Nakamura Shikan VII
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Nakamura Shikan VII 七代目中村芝翫 | |
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| Born | Makio Nakamura 11 March 1928 |
| Died | 10 October 2011 (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Eijirô Nakamura, Nakamura Kotarō IV, Nakamura Fukusuke IX, Narikomaya |
| Children | Nakamura Fukusuke IX (eldest son) Nakamura Shikan VIII (youngest son) |
| Father | Nakamura Fukusuke V |
| Relatives | Nakamura Utaemon V (grandfather) Nakamura Utaemon VI (uncle) Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII (son-in-law) Nakamura Kankurō VI (grandson) Nakamura Shichinosuke II (grandson) Nakamura Kotarō VI (grandson) Nakamura Hashinosuke IV(grandson) Nakamura Fukunosuke III(grandson) Nakamura Utanosuke IV (grandson) Nakamura Kantarō III (great-grandson) Nakamura Chōzaburō II (grandson) |
Nakamura Shikan VII (七代目 中村 芝翫, Shichidaime Nakamura Shikan) (March 11, 1928 – October 10, 2011) was a Japanese kabuki performer noted for his onnagata roles.[1]
Biography
[edit]His real name Nakamura Eijirô, in 1967 Nakamura became the seventh person to adopt the Nakamura Shikan name.[1] In 1996 he became recognized as a Living National Treasures of Japan, and in 2006 he became a Person of Cultural Merit.[1] Nakamura is a grandson of Nakamura Utaemon V.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan dies at 83". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
