Zamoto

<i>Zamoto</i>

Zamoto

Add article description

A zamoto (座元) is a manager of a kabuki theatre. Historically, the zamoto owned the theatre and was responsible for obtaining performance rights from the shōgun.[1]

Typically the zamoto was often the latest son of the hereditary owners, such as at the Nakamura-za, Morita-za and Ichimura-za.

References

  1. [1]
    Japan Quarterly, 1969, p. 302 (Asahi Shinbunsha)


Stub icon

This article related to the culture of Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This theatre-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Zamoto, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.