# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chikamatsu-monzaemon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:53:47.403Z

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name: "Chikamatsu Monzaemon"
slug: "chikamatsu-monzaemon"
description: "Chikamatsu Monzaemon , real name Sugimori Nobumori , was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku, and the live-actor drama, kabuki. The Encyclopædia Britannica has written that he is \"widely regarded as the greatest Japanese dramatist.\" His most famous plays deal with double-suicides of honor-bound lovers. Of his puppet plays, around 70 are jidaimono (時代物), and 24 are sewamono (世話物). The domestic plays are today considered the core of his artistic achievement, particularly works such as The Courier for Hell (1711) and The Love Suicides at Amijima (1721). His histories are viewed less positively, though The Battles of Coxinga (1715) remains praised."
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category:
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birthDate: "1653"
deathDate: "1725-01-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump