Kabuki actor Jakuemon

Kabuki actor Jakuemon

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2004 shows Kabuki actor Nakamura Jakuemon, who died of pneumonia on Feb. 23, 2012, at the age of 91.

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Jakuemon receives an Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3. Jakuemon is one of the five persons to awarded the 2004 Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the fields of culture and science. The four other recipients are Toan Kobayashi, an engraver, Shizuka Shirakawa, an authority on ancient Chinese culture, Horin Fukuoji, a painter of dynamic landscapes, and Yoji Totsuka, a physicist.

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Jakuemon receives an Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3. Jakuemon is one of the five persons to awarded the 2004 Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the fields of culture and science. The four other recipients are Toan Kobayashi, an engraver, Shizuka Shirakawa, an authority on ancient Chinese culture, Horin Fukuoji, a painter of dynamic landscapes, and Yoji Totsuka, a physicist. (Kyodo)

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shibajaku to become Nakamura Jakuemon V

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shibajaku to become Nakamura Jakuemon V

Nakamura Shibajaku, a Kabuki actor who impersonates women, attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 24, 2015, to express his feelings about assuming the name Nakamura Jakuemon V in spring 2016. Shibajaku, 59, the second son of Nakamura Jakuemon IV, a former "Living National Treasure" who died aged 91 in 2012, said he will devote more effort to the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shibajaku to become Nakamura Jakuemon V

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shibajaku to become Nakamura Jakuemon V

Nakamura Shibajaku, a Kabuki actor who impersonates women, stands beside a picture of himself during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 24, 2015, held to express his feelings about assuming the name Nakamura Jakuemon V in spring 2016. Shibajaku, 59, the second son of Nakamura Jakuemon IV, a former "Living National Treasure" who died aged 91 in 2012, said he will devote more effort to the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shibajaku to become Nakamura Jakuemon V

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shibajaku to become Nakamura Jakuemon V

Nakamura Shibajaku, a Kabuki actor who impersonates women, attends a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 24, 2015, to express his feelings about assuming the name Nakamura Jakuemon V in spring 2016. Shibajaku, 59, the second son of Nakamura Jakuemon IV, a former "Living National Treasure" who died aged 91 in 2012, said he will devote more effort to the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kabuki actor Jakuemon

Kabuki actor Jakuemon

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2004 shows Kabuki actor Nakamura Jakuemon, who died of pneumonia on Feb. 23, 2012, at the age of 91. (Kyodo)