Nakamura, Utaemon, 1917-2001

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Name (Latin)
Nakamura, Utaemon, 1917-2001
Other forms of name
Nakamura, Utaemon, Rokusei, 1917-
Kawamura, Fujio, 1917-2001
中村歌右衛門, 1917-2001
Date of birth
1917-01-20
Date of death
2001-03-31
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 108194656
Wikidata: Q3335336
Library of congress: no 90008556
OCoLC: oca02737612
DLC: no 90008556
Sources of Information
  • His Utaemon no rokujūnen, 1986:t.p. (Nakamura Utaemon) colophon (r.; b. 1917; real name: Kawamura Fujio; kabuki actor)
  • Onnagata, Shichidaime Onoe Baikō, Rokudaime Nakamura Utaemon, Shidaime Nakamura Jakuemon, Shichidaime Nakamura Shikan, 2006:t.p. (in title: Rokudaime Nakamura Utaemon) p. 1 (r; d. 2001)
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Wikipedia description:

Nakamura Utaemon VI (中村歌右衛門 (6代目); January 20, 1917 – March 31, 2001) was a Japanese kabuki performer and an artistic director of 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. The name Utaemon indicates personal status as an actor. Such a title can only be assumed after the death of a previous holder, under restrictive succession conventions. He was considered the greatest onnagata of the post-War period, and was heralded as a "a divine messenger given to kabuki from heaven" during his naming ceremony.

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