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*''Born: [[1742]]''
*''Died: [[1809]]/9/3''
*''Japanese'': 辰岡万作 ''(Tatsuoka Mansaku)''

Tatsuoka Mansaku was a [[kabuki]] playwright, particularly known for his plays ''[[Keisei Yanagizakura]]'', ''[[Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba]]'', and ''[[Hade Kurabe Ishikawazome]]'', all of which he wrote along with [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]].

The son of [[Tatsuoka Hisagiku]], Mansaku was originally an actor, but around the late 1760s, he began studying under [[Fujikawa Sanpachi]], and became a playwright. From around the mid-1790s onward<ref>"Tatsuoka Mansaku." ''Nihon Kokugo Daijiten'' 日本国語大辞典. Shogakukan. Accessed via JapanKnowledge online resource, 27 January 2011.</ref>, he was among the most prominent playwrights in the [[Kamigata]] region, alongside [[Namiki Gohei I]] and Chikamatsu Tokuzô.

His childhood name was Mantarô (万太郎); later in life, he also used the poetry names (''[[haimyo|haimyô]]'') (紫楽) and (紫紅).

==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%BE%B0%E5%B2%A1%E4%B8%87%E4%BD%9C Tatsuoka Mansaku]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' (デジタル版 日本人名大辞典, "Digital Version Encyclopedia of Japanese Personages"). Kodansha, 2009. Accessed via Kotobank.jp, 27 January 2011.

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[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
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