Nakamura Utaemon V

Nakamura Utaemon V (中村歌右衛門 (5代目)?, 1865 — September 11, 1940) was a Japanese kabuki performer and "dean of kabuki actors at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo. [1] He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region. [2]

Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.[3]

Utaemon V was the artistic heir of Nakamura Utaemon IV. He was born in the fifth generation of a line of famous Kabuki actors. 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.[4]

Lineage of Utaemon stage names

In a long career, he played many roles; but he was best known for his oyama or onnagata roles.[1]

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Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Nakamura Utaemon VI, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 7 works in 7 publications in 2 languages and 20+ library holdings.[8]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Utaemon Nakamura", New York Times. September 11, 1940.
  2. ^ a b c d Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia, p. 691. at Google Books
  3. ^ Kurkup, James. "Nakamura Utaemon VI," The Independent (London). April 6, 2001.
  4. ^ Scott, Adolphe C. (1999). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan, p. 159. at Google Books
  5. ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre, pp. 263-264. at Google Books
  6. ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance, p. 78 at Google Books
  7. ^ Strom, Stephanie. Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki", New York Times. April 4, 2001.
  8. ^ WorldCat Identities: 中村歌右衛門 1865-1940

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