Stage names:
Nakamura Kikaku II
Nakamura Yoshihiko
Real name: Watanabe Yoshihiko
Guild: Yawataya
Line number: NIDAIME (II)
Birthday: 18 June 1972
Connections:
Great-great-grandfathers: Nakamura Kanjaku III, Bandô Hikojûrô I
Great-grandfathers: Nakamura Ganjirô I, Bandô Hikojûrô II
Grandfather: Nakamura Tomijûrô IV
Father: Nakamura Kikaku I
Master: Nakamura Tomijûrô V
Career:
1976: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Nakaza, playing in the drama "Shigure no Kotatsu".
March 1990: he graduates from the Actors Training Center of the National Theatre (tenth year).
March 1991: he becomes a disciple of the star Nakamura Tomijûrô and receives the name of Nakamura Yoshihiko.
April 1993: Yoshihiko becomes heyago of Nakamura Tomijûrô.
November 2001: Nakamura Yoshihiko takes the name of Nakamura Kikaku II at the Kabukiza, playing in the dance "Modori Kago Iro ni Aikata".
April 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in Korea with Nakamura Ganjirô and Nakamura Kanjaku. The program is made up of the dance "Bô Shibari" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû"; Kikaku plays the role of Tarôkaja and Aburaya Kuheiji in the former and latter items [more details].
June 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in Korea with Nakamura Ganjirô and Nakamura Kanjaku. The program is made up of the dance "Bô Shibari" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû"; Kikaku plays the role of Tarôkaja and Aburaya Kuheiji in the former and latter items [more details].
Comments:
Nakamura Kikaku II is a young and promising actor.
The mon of Nakamura Kikaku II
The Nakamura Kikaku line of actors
