Nakamura Jakuemon IV
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Biography

In 1991 the Japanese government designated him as a Living National Treasure
Living National Treasure
Living National Treasure or Living Human Treasure is a title awarded in several countries, and denotes a person or a group which is regarded as a national treasure while still alive....

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Further reading

  • Beautiful boys/outlaw bodies: devising Kabuki female-likeness, 2005, By Katherine Mezur
  • Nakamura Jakuemon IV: The Art of Onnagata Acting, 2005, by Rei Sasaguchi
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