Nakamura Utaemon V
Deceased Person
1865 – 1940
Who was Nakamura Utaemon V?
Nakamura Utaemon V was a Japanese kabuki performer and "dean of kabuki actors at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo. 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 V was the artistic heir of Nakamura Utaemon IV. He was born in the fifth generation of a line of famous Kabuki actors. 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 played many roles; but he was best known for his oyama or onnagata roles.
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