Name Nakamura I | Died September 5, 1954 Role Actor | |
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Children Nakamura Kichiemon II, Seiko Fujima Siblings Nakamura Tokizo III, Kanzaburo Nakamura XVII Similar People Nakamura Kichiemon II, Matsumoto Koshiro IX, Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII, Somegoro Ichikawa, Kuriko Namino | ||
Grandchildren Nakamura Kichiemon II Parents Kame, Karoku Nakamura III | ||
2003忠臣蔵〜決断の時「吉良邸討ち入り」part3 Nakamura Kichiemon II Nidaime Nakamura Kichiemon?, born May 22, 1944), born Namino Tatsujirō, is a Japanese actor, kabuki
Nakamura Kichiemon I (初代中村吉右衛門, Shodai Nakamura Kichiemon, 1886–1954) was a Japanese actor and kabuki performer. In 1945, he became the senior living kabuki actor in Japan.
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- 2003part3 Nakamura Kichiemon II Nidaime Nakamura Kichiemon born May 22 1944 born Namino Tatsujir is a Japanese actor kabuki
- Selected works
- Honors
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Kichiemon construed his career in terms of "lifelong study" (gei) of that which cannot be seen in an actor's performance.
Nakamura Kichiemon is a formal kabuki stage name. The actor first appeared using the name in 1897; and he continued to use this name until his death.
He was the maternal grandfather of Nakamura Kichiemon II. In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. In choosing to be known by the same stage name as his grandfather, the living kabuki performer honors his family relationships and tradition.
In a long career, he acted in many kabuki plays, including the role of Matsuō-maru in the July 1951 production of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami.
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Nakamura Kichiemon I, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 10+ works in 20+ publications in 2 languages and 80+ library holdings.