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Also Known As Sugimori Nobumori
Born 1653 • Echizen • Japan
Died January 6, 1725 (aged 72) • Ōsaka • Japan
Notable Works “The Battles of Coxinga” • “The Love Suicides at Sonezaki”
Kikuchi Kan
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Mishima Yukio
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Abe Kōbō
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Zeami
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Izumi Kyōka.
Izumi Kyōka
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Kawatake Mokuami.
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Kan’ami
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Masamune Hakuchō.
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Mushanokōji Saneatsu.
Mushanokōji Saneatsu
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Kume Masao
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Komparu Zempō
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Ernest F. Fenollosa
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Yū Miri
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Namiki Gohei I
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