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Celebrities, geisha parade at annual 'Ebisu' festival

OSAKA, Japan - A dazzling good luck palanquin parade, featuring kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and other celebrities as well as geisha female entertainers, march through downtown Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 10, 2015, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Kabuki actor succeeds traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro

OSAKA, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku (C) waves to fans in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, following his succession to the traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro as he moves on a boat on the Dotombori River toward a theater. His younger brother Nakamura Senjaku (far R) is among his followers.

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Kabuki name 'Ganjiro' comes back after 9-year hiatus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 14, 2014 shows Nakamura Kanjaku speaking at a press conference in announcing his succession as Nakamura Ganjiro IV. The revered Kabuki name "Ganjiro" was passed down by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

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Kabuki actor Kanjaku to succeed to Ganjiro's name

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku gives a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, announcing that he will become Nakamura Ganjiro IV in January 2015.

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Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro shows art to N.Y. arts students

NEW YORK, United States - Two arts students dance at a Manhattan arts school March 6 after receiving lessons from Nakamura Ganjiro, a top Japanese Kabuki actor. Nakamura, invited to speak at the Professional Performing Arts School, performed a series of basic dancing techniques of Kabuki to a group of 16 aspiring professional dancers after giving a talk on the history of the popular Japanese drama.

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Interactive Kabuki souvenir shop opens at Narita airport

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro IV (2nd from L) cuts the tape at the opening ceremony of "Kabuki Gate," an interactive gallery and souvenir shop to promote the traditional Japanese performance art, on March 27, 2015, at Terminal 1 of Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actors pray at temple for April performance's success

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and fellow actors pose in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb. 27, 2015, after praying at Senso-ji Temple for the success of their performance at the Kabukiza theater in the Japanese capital in April celebrating his succession to the kabuki name taken from his predecessor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor Ganjiro responds to fans in Tokyo's Asakusa district

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) acknowledges cheers from well-wishers during a traditional procession in the shop-lined approach to Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb. 27, 2015, after praying for the success of his name-taking performance at the Kabukiza theater in the Japanese capital in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Name plates up ahead of kabuki performance in Kyoto

Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro IV stands in front of Kyoto Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2015, as wooden plates bearing the names of performers written in the Kanteiryu calligraphy were raised ahead of the start of the year-end kabuki performance that runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki actor Ganjiro performs in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro performs a traditional dance of a young woman with wisteria in New Delhi on Aug. 4. Ganjiro, together with eight staff members, has been in India since Aug. 1 to teach at the India national theatrical institution. (Kyodo)

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Celebrities, geisha parade at annual 'Ebisu' festival

OSAKA, Japan - A dazzling good luck palanquin parade, featuring kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and other celebrities as well as geisha female entertainers, march through downtown Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 10, 2015, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki actor succeeds traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro

OSAKA, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku (C) waves to fans in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, following his succession to the traditional name Nakamura Ganjiro as he moves on a boat on the Dotombori River toward a theater. His younger brother Nakamura Senjaku (far R) is among his followers. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki name 'Ganjiro' comes back after 9-year hiatus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 14, 2014 shows Nakamura Kanjaku speaking at a press conference in announcing his succession as Nakamura Ganjiro IV. The revered Kabuki name "Ganjiro" was passed down by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. (Kyodo)

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Nakamura Ganjiro opens Russian tour at Gorky Theater

MOSCOW, Russia - The famous Japanese Kabuki actor, Nakamura Ganjiro, opened his Russian tour before a packed audience at Moscow's Gorky Theater on June 12. Ganjiro, 71, still one of the top kabuki actors in Japan and named a ''Living National Treasure'' by the Japanese government, gave an impressive performance in the title role as the heroine Ohatsu in ''Sonezaki Shinju'' (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki). (Kyodo)