Expert writes kabuki actors' names in traditional style

KYOTO, Japan - Masaru Inoue writes kabuki actors' names in the traditional "maneki-gaki" style on Nov. 7, 2014, before their year-end performances in the Minamiza theater in Kyoto, western Japan.

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