Background
Kintaro Shimizu was born in 1889.
金太郎 清水
Kintaro Shimizu was born in 1889.
After graduating from Tokyo Academy of Music, Kintaro Shimizu became a popular star of the Royal-kan Opera Theater in Akasaka, Tokyo, established Rossi, an Italian. He played opposite Nobukon Hara, prima donna. After parting from Rossi, he and Hara played in Asakusa. They were largely responsible for bringing about the golden days of European opera during the Taisho Era.