Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo, injured during a midnight brawl in a Tokyo bar late last month, apologized Tuesday for disappointing his fans and promised to keep away from alcohol.
Junichi Sakomoto, president of Shochiku Entertainment Co., said Ebizo will be suspended from performing indefinitely.
Ebizo, the son of famed kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro and a well-known television celebrity, spoke to the media for the first time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Minato Ward since he was hospitalized after the incident.