Kanemon Nakamura

Kan'emon Nakamura III was a Japanese actor and political activist. Best known in Japan for performing in kabuki theatre, he co-founded Zenshinza, Japan's oldest and largest repertory theatre company, in 1931. He also appeared in numerous films, most notably Humanity and Paper Balloons, The 47 Ronin, Kwaidan, Samurai Banners, and Under the Flag of the Rising Sun. After World War II, Nakamura joined the Japanese Communist Party and was targeted during the Red Purge.