FILE - Ichikawa Ennnosuke, director and actor of Japanese Kabuki traditional theater, is awarded the Paris city vermeil medal by a city hall official at the Chatelet Theater following a performance, Oct. 16, 1987, in Paris. Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater like “flying” supported by ropes, to woo younger and global audiences, has died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Adeline Bommart, File) FILE PHOTO
