NAKAMURA FUKUNOSUKE
   
TEN GENERATIONS (TWO LINES)
 
The Old Line (seven generations)
 
Nakamura Fukunosuke I
Nakamura Fukunosuke I  In Japanese
 

Nakamura Fukunosuke II
Nakamura Fukunosuke II  In Japanese
 

Nakamura Fukunosuke III
Nakamura Fukunosuke III  In Japanese
 

Nakamura Fukunosuke IV
Nakamura Fukunosuke IV  In Japanese | Mimasu Tokumatsu II  In Japanese
 

The day of his birth was not recorded. Disciple of Mimasu Daigorô IV, he started his career at the beginning of the 1850s, performing under the name of Mimasu Tokumatsu II. He became a disciple of Nakamura Fukusuke III and took the name of Nakamura Fukunosuke IV in 1873. He died in 1884.

Nakamura Fukunosuke V
Nakamura Fukunosuke V  In Japanese | Nakamura Umenosuke  In Japanese
 

Born the 6th day of the 6th lunar month of 1871. Disciple of Nakamura Shikin, he received the name of Nakamura Umenosuke and made his debut on stage in March 1884. He took the name of Nakamura Fukunosuke V in 1889 and was active up to his death the 10th of January 1918.

Yagô Honmyô
Takasagoya, Masagoya Yamanaka Shikanosuke

The actors Asao Sekijûrô II (top/left), Nakamura Fukunosuke V (top/right) and Jitsukawa Enjirô I (bottom/left) playing the roles of the yumishi Tôshirô, Matsudaira Izu-no-Kami and Marubashi Chûya in the drama "Keian Taiheiki", which was staged in July 1902 at the Kabukiza

Nakamura Fukunosuke VI
Nakamura Fukunosuke VI  In Japanese | Nakamura Masajaku  In Japanese
 

The day of his birth was not recorded. Disciple of Nakamura Masajirô II, he made his debut on stage at the beginning of the 1890s, performing under the name of Nakamura Masajaku. He took the name of Nakamura Fukunosuke VI in October 1918 at the Naniwaza but he did not hold for a long time as he died the 9th of October 1921.

Nakamura Fukunosuke VII
Nakamura Fukunosuke VII  In Japanese | Nakamura Masatoshi  In Japanese
 

Born the 15th of January 1917. Disciple of Nakamura Fukusuke IV, he made his debut on stage at the beginning of the 1920s, performing under the name of Nakamura Masatoshi. He took the name of Nakamura Fukunosuke VII in summer 1935. The day of his death was not recorded.

Yagô Honmyô
Takasagoya Hayashi Toshiharu
 
The New Line (three generations)
 
Nakamura Fukunosuke I
 

The actor Nakamura Tamasuke, who held the name of Kagaya Fukunosuke I from 1788 to 1790, was also called Nakamura Fukunosuke I.

Nakamura Fukunosuke II
 

The actor Nakamura Baigyoku IV, who held the name of Kagaya Fukunosuke II from January 1956 to March 1967, was also called Nakamura Fukunosuke II.

Nakamura Fukunosuke III
 

The actor Nakamura Fukunosuke III is the current holder of the name since October 2016.

 
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