THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 2, 2021 at 18:10 JST
Nakamura Kichiemon performs the lead role of Kumagai Naozane in “Kumagai Jinya,” a historical play, at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo in 2013. (© Shochiku Co.)
Celebrated Kabuki actor and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon died of heart failure in Tokyo on Nov. 28. He was 77.
His funeral is being arranged by close relatives.
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