Nanatsumen

Nanatsumen
七つ面
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.
Original languageJapanese
Written byFujimoto Tobun
Premiere
Date1740
PlaceJapan

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.[1]

References


  1. ↑ "Seven Masks (Nanatsumen)". Naritaya. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
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