Nakamura Shikan VII

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nakamura.

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)
Parent	Nakamura Fukusuke V (father)
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)

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.

Biography

His real name Nakamura Eijirô, in 1967 Nakamura became the seventh person to adopt the Nakamura Shikan name. In 1996 he became recognized as a Living National Treasures of Japan, and in 2006 he became a Person of Cultural Merit. Nakamura is a grandson of Nakamura Utaemon V.

See also

• Living National Treasures of Japan