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我们与社区一起哀悼 Fujima Kansuma 夫人的逝世 据 Rafu Shimpo 称，这位深受喜爱的舞者和老师于 2 月 22 日在睡梦中安详离世，享年 104 岁。

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Fujima Kansuma 夫人出生于 1918 年 5 月 9 日，是一位著名的日裔美国歌舞伎舞者和教师，其职业生涯始于 1940 年代初期，横跨数十年。 从在日本师从“戏剧之神”尾上菊五郎六世，到二战期间被关押期间受邀游历不同的集中营表演她的作品，她一生致力于在日本分享歌舞伎文化和日本传统。 美国。 她获得过许多奖项：最著名的是 1985 年日本政府颁发的杏花宝冠勋章，以及 1987 年国家艺术基金会颁发的国家遗产奖学金。

2018 年，在她 100 岁高龄时，她担任洛杉矶二世周游行的编舞。 Fujima Kansuma 夫人继续与她的女儿 Miyako Tachibana 一起教授和编舞，Miyako Tachibana 也成为歌舞伎舞者和老师。 Kansuma 夫人的遗产在她和与她有过交集的数百名学生中得以延续。

观看 Yuka Murakami 为 Kansuma 夫人 2018 年诞辰 100 周年制作的短片：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jo77BpcbY8

观看与电影制作人 Yuka Murakami 和 Kansuma 夫人的女儿 Miyako Tachibana 以及长期学生 June Berk 的问答，他们都出现在电影中：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry0d6yFehbc

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We join the community in mourning the passing of Madame Fujima Kansuma 

The beloved dancer and teacher passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 22 at the age of 104, according to the Rafu Shimpo.

Born May 9, 1918, Madame Fujima Kansuma was a celebrated Japanese American kabuki dancer and teacher with a career beginning in the early 1940s and spanning decades. From learning under the “God of Theatre,” Onoe Kikugoro VI, in Japan to being invited to travel across different concentration camps to perform her pieces while incarcerated during World War II, she dedicated her life to sharing the culture of kabuki and Japanese heritage in the United States. She has received a number of awards: most notably the Order of the Precious Crown, Apricot, by the Japanese government in 1985, and the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987.

In 2018, at 100 years old, she was the choreographer for the Los Angeles Nisei Week Parade. Madame Fujima Kansuma continued to teach and choreograph along with her daughter, Miyako Tachibana, who also became a master kabuki dancer and teacher. Madame Kansuma’s legacy continues through her and the hundreds of students with whom she has crossed paths.

Watch a short film made by Yuka Murakami for Madame Kansuma’s 100th birthday celebration in 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jo77BpcbY8

Watch a Q&A with filmmaker Yuka Murakami and Madame Kansuma’s daughter, Miyako Tachibana, and longtime student, June Berk, who were both featured in the film: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ry0d6yFehbc?feature=share

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