NAKAMURA SHIROGORÔ
   
SEVEN GENERATIONS
Nakamura Shirogorô I
 

The actor Nakamura Shirogorô I held this name from 1697 to the 10th lunar month of 1709, then from the 1st lunar month of 1711 to the 1st lunar month of 1712.

The mon of Nakamura Shirogorô I

Nakamura Shirogorô II
Nakamura Shirogorô II  In Japanese | Nakamura Sanshirô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Relative of Nakamura Shirogorô I, he made his debut on stage (hatsubutai) in the 11th lunar month of 1711 in Kyôto, where he received the name of Nakamura Sanshirô and performed as a wakaonnagata. He was adopted by Nakamura Shirogorô I and turned to wakashugata in 1713. He spent several years performing in tabi shibai and his name did not appear in Kamigata ôshibai. He became tachiyaku and took the name of Nakamura Shirogorô II in the 11th lunar month of 1725 at the Naka no Shibai, playing the role of Mochizuki Daisuke in the kaomise drama "Hôraisan Imose no Matsu". He also performed as a jitsuaku from the following year. He worked on the Ôsaka and Kyôto stages until the middle of the 1730s. His last rank in a Kabuki hyôbanki, tachiyaku section in 1734, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual].

Nakamura Shirogorô II playing the role of Kiso no Yoshinaka in the drama "Kaga no Kuni Shinohara Gassen", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1729 at the Kado no Shibai

Nakamura Shirogorô III
Nakamura Shirogorô III  In Japanese | Ichikawa Kyôzô  In Japanese
 

Born in Kyôto in 1725. He was an inaka shibai actor. He called himself Ichikawa Kyôzô in Kyôto koshibai in 1747. He was quickly spotted by Nakamura Kiyosaburô I and became his disciple. He took the name of Nakamura Shirogorô III in the 11th lunar month of 1747 at the Kitagawa no Shibai, where he performed in the kaomise drama "Teikin Ôrai Manzoku Kagami", which was produced by Nakamura Matsubê I and celebrated the shûmei of Sakakiyama Kôshirô II and his son Sakakiyama Shirotarô II. He appeared on stage for the last time in the 1st lunar month of 1766, fell ill and died in Kyôto the 20th of the 9th lunar month of 1766 [1].

There will be in the future to come a full page dedicated to Nakamura Shirogorô III in kabuki21.com.

Nakamura Shirogorô III playing the role of Shizumanosuke in the ni-no-kawari drama "Ide no Tamagawa Shôhei Ori", which was staged in the 12th lunar month of 1762 at the Naka no Shibai

Nakamura Shirogorô IV
 

The actor Mikuni Fujigorô held the name of Nakamura Shirogorô IV from the 11th lunar month of 1769 to the 10th lunar month of 1772.

The name of Nakamura Shirogorô IV in the 1772 Edo hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Nakamura Shirogorô V
Nakamura Shirogorô V  In Japanese | Nakamura Shinshirô  In Japanese | Kirishima Shinshirô  In Japanese | Nakamura Shinshirô  In Japanese | Nakamura Gonzô II  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Brother of Nakamura Matsubê II, he started his career in 1751 as a disciple of Nakamura Kiyosaburô I, who gave him the name of Nakamura Gonzô II. He took the name of Nakamura Shinshirô in the 11th lunar month of 1753. He joined Kirishima Gizaemon I in 1757 and changed his name to Kirishima Shinshirô in Kyôto in the 11th lunar month of 1757. He went on tour in 1758 in Edo. He went back to Kyôto in Fall 1764 and took back the name of Nakamura Shinshirô in the 11th lunar month of 1764 at the Kitagawa no Shibai, where he performed in Namiki Shôzô I's kaomise drama "Genpei Tsûrikimaru". He finally took the name of Nakamura Shirogorô V in Ôsaka in the 11th lunar month of 1771, while his brother was still holding the name of Nakamura Shirogorô IV and held it up to Fall 1772. For one season, there was one Nakamura Shirogorô in Ôsaka and one in Edo. This katakiyaku actor was active in Kamigata up to 1776.

There will be in the future to come a full page dedicated to Nakamura Shirogorô V in kabuki21.com.

Nakamura Shirogorô V playing the role of Wake no Munetsura in the kaomise drama "Temomutsumajiya Ryûgû no Shimadai", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1771 at the Naka no Shibai

Nakamura Shirogorô VI
Mizuki Uzaemon  In Japanese | Nakamura Shirogorô VI  In Japanese | Mizuki Uzaemon  In Japanese | Mizuki Tanezô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. Disciple of Mizuki Kichisaburô, his first stage name was Mizuki Tanezô. He took the name of Mizuki Uzaemon around 1804. he most likely took the name of Nakamura Shirogorô VI at the end of 1822 (unknown relationship to the Nakamura clan). He took back the name of Mizuki Uzaemon in 1827. This minor tachiyaku actor was active in Kamigata up to 1832.

The name of Nakamura Shirogorô VI in the 1823 hyôbanki (the zone within the red box)

Nakamura Shirogorô VII
 

The actor Nakamura Shirogorô VII held this name from April 1976 to April 2007.

The mon of Nakamura Shirogorô VII (the ginkgo tree)

 

Notes

[1] The 20th of the 9th lunar month of the 3rd year of the Meiwa era was the 23rd of October 1766 in the western calendar.

 
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