Nakamura Shikan VII 七代目中村芝翫 | |
Birth Date: | 11 March 1928 |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Birth Name: | Makio Nakamura |
Othername: | Eijirô Nakamura, Nakamura Kotarō IV, Nakamura Fukusuke IX, Narikomaya |
Father: | Nakamura Fukusuke V |
Children: | Nakamura Fukusuke IX (eldest son) Nakamura Shikan VIII (youngest son) |
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) |
(March 11, 1928 – October 10, 2011) was a Japanese kabuki performer noted for his onnagata roles.[1]
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] Nakamurais a grandson of Nakamura Utaemon V.[1]