Nakamura Kichiemon I, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese actor
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Place of Birth: Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
About Nakamura Kichiemon I
- Nakamura Kichiemon I (????????, Shodai Nakamura Kichiemon, 1886–1954) was a Japanese actor and kabuki performer.
- In 1945, he became the senior living kabuki actor in Japan.Kichiemon construed his career in terms of "lifelong study" (gei) of that which cannot be seen in an actor's performance.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.He was the maternal grandfather of Nakamura Kichiemon II.
- 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.
- 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 Matsuo-maru in the July 1951 production of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami.
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