Nakamura Utaemon VI.
Nakamura Utaemon VI. ( Japanese 六 代 目 中 村 歌 右衛門 , Rokudaime ~ ; born January 20, 1917 as Fujio Kawamura ( 河村 藤 雄 , Kawamura Fujio ); died March 31, 2001 ) was a Japanese kabuki performer and artistic director of the Kabukiza in Ginza , Tokyo . He was a prominent member of an ancient family of kabuki performers from the Keihanshin (Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe) region.
Surname
"Nakamura Utaemon" was a stage name with strong cultural and historical connotations. "Utaemon" describes the personal status as an actor. This title may only be accepted after the death of the previous sponsor and only under restrictive succession regulations.
Family tree of the Utaemon stage name
- 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)
Life
Utaemon VI was the son of Nakamura Utaemon V. He came from the sixth generation of a family of well-known kabuki performers. The name "Utaemon VI" was not formally proclaimed until 1951 in a ceremony in the Kabukiza in Tokyo.
In his long career he played in many different roles. However, his most famous performances were female Oyama (Onnagata) roles.
Awards
In 1968 Nakamura was recognized by the Japanese government as a living national treasure (人間 国宝, Ningen kokuhō), as a “bearer of important irreplaceable cultural assets”. In 1979, after Nakamura Kichiemon I , he was awarded the Cultural Order as the second kabuki performer .
Honors
- Japanese Academy of Arts 1963.
- Order of Culture 1979.
- Praemium Imperiale 1995.
- Order of the Sacred Treasure , 1996
- In 1991 he was immortalized on a postage stamp
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Stephanie Strom: Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki. In: New York Times. April 4, 2001.
- ↑ a b c Louis Frédéric Nussbaum et al .: Nakamura Utaemon VI In: Japan Encyclopedia : 691. (Googlebooks)
- ↑ James Kurkup: Nakamura Utaemon VI. In: The Independent , London April 6, 2001.
- ^ Adolphe C. Scott: The Kabuki Theater of Japan. : 159. (Googlebooks)
- ^ Samuel L. Leiter: Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theater. 2006: 263-264. (Googlebooks)
- ^ Samuel L. Head: A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance. 2002: 78. (Googlebooks)
- ↑ Utaemon Nakamura , New York Times. September 11, 1940.
- ^ Robert Trumbull: Kabuki Theater Elevates Actor In Traditional Japanese Rites. In: New York Times. April 12, 1960.
- ^ Samuel L. Leiter: Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theater. 2006: 264. (Googlebooks)
- ^ "Lloyd Webber Wins Prize," New York Times. June 16, 1995.
literature
- James R. Brandon: Myth and Reality: A Story of Kabuki during American Censorship, 1945-1949. In: Asian Theater Journal , Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 1-110.
- Samuel L. Leiter: Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theater. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press 2006. ISBN 978-0-8108-5527-4 ; OCLC 238637010
- Samuel L. Leader: A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance. 2002 ISBN 978-0-7656-0704-1 ; ISBN 978-0-7656-0705-8 ; OCLC 182632867
- Louis Frédéric Nussbaum, Käthe Roth: Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 2005. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5 ; OCLC 48943301
- Adolphe Clarence Scott: The Kabuki Theater of Japan. London: Allen & Unwin 1955. OCLC 622644114
- Takeshi Kaneko: "A Man with the Brilliance of a Flower; Nakamura Utaemon VI," Yomiuri Shimbun. Spring 2009.
Japanese
- 2006 伽羅 先 代 萩: 三 幕 五 場 Meiboku sendai hagi: sanmaku goba. ISBN 978-4-8356-1598-1 ; OCLC 70233503
- 1993 鏡 山 旧 錦 絵: 通 し 狂言 四 幕 六 場 Kagamiyama kokyō no nishikie: tōshi kyōgen yonmaku rokuba. OCLC 054923943
- 1989 番 町 皿 屋 敷: 一幕 二 場 Banchō sarayashiki: hitomaku niba. OCLC 029849646
- 1984 大 経 師 昔 暦: お さ ん 茂 兵衛 二 幕 三 場 Daikyōji mukashigoyomi: osan mohee nimaku sanba. OCLC 054925804
Web links
- Waseda University, Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum; Permanent exhibit, Nakamura Utaemon VI
- Photography: "Nakamura Utaemon VI meets Rin-Tin-Tin" - Los Angeles, California, July 2, 1960
- Photography: Yukio Mishima with Nakamura Utaemon VI, 1954
- World Digital Library: Nakamura Utaemon no Katō Masakiyo, woodblock print c. 1818-1830
- Find-A-Grave: Utaemon Nakamura, Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
- Japan Art Academy
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nakamura Utaemon VI. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 六 代 目 中 村 歌 右衛門 (Japanese, stage name); Kawamura Fujio (real name); 河村 藤 雄 (Japanese, real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese kabuki performer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo , Japan |
DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 2001 |
Place of death | Tokyo , Japan |