Nakamura Utaemon V
Born1865 (1865)
Tokyo, Japan
DiedSeptember 11, 1940(1940-09-11) (aged 74–75)
SpouseTama Kawamura
ChildrenNakamura Fukusuke V (son)
Nakamura Utaemon VI (son)
ParentNakamura Shikan IV (adoptive father)
RelativesNakamura Shikan VII (grandson)
Nakamura Fukusuke IX (great-grandson)
Nakamura Shikan VIII (great-grandson)
Nakamura Kankurō VI (great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Shichinosuke II (great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Kōtarō VI (great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Hashinosuke IV (great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Fukunosuke III (great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Utanosuke IV (great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Kantarō III (great-great-great-grandson)
Nakamura Chōzaburō II (great-great-great-grandson)

Nakamura Utaemon V[lower-alpha 1] (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]

Life and career

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]

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]

  • 1950 — Styles of Acting in Kabuki (歌舞伎の型, kabuki no kata) OCLC 033711674
  • 1935 — Autobiography of Nakamura Utaemon Gosei (歌右衛門自傅, utaemon jiten). OCLC 44435876

Notes

  1. ↑ Real Name: Hidetaro Nakamura (Japanese: 中村榮太郎, Hepburn: Nakamura Hidetaro).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Utaemon Nakamura", New York Times. September 11, 1940.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia, p. 691., 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., p. 159, at Google Books
  5. ↑ Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre, pp. 263-264., p. 263, at Google Books
  6. ↑ Leiter, Samuel L. (2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance, p. 78, 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

Bibliography

  • Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5527-4; OCLC 238637010
  • __________. ( 2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance. ISBN 9780765607041; ISBN 9780765607058; OCLC 182632867
  • Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301
  • Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan. London: Allen & Unwin. OCLC 622644114

Further reading

  • 中村歌右衛門. (1935). Autobiography of Nakamura Utaemon V (歌右衛門自伝, utaemon jiden). Tokyo: Shūhōen Publishing (秋豊園出版部, shūhōen shuppanbu).
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