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A kabuki actor who carries Nakamura Karoku, a hereditary name of the Harimaya house, having taken the fifth generation of it in 1981. He was recognised as a Living National Treasure in 2023.
According to the Kabuki Actor Directory, he was born on 14 October 1950, the eldest son of Nakamura Karoku IV; his younger brother is Nakamura Matagorō, and his cousins include Nakamura Tokizō, Nakamura Kinnosuke and Nakamura Shidō. He made his stage debut in September 1955 at the Kabukiza as the son Ichimatsu in Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami, under the name Nakamura Yonekichi IV.
He was promoted to nadai in 1973 and took the name Nakamura Karoku V in June 1981 at the Kabukiza, as Ōkura-kyō in Ichijō Ōkura Monogatari. The Directory records collective recognition in 1974, the Japan Art Academy Prize for 2015, the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2018, and recognition as a Living National Treasure in 2023.
What They Inherit
Kabuki-bito quotes Nakamura Kichiemon as saying that the founder of Harimaya was Nakamura Karoku I. He is the fifth to bear that name.
NAME VARIANTS
Names and spellings for this person: 中村歌六 / 五代目中村歌六 / 中村米吉 / Nakamura Karoku
Current and Upcoming Performances
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