Nakamura Utaemon IV

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1798 – 1852

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Who was Nakamura Utaemon IV?

Nakamura Utaemon IV was a Japanese kabuki performer. He was a prominent member of a family of kabuki actors from the Keihanshin region.

Nakamura Utaemon was a stage name with significant cultural and historical connotations.

Utaemon IV was believed to be the artistic heir of Nakamura Utaemon III. In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment.

⁕Nakamura Utaemon I

⁕Nakamura Utaemon II

⁕Nakamura Utaemon III

⁕Nakamura Utaemon IV

⁕Nakamura Utaemon V

⁕Nakamura Utaemon VI

In a long career, he acted in many roles including Ishikawa Goemon in the 1838 Edo Nakamura-za production of Sanmon Hitome Senbon.

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Born
1798
Died
1852

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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