Chi·ka·ma·tsu Mon·za·e·mon (ch??kä-mät?so?o môn?zä-?-môn?) 1653-1725. Japanese playwright whose numerous plays, mostly written for the puppet theater, deeply influenced Japanese drama.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.