Ichikawa Kumehachi
- Name: Ichikawa Kumehachi
- Native name: 市川 九女八
- Also Known as: いちかわ くめはち
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Died: July 24, 1913
In 1858, she became the first woman actor in the kabuki theatre since the ban on female actors in 1629, and thus the acting profession was reintroduced for women in Japan. She was followed as a pioneer actress by Kawakami Sadayakko (1872–1946), who in 1903 became the first Japanese actress within modern Western drama. Edit Biography
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Kanadehon Chushingura
Japanese Movie, 1910,
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Kuzunoha Kobunre
Japanese Movie, 1909,
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Ataka
Japanese Movie, 1909,
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