Shōsuke Nakawa

Who is Shōsuke Nakawa?

Shōsuke Nakawa is a Japanese playwright and theater director. Under the name Yoshizō Nakagawa, he serves as an advisor to the Shōchiku Corporation which produces kabuki, and is heavily involved in reviving Kamigata kabuki traditions. He is also head of the Kamigata Kabuki-juku and actively works with actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III on reviving old kabuki plays Nakawa has been described as a walking dictionary of Kamigata kabuki information.

Nakawa is originally from Osaka, and graduated from Osaka University. He has been granted a number of awards, including the Ōtani Takejirō Award, Matsuo Performing Arts Award, Osaka Citizens' Public Recognition Cultural Services Award, and Osaka Performing Arts Award.

Original plays he has written include Okuri hangan kurumagaidō, Haji-momiji ase no kaomise, and Hitoritabi Gojūsantsugi.