Nakamura Utaemon II

was a Japanese kabuki performer in the lineage of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005).

Nakamura Utaemon is a stage name.

Life and career

In 1782, Utaemon I presented this name to a favored apprentice, who was formerly known as Mizuki Tōzō or Nakamura Tōzō. Tōzō had already appeared in many kabuki plays, including the role of Kamura in the 1781 production of Hinin no Kataakiuchi.Leiter, Samuel. (2002). In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are conveyed in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment.Scott, Adolphe C. (1999).

Utaemon II abandoned his name in 1790; and he performed as Nakamura Tōzō for the rest of his life. The natural son of Nakamura Utaemon I would become Utaemon III Leiter, Samuel. (2006). in the lineage of the actor formerly known as Utaemon II.

Lineage of Utaemon stage names Nakamura Utaemon I (1714–1791) Nakamura Utaemon II (1752-1798) Nakamura Utaemon III (1778–1838) Nakamura Utaemon IV (1798–1852) Nakamura Utaemon V (1865–1940) Nakamura Utaemon VI (1917–2001) Strom, Stephanie. Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki, New York Times. April 4, 2001.

See also Shūmei

References

Bibliography Leiter, Samuel L. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ; OCLC 238637010 __________. ( 2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance. ; ; OCLC 182632867 Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301 Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan. London: Allen & Unwin. OCLC 622644114