Nanatsumen 七つ面 | |
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![]() A print of the play designed by Torii Tadakiyo and Torii Kiyosada (of the Torii school). The actor playing Kakoyo Akaemon is Ichikawa Danjūrō IX. | |
Written by | Fujimoto Tobun |
Date premiered | 1740 |
Place premiered | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
Nanatsumen (七つ面) is a play in the Kabuki repertoire, and one of the celebrated Kabuki Jūhachiban ("Eighteen Great Plays"). The play is known in English as The Seven Masks.
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