Somegoro Ichikawa

Somegoro Ichikawa remains one of the most searched entertainment personalities associated with Tokyo, Japan and modern film culture.

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).