its end. The programme is "Ennen no Mai" and "Renjishi" — kabuki performed not in a theatre but at the place the history happened.
Cast:Ichikawa Danjūrō and others
DEC 2026
DEC 2 – DEC 25
StageConfirmedDecember 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
Past performances
SEP 25
Film "SHUMEI": Nationwide Release in Japan
Nationwide (Japan)
EndedSEP 25 – SEP 26
Film "SHUMEI": Stage Greetings
Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya
EndedSEP 20
ABMORI in Kiso
Kiso, Nagano
EndedSEP 15
Film "SHUMEI": Special Advance Screening + Premium Talk
Yamanashi
EndedSEP 4 – SEP 5
Film "SHUMEI" at the Venice International Film Festival — Screening and Award
Venice, Italy
EndedAUG 21 – AUG 30
The Road of Inheritance (Denshō e no Michi) — Naritaya Family Tour
Six cities: Kanazawa, Komatsu, Tokyo, Matsuyama, Kōchi, Osaka
EndedJUL 2 – JUL 26
July Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza
Higashi-Ginza, Tokyo
Ended
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