Ichimura Uzaemon XV was one of the best tachiyaku of the first half of the twentieth century. He had a great physical appearance, a strong presence on stage and an amazing voice. He was the nimaime or the sabakiyaku par excellence. He kept on playing young lover roles even in his latter years and never performed any old man role. His duo with Onoe Baikô VI was one of the most famous goruden kombi in Kabuki history. When his best stage partner died in 1934, he successfully performed in duo with Kataoka Nizaemon XII. (kabuki21.com)

In 1899 he was filmed performing Hana Kiso Ninin Dojoji (Two people at Dojo Temple) for the short film KANE KUYO: NININ DOJOJI Edit Biography