Stage names:

Kamimura Kichiya VI
Kataoka Senjirô

Real name: Nakahigashi Tatsuya

Guild: Miyoshiya

Line number: ROKUDAIME (VI)

Birthday: 27 April 1955

Connections:

Master: Kataoka Gatô V

disciples: Kamimura Jun'ya, Kamimura Kisshô

Career:

August 1973: he becomes disciple of the actor Kataoka Gatô V.

October 1973: he takes the name of Kataoka Senjirô in Ôsaka at the Shinkabukiza, playing in the drama "Shingo Jûban Shôbu".

November 1987: Senjirô becomes nadai and plays at the Kabukiza in the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi".

November 1993: Kataoka Senjirô takes the prestigious name of Kamimura Kichiya VI at the Minamiza.

March 2007: tour in Paris (France); Kichiya plays at the Palais Garnier the role of Tagoto in the dance-drama "Momijigari", which celebrates the Ichikawa clan [more details].

Comments:

Kamimura Kichiya VI is a talented actor trained in the great tradition of the Kamigata Kabuki, but unfortunalety he doesn't perform often in Tôkyô.

It is said that his passion for Kabuki started when he was student and worked as a Kabuki performance photographer.

The mon of Kamimura Kichiya VI

The Uemura (Kamimura) Kichiya line of actors