The Third
Nakamura Matagorō
Nakamura Matagorō III
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A kabuki actor who carries Nakamura Matagorō, a hereditary name of the Harimaya house, having taken the third generation of it in 2011. He previously performed as Nakamura Kashō III.
According to the Kabuki Actor Directory, he was born on 26 April 1956, the second son of Nakamura Karoku IV; his grandfather was Nakamura Tokizō III and his elder brother is Nakamura Karoku. He made his stage debut in July 1964 at the Kabukiza under the name Nakamura Mitsuteru.
In 1981 he qualified for nadai and, in June of that year, took the name Nakamura Kashō III at the Kabukiza as Shizuka Gozen and the ghost of Tomomori in Funa Benkei. In September 2011 he became Nakamura Matagorō III at the Shinbashi Enbujō, as Takebe Genzō in the Terakoya scene and Umeōmaru in the Kurumabiki scene of Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami. The Directory records the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize in 2012 and the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2014.
What They Inherit
In 2010 the house name reverted from Yorozuya to Harimaya; the year after, he took up this name. Yagō and myōseki shifted in quick succession.
NAME VARIANTS
Names and spellings for this person: 中村又五郎 / 三代目中村又五郎 / 中村歌昇 / Nakamura Matagoro / Nakamura Matagorō
Current and Upcoming Performances
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