The First
Kataoka Takatarō
Kataoka Takatarō I
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A kabuki actor of the Matsushimaya house. The eldest son of Kataoka Nizaemon XV, he took the name Kataoka Takatarō I at his stage debut in 1973.
According to the Kabuki Actor Directory, he was born on 23 January 1968. He made his stage debut in July 1973 at the Kabukiza as Ichimatsu in Natsu Matsuri, taking the name Kataoka Takatarō, and was promoted to nadai in 1994.
In 2001 he received the Mayama Seika Prize and, in the same year, collective recognition as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, becoming a member of the Association for the Preservation of Traditional Kabuki. He received the Japan Art Academy Prize for 2020 (Kabuki Actor Directory).
What They Inherit
He holds the name as its first bearer — not a name inherited, but one that generations may yet be laid upon.
NAME VARIANTS
Names and spellings for this person: 片岡孝太郎 / 孝太郎 / Kataoka Takataro / Kataoka Takatarō
Current and Upcoming Performances
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