| NAKAMURA DAIKICHI III |
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Guilds: Yawataya, Naruoya, Hamamuraya Line number: SANDAIME (III) Existence: 1815 ~ 11th day of the 11th lunar month of 1857 [6] Connections: Grandfather: Arashi Rikô I Father: Segawa Kikunojô V Adoptive father: Nakamura Tomijûrô II Master: Sawamura Kunitarô II (?) Elder brother: Anegawa Shinshirô IV (?) Career: 1815: born in Edo. 11th lunar month of 1828: first stage appearance, at the Nakamuraza, where he received the name of Segawa Tamon II. 7th day of the 1st lunar month of 1832 [2]: his father Segawa Kikunojô V died. 1834 ~ 1839: Tamon went to Kamigata. He took the name of Sawamura Kitô [3] at an unknown date. 1st lunar month of 1840: Kitô went back to Edo. Spring 1840: he was adopted by the actor Nakamura Tomijûrô II. 5th lunar month of 1840: he took the name of Nakamura Daikichi III at the Kawarasakiza, playing the roles of Moronô's wife Taema and the courtesan Kikuno in the drama "Kiwakazari Chûshingura". Summer 1846 ~ 1847: he temporarily held the name of Nakamura Matsue [1]. 1st lunar month of 1748: he took back the name of Nakamura Daikichi III. Summer 1851: tour in Nagoya; Daikichi performed in the precincts of the Wakamiya Shrine. 13th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1855 [4]: his master Nakamura Tomijûrô II died. 7th lunar month of 1855: Daikichi went back to Edo and played at the Kawarasakiza the roles of Osetsu and Okura in the drama "Chôchidori Kameyamazome". 10th lunar month of 1855: Daikichi survived the Ansei Edo Earthquake (Ansei Edo Jishin), which completely destroyed Edo in the 2nd day of the 10th lunar month [5]. He decided to take the road back to Kamigata. 3rd lunar month of 1856: tour in Nagoya; Daikichi performed in the precincts of the Seijuin Temple. 11th lunar month of 1857: Daikichi appeared on stage for the last time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai, where he played the roles of Okiku and Oume in the dramas "Sangoku Busô Yakko Ukejô" and "Koi Nyôbô Somewake Tazuna". He suddenly collapsed backstage and immediately died the 11th day of the 11th lunar month of 1857 [6]. Daikichi's tombstone was located in the cemetery of the Honjuji temple in Kyôto in the district of Toribeyama. Comments: Nakamura Daikichi III could have been the heir of one of the most talented line of Edo onnagata actors but his father unfortunately died too young and he became the sole actor of the Segawa clan. After years of hardship in Kamigata, he received the patronage of the great actor Nakamura Tomijûrô II, who adopted him. He was a talented onnagata actor, who was equally at home in jidaimono or sewamono dramas, but he was not good in speedy lines delivery. He was quite popular but never managed to reach the same level of fame as his father Segawa Kikunojô V. [1] He held the name of Nakamura Matsue but was never acknowledged as a regular member of this line. Because he held it after the fourth Matsue and before the fifth Matsue, he may appear on this site as Nakamura Matsue 4.5 on some pages. In 1847, he also performed under the names of Nakamura Naruo or Nakamura Keishi but we don't have any precise chronology. [2] The 7th day of the 1st lunar month of the 3rd year of the Tenpô era was the 8th of February 1832 in the western calendar. [3] We believe that he met the actor Sawamura Kunitarô II and became his disciple. Kitô was a haimyô used by both Sawamura Kunitarô I and Sawamura Kunitarô II. [4] The 13th day of the 2nd lunar month of the 2nd year of the Ansei era was the 30th of March 1855 in the western calendar. [5] The 2nd day of the 10th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Ansei era was the 11th of November 1855 in the western calendar. [6] The 11th day of the 11th lunar month of the 4th year of the Ansei era was the 26th of December 1857 in the western calendar. |
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Nakamura Daikichi III playing the role of Kaoyo Gozen in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura", which was staged in the 9th lunar month of 1849 in Ôsaka at the Chikugo no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Hirosada) Print made by Utagawa Hirosada in 1850 The Segawa Tamon line of actors The Nakamura Matsue line of actors The Nakamura Daikichi line of actors |
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