NAKAMURA BAISHI IV

Stage names:

Nakamura Baishi IV

Real name: Ogawa Yoshiharu

Guild: Yorozuya

Line number: YODAIME (IV)

Birthday: 22 November 1987

Connections:

Great-great-great-grandfather: Nakamura Karoku I

Great-great-grandfather: Nakamura Karoku III

Great-grandfather: Nakamura Tokizô III

Grandfather: Nakamura Tokizô IV

Father: Nakamura Tokizô V

Brother: Nakamura Mantarô

Career:

June 1991: first stage appearance (omemie), at the Kabukiza where he plays the role of Tsurunosuke in the drama "Ninjô Ura Nagaya".

June 1994: debut on stage (hatsubutai) at the Kabukiza, where the 32nd anniversary (33rd memorial service) of the passing away of Nakamura Tokizô IV is celebrated; he receives the name of Nakamura Baishi IV, playing the roles of Chôbê's son Chômatsu and a young traveller in the play "Yudono no Chôbê" and the dance "Michiyuki Tabiji no Yomeiri"; the role of Chôbê is played by Yorozuya Kinnosuke.

October 1996: Baishi plays at the Kabukiza the role of Tsuruchiyo in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi"; the roles of Masaoka, Yashio and Masaoka's son Senmatsu are played by Nakamura Jakuemon IV, Kataoka Takao and Nakamura Mantarô.

February 2000: special kodomo shibai dance program to end the evening program at the Kabukiza; Baishi plays the role of Maizuru in the dance "Kusazuribiki"; the role of Maizuru is played by his brother Nakamura Mantarô.

January 2008: revival at the National Theatre of Sakurada Jisuke I's kaomise drama "Komachi-mura Shibai no Shôgatsu"; Baishi plays the role of Princess Katori [more details].

September 2009: short Kabuki tour in Monaco for the Naritaya guild; Baishi plays the role of a butterfly spirit in the dance-drama "Kagami Jishi" [more details].

January 2010: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei's long-forgotten drama "Keisei Kogane no Shachihoko", which was revised and entitled "Asahi-ni Kagayaku Kin no Shachihoko"; it was staged to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the establishment of the city of Nagoya; Baishi plays the role of Princess Ashikaga Kuni [more details | casting].

January 2014: premiere at the National Theatre of "Sanzen Ryô Haru no Komahiki", a revival of Tatsuoka Mansaku's 1794 drama "Keisei Haru no Tori"; Baishi plays the role of Tôemon's daughter Otoyo [more details].

May 2018: 16th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki [more details].

January 2019: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei I's 1779 drama "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; this Otowaya-powered revision was entitled "Himeji-jô Oto-ni Kiku Sono Ishizue"; Baishi plays the roles of Momonoi Kogajirô, Momonoi Yaegikumaru and the koshimoto Okiku (in reality Momonoi Yaegikumaru) [casting | more details].

Comments:

Nakamura Baishi IV is a promising young onnagata actor of the Yorozuya guild. He will take the name of Nakamura Tokizô VI in June 2024 at the Kabukiza.

The Nakamura Baishi line of actors