Nakamura Shikan VII

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nakamura.

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]

Nakamura Shikan VII 七代目中村芝翫
Born	Makio Nakamura (1928-03-11)11 March 1928 Tokyo, Japan
Died	10 October 2011(2011-10-10) (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)

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] Nakamura is a grandson of Nakamura Utaemon V.^[1]

See also

• Living National Treasures of Japan