Background
Mansaku Tatsuoka was born in 1742 in Osaka, Japan. He was the son of Hisagiku Tatsuoka, woman impersonator.
万作 龍岡
Mansaku Tatsuoka was born in 1742 in Osaka, Japan. He was the son of Hisagiku Tatsuoka, woman impersonator.
First appeared on the stage, playing role of a child. Later Mansaku Tatsuoka became a dramatic writer. Became the chief writer of Somematsuza Theater in Kyoto (1778).