Bandō Mitsugorō VII
七代目 坂東 三津五郎
Born
Jusaku Morita (守田 壽作)[lower-alpha 1]

21 September 1882
Died4 November 1961(1961-11-04) (aged 79)
NationalityJapanese
ChildrenBandō Mitsugorō VIII (adopted)

Bandō Mitsugorō VII (Japanese: 七代目 坂東 三津五郎) (September 21, 1882 – November 4, 1961) was a Japanese kabuki actor. He was the adopted father of Bandō Mitsugorō VIII. He was officially designated a living national treasure by the Japanese government. He was a recipient of the Person of Cultural Merit and a member of the Japan Art Academy.

Notes

  1. While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).


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