Nakamura Utaemon V
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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
- Nakamura Utaemon I (1714–1791) [5]
- Nakamura Utaemon II (1752-1798) [6]
- Nakamura Utaemon III (1778-1838) [2]
- Nakamura Utaemon IV (1798-1852) [2]
- Nakamura Utaemon V (1865-1940) [2]
- Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917-2001) [7]
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
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Utaemon Nakamura", New York Times. September 11, 1940.
- 1 2 3 4 Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia, p. 691., p. 691, at Google Books
- ↑ Kurkup, James. "Nakamura Utaemon VI," The Independent (London). April 6, 2001.
- ↑ Scott, Adolphe C. (1999). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan, p. 159., p. 159, at Google Books
- ↑ Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre, pp. 263-264., p. 263, at Google Books
- ↑ Leiter, Samuel L. (2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance, p. 78, p. 78, at Google Books
- ↑ Strom, Stephanie. Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki", New York Times. April 4, 2001.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: 中村歌右衛門 1865-1940
References
- 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).
External links
- Waseda University, Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum