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A kabuki actor who carries Nakamura Manju, a hereditary name of the Yorozuya house. In June 2024 he laid down the name Nakamura Tokizō V and became Manju I.
According to the Kabuki Actor Directory, he was born on 26 April 1955, the eldest son of Nakamura Tokizō IV. He made his stage debut in April 1960 at the Kabukiza in Komochi Yamanba, under the name Nakamura Baishi III, and in June 1981 took the name Nakamura Tokizō V as Omiwa in Imoseyama Onna Teikin, with promotion to nadai.
In June 2024 he took the name Nakamura Manju I at the Kabukiza as the mountain crone in Yamanba; in the same run his eldest son became Nakamura Tokizō VI and his grandson Nakamura Baishi V. The Directory records collective recognition in 1979, the Japan Art Academy Prize in 2008, the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2010, and the forty-fifth Matsuo Performing Arts Grand Award in 2024.
What They Inherit
He passed Baishi, the name he once took, to his grandson, and Tokizō to his son, moving himself to a name held for the first time. Three names shifted in a single run.
NAME VARIANTS
Names and spellings for this person: 中村萬壽 / 初代中村萬壽 / 中村時蔵 / Nakamura Manju
Current and Upcoming Performances
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