Stage names:
Nakamura Hashinosuke III
Nakamura Kôji
Real name: Nakamura Kôji
Guild: Narikomaya
Line number: SANDAIME (III)
Birthday: 31 August 1965
Connections:
Great-grandfather: Nakamura Utaemon V
Grandfather: Nakamura Fukusuke V
Father: Nakamura Shikan VII
Brother: Nakamura Fukusuke IX
Brother-in-law: Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII
Sons: Nakamura Muneo, Nakamura Kunio, Nakamura Yoshio
Career:
May 1970: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, playing under his real name in the play "Mukashi Banashi Momotarô".
April 1980: Nakamura Kôji takes the name of Nakamura Hashinosuke III at the Kabukiza, playing roles of the naked warrior, Tezuka no Tarô and the priest Shûron in the dramas "Hototogisu Kojô no Rakugetsu", "Onna Shibaraku" and "Renjishi".
April 1986: Hashinosuke plays for the first time the prestigious role of the warrior Taira no Tomomori in the classic "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura", which is staged at the National Theater.
January 1994: Hashinosuke plays for the first time the bombastic role of Soga Gorô in the drama "Ya-no-Ne", which is staged at the Asakusa Kôkaidô.
May~June 1994: first edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theater Cocoon and recreates the atmosphere of the Edo koshibai and brings the actors closer to the audience. The play "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazumi; Hashinosuke plays the role of Tamiya Iemon [more details].
August~September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Hashinosuke plays the role of Issun Tokubei [more details].
September 1998: third edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu"; Hashinosuke plays (in turns with Nakamura Kankurô) the roles of Satsuma Gengobei or Sasanoya Sangorô [more details].
September 2000: his two sons Muneo and Kunio make their first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza.
June 2001: 4th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Sannin Kichisa"; Hashinosuke plays the role of Obô Kichisa [more details].
June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Hashinosuke plays the role of Issun Tokubei [more details].
June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII) with the production of "Sakura Hime"; Hashinosuke plays the roles of the priest Seigen and Tsurigane Gonsuke [more details].
November 2005: tôshi kyôgen revival at the National Theater of the drama "Ehon Taikôki"; Hashinosuke plays the role of Takechi Mitsuhide [casting].
March~April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production (in two different programs) of "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan"; Hashinosuke plays the roles of Tamiya Iemon or Tamiya Iemon/Oshioda Matanojô [more details].
June 2007: 8th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Sannin Kichisa"; Hashinosuke plays the role of Obô Kichisa [more details].
July 2007: second Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, in New York (Lincoln Center, 16~22 July) and Washington (Warner Theatre, 26 July); Hashinosuke plays in New York the roles of a priest and Jinzaburô in "Renjishi" and "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage". He also plays in Washington the role of Musashibô Benkei in "Kanjinchô" [more details].
Comments:
Nakamura Hashinosuke III is a young and outstanding tachiyaku actor, who was born in a family of onnagata stars. His art and physical appearance remind us of the prestigious ancestors of his clan, like Nakamura Shikan IV or Nakamura Utaemon IV.
Nakamura Hashinosuke III in a print made by Lynn Matsuoka
Print courtesy of Lynn Matsuoka Studios (all rights reserved)
Lynn Matsuoka worked in the dressing room and back stage, right in front of the actor, not from Pictures!!!