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1653–1725 · Japanese playwright

Also known as: Sugimori Nobumori, Тикамацу Мондзаэмон, تشيكاماتسو مونزايمون, 지카마쓰 몬자에몬, 近松門左衛門, Мондзаэмон Тикамацу

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