Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki

Name: Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-09-25
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Cast: Ichikawa Ebizo XI

襲名 (2026)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Video for the film Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki — 映画『襲名』2026年9月公開／特報映像世界初解禁

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2026-09-25

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Japan

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Shochiku, OLM, K2 Pictures

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Documentary

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Takashi Miike

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Ichikawa Ebizo XI
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Denjiro Tanaka, Misako Saka, Denjiro Tanaka, Muneyuki Kii

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Short description

A look at the succession ceremony in which Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII formally inherited the storied Danjūrō name in Kabuki, Japan’s classical performing art. The film records the behind-the-scenes preparations for the actor’s name-inheritance debut performance.