About Namiki Shōzō II
Lived 1750 – 1807 (aged 56–57). Namiki Shōzō II was a Japanese dramaturge.
Namiki Shōzō II (並木正三) (died 1807) was a kabuki playwright and relative of the more prominent Namiki Shōzō I. Though none of his surviving plays are prominent ones, he may have been the author of the 1801 Kezairoku (or Gezairoku), a kabuki playwriting manual.
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Who was Namiki Shōzō II?
Kabuki playwriter
When was Namiki Shōzō II born?
Namiki Shōzō II was born in 1750 in Osaka.
When did Namiki Shōzō II die?
Namiki Shōzō II died in 1807.
What was Namiki Shōzō II's occupation?
Namiki Shōzō II was a dramaturge.
What nationality was Namiki Shōzō II?
Namiki Shōzō II was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Namiki Shōzō II. https://biography.guide/namiki-shozo-ii/
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