List of Living National Treasures of Japan (performing arts)
The List of Living National Treasures of Japan (performing arts) contains all the individuals and groups certified as Living National Treasures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan in the category of the performing arts (芸能, geinō?).
The performing arts are divided into eight categories: Gagaku, Noh, Bunraku, Kabuki, Kumi Odori, Music, Dance, and Drama. The categories are subdivided into a number of subcategories, usually by role or instrument.
Those working in the performing arts are eligible for recognition either individually (Individual Certification) or as part of a group (General Certification).
List of Current Designated Individuals (Performing Arts)
Noh
Name |
Born |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Hirotarō Katayama (片山博太郎?), alias Yūsetsu Katayama (片山幽雪?) |
1930 |
Noh |
Shite |
2001 |
Izumi Mikawa (三川泉?) |
1922 |
Noh |
Shite |
2003 |
Akiyo Tomoeda (友枝昭世?) |
1940 |
Noh |
Shite |
2008 |
Kan Hōshō (寳生閑?), alias Kan Hōshō (宝生閑?) |
1934 |
Noh |
Waki |
1994 |
Hiroshi Sowa (曾和博朗?) |
1925 |
Noh |
Kotsuzumi |
1998 |
Osamu Kitamura (北村治?) |
1936 |
Noh |
Kotsuzumi |
2003 |
Tatsuo Yasufuku (安福建雄?) |
1938 |
Noh |
Ōtsuzumi |
1998 |
Tadao Kamei (亀井忠雄?) |
1941 |
Noh |
Ōtsuzumi |
2002 |
Soemon Konbaru XXII (二十二世金春惣右衛門?) |
1924 |
Noh |
Taiko |
1993 |
Shime Shigeyama (茂山七五三?), alias Sensaku Shigeyama IV (四世茂山千作?) |
1919 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
1989 |
Tarō Nomura (野村太良?), alias Man Nomura (野村萬?) |
1930 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
1997 |
Jirō Nomura (野村二朗?), alias Mansaku Nomura II (二世野村万作?) |
1931 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
2007 |
Bunraku
Name |
Born |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Sumitayū Takemoto VII (七世竹本住大夫?) |
1924 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1989 |
Tsunatayū Takemoto IX (九世竹本綱大夫?) |
1932 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
2007 |
Kanji Tsuruzawa VII (七世鶴沢寛治?) |
1928 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1997 |
Seiji Tsuruzawa (鶴沢清治?) |
1945 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
2007 |
Bunjaku Yoshida (吉田文雀?) |
1928 |
Bunraku |
Puppeteer |
1994 |
Minosuke Yoshida III (三世吉田簑助?) |
1933 |
Bunraku |
Puppeteer |
1994 |
Kabuki
Kumi Odori
Music
Dance
Name |
Born |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Senzō Nishikawa X (西川扇藏(10代)?) |
1928 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
1999 |
Toshinami Hanayagi (花柳寿南海?) |
1924 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
2004 |
Drama
Name |
Born |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Beichō Katsura III (桂米朝(3代)?) |
1925 |
Drama |
Classical Rakugo |
1996 |
Teisui Ichiryūsai VI (一竜斎貞水(6代)?) |
1939 |
Drama |
Kōdan |
2002 |
List of Past Designated Individuals (Performing Arts)
Noh
Name |
Born |
Died |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Roppeita Kita XIV (14世喜多六平太?) |
1874 |
1971 |
Noh |
Shite |
1955 |
Kenzō Kondo (近藤乾三?) |
1890 |
1988 |
Noh |
Shite |
1966 |
Michio Sakurama (桜間道雄?) |
1897 |
1983 |
Noh |
Shite |
1970 |
Tokuzō Gotō (後藤得三?) |
1897 |
1991 |
Noh |
Shite |
1970 |
Yazaemon Teshima (豊嶋弥平?) |
1899 |
1978 |
Noh |
Shite |
1977 |
Susumu Takahashi (高橋進?) |
1902 |
1984 |
Noh |
Shite |
1978 |
Shigeo Matsumoto (松本惠雄?) |
1915 |
2003 |
Noh |
Shite |
1990 |
Tetsunojō Kanze VIII (八世観世銕之丞?) |
1931 |
2000 |
Noh |
Shite |
1995 |
Kikuo Awaya (粟谷菊生?) |
1922 |
2006 |
Noh |
Shite |
1996 |
Shigeyoshi Mori (森茂好?) |
1916 |
1991 |
Noh |
Waki |
1961 |
Kenzō Matsumoto (松本謙三?) |
1899 |
1980 |
Noh |
Waki |
1966 |
Yaichi Hōshō (宝生弥一?) |
1908 |
1985 |
Noh |
Waki |
1981 |
Daigorō Fujita (藤田大五郎?) |
1915 |
2008 |
Noh |
Fue |
1971 |
Yoshimitsu Kō (幸祥光?) |
1892 |
1977 |
Noh |
Kotsuzumi |
1955 |
Yoshi Kōnobu (幸宣佳?) |
1896 |
1977 |
Noh |
Kotsuzumi |
1974 |
Hisashi Usawa (鵜沢寿?) |
1908 |
1997 |
Noh |
Kotsuzumi |
1982 |
Kyūen Kawasaki (川崎九淵?) |
1874 |
1961 |
Noh |
Ōtsuzumi |
1955 |
Toshio Kamei (亀井俊雄?) |
1896 |
1969 |
Noh |
Ōtsuzumi |
1968 |
Haruo Yasufuku (安福春雄?) |
1907 |
1983 |
Noh |
Ōtsuzumi |
1970 |
Noritake Seo (瀬尾乃武?) |
1899 |
1997 |
Noh |
Ōtsuzumi |
1984 |
Toyoji Kakimoto (柿本豊次?) |
1893 |
1989 |
Noh |
Taiko |
1968 |
Yagorō Zenchiku (善竹弥五郎?) |
1883 |
1965 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
1964 |
Manzō Nomura VI (六世野村万蔵?) |
1898 |
1978 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
1968 |
Sensaku Shigeyama III (三世茂山千作?) |
1896 |
1986 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
1976 |
Tokurō Miyake IX (九世三宅藤九郎?) |
1901 |
1990 |
Noh |
Kyōgen |
1979 |
Bunraku
Name |
Born |
Died |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Sumitayū Takemoto VI (六世竹本住大夫?) |
1886 |
1959 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1955 |
Yamashironoshōjō Toyotake (豊竹山城少掾?) |
1878 |
1967 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1955 |
Tsunatayū Takemoto VIII (八世竹本綱大夫?) |
1904 |
1969 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1955 |
Wakatayū Toyotake X (十世豊竹若大夫?) |
1888 |
1967 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1962 |
Koshijidayū Takemoto IV (四世竹本越路大夫?) |
1913 |
2002 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1971 |
Tsudayū Takemoto IV (四世竹本津大夫?) |
1916 |
1987 |
Bunraku |
Tayū |
1973 |
Seiroku Tsuruzawa IV (四世鶴沢清六?) |
1889 |
1960 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1955 |
Kanji Tsuruzawa VI (六世鶴沢寛治?) |
1887 |
1974 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1962 |
Matsunosuke Nozawa (野沢松之輔?) |
1902 |
1975 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1972 |
Kizaemon Nozawa (二世野沢喜左衛門?) |
1891 |
1976 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1962 |
Yashichi Takezawa X (十世竹沢弥七?) |
1910 |
1976 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1972 |
Enza Tsuruzawa V (五世鶴沢燕三?) |
1914 |
2001 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1985 |
Kinshi Nozawa (四世野沢錦糸?) |
1917 |
1988 |
Bunraku |
Shamisen |
1988 |
Monjūro Kiritake II (二世桐竹紋十郎?) |
1900 |
1970 |
Bunraku |
Puppeteer |
1965 |
Tamao Yoshida (吉田玉男?) |
1919 |
2006 |
Bunraku |
Puppeteer |
1977 |
Kanjūro Kiritake II (二世桐竹勘十郎?) |
1920 |
1986 |
Bunraku |
Puppeteer |
1982 |
Kabuki
Kumi Odori
Name |
Born |
Died |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Mitsufumi Shimabukuro (島袋光史?) |
1920 |
2006 |
Kumi Odori |
Taiko |
2003 |
Music
Dance
Name |
Born |
Died |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Mitsugorō Bandō VII (坂東三津五郎(7代)?) |
1882 |
1961 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
1955 |
Shusuke Hanayagi II (花柳寿輔(2代)?) |
1893 |
1970 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
1960 |
Kanso Fujima II (藤間勘祖(2代)?) |
1900 |
1990 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
1960 |
Fujiko Fujima (藤間藤子?) |
1907 |
1998 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
1985 |
Juraku Hanayagi II (花柳壽楽(2代)?) |
1918 |
2007 |
Dance |
Kabuki-mai |
2002 |
Taka Yamamura (山村たか?) |
1896 |
1981 |
Dance |
Kamigata-mai |
1978 |
Yūki Yoshimura (吉村雄輝?) |
1923 |
1998 |
Dance |
Kamigata-mai |
1986 |
Yachiyo Inoue (井上八千代(4代)?) |
1905 |
2004 |
Dance |
Kyo-mai |
1955 |
Drama
List of Designated Groups (Performing Arts)
Group Name |
Category |
Subcategory |
Year Designated |
Imperial Household Agency Court Musicians (宮内庁式部職楽部, Kunaichō Shikibushoku Gakubu?) |
Gagaku |
|
1955 |
Japan Noh Association (日本能楽会, Nihon Nōgaku-kai?) |
Noh |
|
1957 |
Bunrakuza (人形浄瑠璃文楽座, Ningyō Jōruri Bunrakuza?) |
Bunraku |
|
1955 |
Traditional Kabuki Preservation Society (伝統歌舞伎保存会, Dentō Kabuki Hozonkai?) |
Kabuki |
|
1965 |
Traditional Kumi Odori Preservation Society (伝統組踊保存会, Dentō Kumi Odori Hozonkai?) |
Kumi Odori |
|
1972 |
Gidayūbushi Preservation Society (義太夫節保存会, Gidayūbushi Hozonkai?) |
Music |
Gidayūbushi |
1980 |
Tokiwazubushi Preservation Society (常磐津節保存会, Tokiwazubushi Hozonkai?) |
Music |
Tokiwazubushi |
1981 |
Icchūbushi Preservation Society (一中節保存会, Icchūbushi Hozonkai?) |
Music |
Icchūbushi |
1993 |
Katōbushi Preservation Society (河東節保存会, Katōbushi Hozonkai?) |
Music |
Katōbushi |
1993 |
Miyazonobushi Preservation Society (宮薗節保存会, Miyazonobushi Hozonkai?) |
Music |
Miyazonobushi |
1993 |
Ogiebushi Preservation Society (荻江節保存会, Ogiebushi Hozonkai?) |
Music |
Ogiebushi |
1993 |
See also
References
- ^ "Famed Kabuki female impersonator Shikan dies at 83." Asahi Shimbun. 11 October 2011.
- Kodansha, Great Japanese Biographical Dictionary (日本人名大辞典?)[1]
- Ministry of Cultural Affairs National Cultural Properties Database[2]
- '人間国宝、河東節三味線の山彦千子さんら3人認定へ,' Asahi Shimbun, 17 July 2009[3]
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