Nakamura_Kichiemon_I

Nakamura Kichiemon I

Nakamura Kichiemon I

Add article description

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nakamura.

Nakamura Kichiemon I (初代中村吉右衛門, Shodai Nakamura Kichiemon, March 24, 1886 – September 8, 1954) was a Japanese actor and kabuki performer. In 1945, he became the senior living kabuki actor in Japan.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Biography

Kichiemon construed his career in terms of "lifelong study" (gei) of that which cannot be seen in an actor's performance.[2]

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.[3]

He was the maternal grandfather of Nakamura Kichiemon II.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
  • 1946 — "Kabuki geki no susumu beki michi" ("The way kabuki drama must advance"). Tögeki, Tokyo Gekijö program. May 7, 1946
  • 1951 — Diary of Kichiemon (吉右衞門自傳, Kichiemon jiden). OCLC 33707206
  • 1956 — Kichiemon Diary (吉右衛門日記, Kichiemon nikki) OCLC 033708328

Honors

  • Nakamura Kichiemon I Takebe Genzō, in Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, March 1943.
  • Nakamura Kichiemon I as Matsuō-maru, in Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, July 1951.

See also

Notes

  1. While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).
  2. Son of Matsumoto Hakuō II
  3. Daughter of Matsumoto Hakuō II
  4. Daughter of Matsumoto Hakuō II
  5. Daughter of Nakamura Kichiemon II
  6. Son of Matsumoto Koshirō X
  7. Daughter of Matsumoto Koshirō X
  8. Son of his great-granddaughter Yoko Namino (daughter of Nakamura Kichiemon II) and kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V (son of famous Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII)
  1. [1]
    Scott, Adolphe C. (1999). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan, p. 184., p. 184, at Google Books
  2. [2]
    Leiter, Samuel. (2002). A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance, p. 367, p. 367, at Google Books
  3. [3]
    Leiter, Samuel. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre, p. 260., p. 260, at Google Books
  4. [4]
    母方の祖父 (maternal grandfather) Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Scott, p. 159., p. 159, at Google Books
  6. [6]
    Japan Arts Council, 中村 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  7. [7]
    WorldCat Identities: 中村吉右衛門 1886-1954.

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
  • Scott, Adolphe Clarence. (1955). The Kabuki Theatre of Japan. London: Allen & Unwin. OCLC 622644114
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakamura Kichiemon I.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Nakamura_Kichiemon_I, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.