Stage names:
Nakamura Baigyoku III
Nakamura Fukusuke IV
Nakamura Masajirô III
Real name: Sasaki Inosuke
Guild: Takasagoya
Line number: SANDAIME (III)
Poetry name: Sanjaku
Existence: 14 January 1875 ~ 18 March 1948
Connections:
Father: Nakamura Baigyoku II
Adopted son: Nakamura Fukusuke V
Career:
1875: born in Ôsaka in the district of Kita-Shinchi (a famous pleasure quarter).
September 1880: he makes his first appearance on stage in Ôsaka at the Naka no Shibai, playing under the name of Nakamura Masajirô III.
October 1907: Nakamura Masajirô III takes the name of Nakamura Fukusuke IV in Ôsaka at the Kadoza.
October 1919: premiere at the Naniwaza (Ôsaka) of Kikuchi Kan's drama "Tôjûrô no Koi", based on the life of the star Sakata Tôjûrô I. Nakamura Ganjirô I and Fukusuke play the roles of Tôjûrô and Okaji.
June 1921: his adopted father Nakamura Baigyoku II dies.
March 1923: Fukusuke plays at the Minamiza the role of Sôshichi in the drama "Koi Minato Hakata no Hitofushi". His stage partners are Jitsukawa Enjaku II (Kezori) and Arashi Hirosaburô (the courtesan Kojorô).
March 1924: Fukusuke plays at the Naniwaza (Ôsaka) the role of Katsuyori in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô"; the roles of Nureginu and Princess Yaegaki are played by Sawamura Sônosuke I and Nakamura Jakuemon III.
May 1927: Fukusuke plays at the Nakaza the role of Princess Yaegaki in the drama "Honchô Nijûshikô" The roles of Nureginu and Katsuyori are played by Nakamura Jakuemon III and Jitsukawa Enjaku II.
January 1935: Nakamura Fukusuke IV takes the name of Nakamura Baigyoku III in Ôsaka at the Nakaza.
February 1935: Nakamura Ganjirô I dies.
April 1936: Baigyoku plays at the Kabukiza the role of Chiyo in the "Terakoya" scene of the classic "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". His stage partners are Onoe Kikugorô VI (Matsuômaru), Nakamura Kichiemon I (Genzô) and Nakamura Tokizô III (Tonami).
May 1939: Baigyoku plays at the Kabukiza the role of Otoku in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Keisei Hangonkô"; The role of Matahei is played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.
April 1940: Baigyoku plays at the Ôsaka Kabukiza the role of Otoku in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "Keisei Hangonkô"; The role of Matahei is played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.
May 1943: Baigyoku plays at the Minamiza the role of Masaoka in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the role of Yashio is played by Nakamura Tokizô III.
March 1944: Baigyoku plays at the Ôsaka Kabukiza the role of Princess Toki in the classic "Kamakura Sandaiki". His stage partners are Jitsukawa Enjaku II (Sasaki Takatsuna) and Ichimura Uzaemon XV (Miuranosuke).
November 1946: Baigyoku plays at the Tôkyô Gekijô the role of the courtesan Yûgiri in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of Fujiya Izaemon is played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.
December 1946: Baigyoku plays at the Minamiza the role of the courtesan Yûgiri in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of Fujiya Izaemon is played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.
March 1947: Baigyoku plays in Nagoya at the Chûkyô Gekijô the role of the courtesan Yûgiri in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of Fujiya Izaemon is played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.
April 1947: Baigyoku plays for the last time the role of the courtesan Akoya, in Ôsaka at the Kabukiza in the drama "Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki".
June 1947: Baigyoku plays in Ôsaka at the Kabukiza the role of the courtesan Yûgiri in the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô"; the role of Fujiya Izaemon is played by Onoe Kikugorô VI.
Comments:
Nakamura Baigyoku III was an outstanding Kamigata onnagata and nimaime. His two great stage partners were Nakamura Ganjirô I and Onoe Kikugorô VI.
Nakamura Baigyoku III playing the role of Masaoka in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" (print made by Ôta Masamitsu)
Print made by Ôta Masamitsu in 1950
The Nakamura Baigyoku line of actors