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The New Sakata Tojuro's Grand Kabuki Show and the Rebirth of Kamigata (Kansai) Kabuki
- Asian Theatre Journal
- University of Hawai'i Press
- Volume 23, Number 2, Fall 2006
- pp. 396-400
- 10.1353/atj.2006.0025
- Article
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In November 2005, Nakamura Ganjirō III, founder of the Chikamatsu-za, assumed the name Sakata Tōjūrō, the most illustrious name in the history of kabuki in the Kansai region. The name Sakata Tōjūrō has gone unused for over 200 years.