Somegorô Ichikawa was born on January 8, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan as Terumasa Fujima. He is an actor, known for The Samurai I Loved (2005), Ashura - A Rainha Dos Demônios (2005) and April Story (1998). He is a well-known kabuki actor. Stage names: Matsumoto Kôshirô X, Ichikawa Somegorô VII, Matsumoto Kintarô III. Other name: Matsumoto Kinshô. Real name: Fujima Terumasa. 1978: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Matsumoto Kintarô III. October 1981: great name-taking ceremony at the Kabukiza for 3 generations of actors belonging to the Kôraiya guild (Kôraiya Sandai Shûmei); Matsumoto Kôshirô VIII retires under the name of Matsumoto Hakuô, Ichikawa Somegorô VI and Matsumoto Kintarô III respectively take the names of Matsumoto Kôshirô IX and Ichikawa Somegorô VII. the new Somegorô plays the roles of Fukuyama and Rikiya in the dramas "Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura" and "Gion Ichiriki Jaya".