Stage names:

Bandô Shûchô V
Bandô Keizô II

Real name: Hike Kazuo

Guild: Yamatoya

Line number: GODAIME (V)

Birthday: 24 March 1948

Connections:

Great-grandfather: Bandô Shûchô II

Grandfather: Bandô Shûchô III

Father: Ichikawa Komazô X

Career:

April 1955: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, where he receives the name of Bandô Keizô II.

September 1987: Bandô Keizô II takes the name of Bandô Shûchô V by playing the roles of Sakuramaru and Ariwara no Yukihira in the plays "Kurumabiki" and "Rampei Monogurui".

Comments:

Bandô Shûchô V is an outstanding supporting actor endowed with a powerful voice. He was trained as an onnagata at the beginning of his career but shifted later to tachiyaku roles.