is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor (as ), and boxing commentator. Unlike most other Kabuki actors in his family (such as his father Ichikawa En'ō II and his cousin Ichikawa Ennosuke IV) who play both male and female roles, he is a tachiyaku actor, meaning his specialty is playing male roles, as well as being known for being one of the best katakiyaku actors (i.e., kabuki actors specializing in villain roles) of the current generation of Kabuki actors.
Biography Born in 1965, his parents are kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and cinema actress Yuko Hama. His grandmother is film actress Sanae Takasugi.
In the Kabuki world, it is common for the son of an actor to follow in his father's footsteps from a very early age, but his parents divorced in 1968 and his mother was given custody. After that, he totally lost contact with his father, and his mother refused to give him any training in the Kabuki art and he grew believing that it was "something that must not be watched". However he tried several times to meet his biological father. When he was 20, he went to one of his performances and asked if he could see him, stating that he was Ennosuke's son, but when his father's assistants reported to him the situation he refused, stating that he didn't have any son.
He graduated in social psychology at the University of Tokyo and decided to start a career in cinema.
Sexual assault
On August 24, 2022, a Japanese media outlet reported that Kagawa had forcibly touched a woman in July, 2019. Kagawa admitted to the sexual misconduct through his agency, Lotus Roots, on August 25, 2022.
Career He has twice been nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the Japanese Academy Awards, once for Warau Iemon and once for Kita no zeronen. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Mt. Tsurugidake.
Reconciliation with his father
His first son Masaaki, born in 2004, showed interest in becoming a Kabuki actor. As a result, Teruyuki tried again to meet with his aged father and succeeded.Kyodo News, "At 46, actor continues in father's kabuki footstep", Japan Times, 6 June 2012, p. 3
At the same time, he decided to start his own career in Kabuki at 46, an age which is extremely unusual for an actor. The only other time someone was initiated into the Kabuki world as a fully grown adult was in 1910, when Ichikawa Danjuro IX's adopted and then son-in-law Ichikawa Sansho V decided to start his career at age 28 after his adoptive father's death.
In June 2012, it was announced at their father and cousin's shūmei that he and his son would take the names of Ichikawa Chusha IX and Ichikawa Danko V.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2000 Devils on the Doorstep Kosaburo Hanaya Chinese film Suri 2001 Man Walking on Snow Rajuchi 2002 Doing Time 2003 Nuan Yawa 2004 Akai Tsuki Warau Iemon Heaven's Bookstore Takimoto Quill Isamu Nii 2005 Bashing Hotel manager Kita no zeronen The Milkwoman What the Snow Brings 2006 Sway Minoru Hayakawa Memories of Tomorrow Atsushi Kawamura Memories of Matsuko Norio Kawajiri 2007 Sukiyaki Western Django Sheriff Hoanka Kisaragi Ichigo Musume 2008 Tokyo! Hikikomori Lead role; "Shaking Tokyo" segment Tokyo Sonata Ryūhei Sasaki Lead role 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End Yoshitsune 2009 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope Yoshitsune 20th Century Boys 3: RedemptionYoshitsune John Rabe Prince Asaka Yasuhiko German-Chinese-French film Snow Prince Arima Masamitsu Mt. Tsurugidake Kaiji: Jinsei Gyakuten Game Yukio Tonegawa 2011 Tormented Kohei Ashita no Joe Danpei Tange Kaiji 2: Jinsei Dakkai Game Yukio Tonegawa Isoroku Kagekiyo Munakata 2012 Key of Life Kondo Rurouni Kenshin Takeda Kanryū 2015 Mozu Ryōta Ōsugi 2016 Creepy Nishino 2019 Whistleblower Makoto Kitagawa 2021 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie Atsuhiro Sada 2022 Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 Gilmore (voice) Roleless Miyamatsu Lead role 2026 Sai: Disaster That man Lead role
Television drama Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1989 Kasuga no Tsubone Kobayakawa Hideaki Taiga drama 1989 Onihei Hankachō 1990 Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari Masayuki Tōyama 2000 Aoi Ukita Hideie Taiga drama 2002 Toshiie and Matsu Toyotomi Hideyoshi Taiga drama 2006 Kōmyō ga Tsuji Rokuheita Taiga drama Taigan no Kanojo Narahashi Fumimasa Unfair Sato Kazuo Unfair the Special - Code Breaking Sato Kazuo Yakusha Damashii! Yanagisawa Mitsuharu 2007 Shimane no Bengoshi Akita Ryoichi Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths Mizuki Shigeru & Private (Second Class) Maruyama Lead role; television film 2009 Mr. Brain Tanbara Tomomi 2009–2010Clouds Over the Hill Masaoka Shiki 2010 Ryōmaden Iwasaki Yataro Taiga drama 2011 Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda Takeshi Shimomura 2012 Penance 2013–2020 Hanzawa Naoki Akira Ohwada 2 seasons 2016 Montage Akira Shōji Mini-series Yuriko-san no Ehon Makoto Onodera Lead role; television film The Sniffer Komukai 2019 Everyone's Demoted Tōru Mayama 2021 Japan Sinks: People of Hope Yūichi Tadokoro 2022 Roppongi Class Shigeru Nagaya 2025 Sai: Disaster That man Lead role
Other television Year Title Notes 2021–22The Time Friday host
Video games Year Title Role 2026Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Goh Hamazaki
Awards Teruyuki Kagawa was honored with the John Rabe AwardTeruyuki Kagawa honored with John Rabe Award 2009 (www.john-rabe.de) in 2009 by the John Rabe Communication Centre in Heidelberg and the Austrian Peace Service.
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