experienced viewer; kabuki connoisseur
Refers to someone with a discerning eye for traditional performing arts, especially kabuki and theatre. Often implies deep knowledge and refined taste.
He is known as a kabuki connoisseur.
There are subtle staging details that only an experienced viewer would notice.
Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 巧者 (kōsha, 'skilled person'). The reading ごうしゃ for 巧者 is a voiced variant. The term likely originated in Edo-period theatre culture.