PASSINGS

Kanzaburo Nakamura; Veteran Kabuki Actor

Kanzaburo Nakamura, 78, a veteran kabuki actor and recipient of cultural awards from the Japanese government. Nakamura, whose real name was Seiji Namino, was active in promoting kabuki overseas and led a troupe of actors to New York in 1960 during the theater’s U.S. debut. Nakamura debuted on the stage in 1916. In 1980, he received an Order of Culture award from the Japanese government for his contribution to the art form which originated in 1603 and was designated a “holder of important intangible cultural properties.” In Tokyo on Monday of a heart attack.