TOKYO (AP) — Kabuki actor Kanzaburo Nakamura, who helped boost the popularity of the traditional Japanese art form, has died. He was 57.
The Shimbashi Embujo Theatre, where he performed regularly, said Kanzaburo — as he was known among the Japanese public — died early today of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
One of Japan’s most famous contemporary kabuki actors, Kanzaburo also played roles in film, TV and stage dramas.
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