Heisei Nakamuraza birth site monument unveiled in Asakusa

Heisei Nakamuraza birth site monument unveiled in Asakusa

Nakamura Kankuro (R) and his brother Shichinosuke, both Kabuki actors, pose next to the newly unveiled monument that marks the founding site of the Heisei Nakamuraza theater established by their late father Nakamura Kanzaburo in 2000, at Sumida Park in Tokyo's Asakusa district on April 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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