Kanjuro Fujima

Kanjuro Fujima

Born in 1980, Kanjuro Fujima is a Kabuki furitsuke-shi (choreographer). He is the head of the Fujima school of traditional Japanese dance ( Nihon buyo ). His grandfather, Kanjuro Fujima IV was the highly acclaimed choreographer and dancer who was eventually designated a “Living National Treasure” by the Japanese government and whose oeuvre included a large number work. His mother Kanso Fujima III, is also a currently active Kabuki dance furitsuke-shi . In 2002 at the age of 22, he succeeded to the Kanjuro name, becoming Kanjuro Fujima VIII. He is winner of the 2003 New Artist award Minister of Education and Science Award for the Arts. He is known for his many new choreographic works, such as for the Imamukashi Momotaro performance for Nakamura Kanzaburo’s Name Succession performance in December 2004.