Nakamura Shikan VII explained

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]

Biography

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan dies at 83. japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 11 October 2011.