Chikamatsu Monzaemon (近松 門左衛門, 1653 - January 6, 1724) was a Japanese doramatist of Joruri & Kabuki.
Works Joruri Shusse Kagekiyo (1685) Sonezaki Shinju (1703) Meido no Hikyaku (1711) Kokusenya Kassen (1715) Shinju Ten no Amishima (1720) Onnagoroshi Abura no Jigoku (1721) Kabuki Keisei Hotoke no Hara See also Japanese literature List of Japanese authors Gagaku
