Born in 1839. He was the fourth son of Nakamura Tomishirô and started his career as a disciple of his eldest brother Nakamura Fukusuke I, who gave him the name of Nakamura Masajirô I. He took the name of Nakamura Fukusuke II in August 1861 at the Moritaza, playing the roles of Izutsu Onnanosuke and Umezu Kamon in the drama "Sakura Sôshi Gonichi no Bundan". He was trained as a wagotoshi and an onnagata actor. He unfortunately died in his prime, the 6th August 1867.

Born in Ôsaka in 1846. He started his career as a disciple of Nakamura Masajirô I, who gave him the name of Nakamura Masanosuke. He was trained in hama shibai and went with his master to Edo in Summer 1861. He took the name of Nakamura Masajirô II in 1862. He was adopted by Nakamura Shikan IV in February 1868 and took the name of Nakamura Fukusuke III at the Moritaza, playing 3 roles in the drama "Fûki Jizai Sakigake Soga". Around the same time, in Ôsaka, another actor took the same name of Nakamura Fukusuke III. This unusual situation was validated by the kabuki world and the two Fukusuke lines started to coexist. The Fukusuke in Tôkyô quarreled with his adopted father and left his clan, taking the name of Nakamura Juzô in April 1872 at the Nakamuraza, playing in the drama "Koisomete Shôbu Katabira". Then, he took the name of Nakamura Jûzô in October 1873 at the Sawamuraza, playing in the drama "Shôchikubai Yuki no Akebono". However, he was never acknowledged as an official member of this line of actors. He took the name of Nakamura Jutarô in January 1878 at the Harukiza, playing 2 roles in the drama "Matsukazari Otakara Sugoroku". He performed in venues like the Miyakoza or the Nakajimaza. He was disfigured by a burn on his face, took back the name of Nakamura Juzô and became a travelling actor. He was often on sick leave during his latter years and died the 5th May 1888. He was able to play either wakaonnagata or katakiyaku roles but his main field of excellence were wajitsu roles in sewamono dramas. He suffered many hardships during his life.

Born in Ôsaka the 21st of July 1910 in the district of Minami-Ku. He was adopted by Nakamura Fukusuke IV and made his first stage appearance in May 1916, at the Nakaza, where he received the name of Nakamura Masajirô IV. He took the name of Nakamura Fukusuke V in January 1935, playing the role of the yakko Yatahei in the drama "Ishida no Tsubone". He join a troupe of modern theater belonging to the Tôhô group and went back to the Kabuki world in 1939 after the disbandment of this troupe. He joined the troupe led by Nakamura Kichiemon I in 1954 and died the 1st January 1969. He was a talented supporting tachiyaku actor and a mainstay for a surviving Kamigata Kabuki, who excelled in katakiyaku roles performed in an old-fashioned style. He was one of the seven actors who created the Shichinin no Kai.