Kataoka Nizaemon XII
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1882 – 1946
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Who was Kataoka Nizaemon XII?
Kataoka Nizaemon XII was a Japanese kabuki actor of the Kamigata tradition; also known as Jinzaemon. His violent death at the hands of a starving writer living on the actor's property has been cited by scholars such as John Dower as an example of the chaos and "social disintegration" in the months and years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1882
Asakusa, Tokyo - Also known as
- 片岡仁左衛門 (12代目)
- 十二代目 片岡 仁左衛門
- じゅうにだいめ かたおか にざえもん
- かたおか にざえもん
- 片岡 東吉
- かたおか とうきち
- Kataoka Tokichi
- Tokichi Kataoka
- 二代目 片岡土之助
- 四代目 片岡我童
- Parents
- Children
- Died
- 1946
Shibuya, Tokyo
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on July 23, 2013
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