KYODO NEWS – Nov 14, 2020 – 23:05 | Arts, All, Japan
Legendary Kabuki actor Sakata Tojuro, who had been recognized by the Japanese government as a living national treasure, died of old age on Thursday, a Kabuki production company said. He was 88.
A native of Kyoto, Tojuro came to prominence when, as a university student, he played a key role in a well-known play “The Love Suicides at Sonezaki.”
Inheriting the tradition of Kamigata Kabuki from Kyoto and Osaka, Tojuro, whose real name is Kotaro Hayashi, was recognized as a living national treasure in 1994 and was awarded the country’s top cultural award, the Order of Culture, in 2009.
His wife, Chikage Ogi, is an actress-turned-politician who served as president of the House of Councillors.
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