Bandō Mitsugorō VII (Japanese: 七代目 坂東 三津五郎) (September 21, 1882 – November 4, 1961) was a Japanese kabuki actor. He was the adopted father of Bandō Mitsugorō VIII. He was officially designated a living national treasure by the Japanese government. He was a recipient of the Person of Cultural Merit and a member of the Japan Art Academy.
Bandō Mitsugorō VII 七代目 坂東 三津五郎 | |
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Born | Jusaku Morita (守田 壽作)[a] 21 September 1882 |
Died | 4 November 1961 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Japanese |
Children | Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (adopted) |
Father | Morita Kan'ya XII |
Notes
edit- ^ While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).