| NAKAMURA GANJIRÔ IV |
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Real name: Hayashi Tomotarô Guild: Narikomaya Line number: YODAIME (IV) Birthday: 6 February 1959 Connections: Great-great-grandfather: Nakamura Kanjaku III Great-grandfather: Nakamura Ganjirô I Grandfather: Nakamura Ganjirô II Father: Sakata Tôjûrô IV (Nakamura Ganjirô III) Brother: Nakamura Senjaku III Son: Nakamura Kazutarô Career: November 1967: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza and receives the name of Nakamura Tomotarô. November 1969: premiere at the National Theatre of Mishima Yukio's drama "Chinsetsu Yumihari-zuki"; Tomotarô plays the role of Tametomo's son Tameyori [more details]. August 1980: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Shôzô I's drama "Yadonashi Danshichi Shigure no Karakasa"; Tomotarô plays the role of the actor Sawamura Kunitarô [casting]. May ~ July 1988: tour in the USA, Canada and Mexico. March 1991: revival at the National Theatre of Namiki Gohei I's play "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri"; Tomotarô plays the role of Yumiya Tarô (in reality Tajimi Juntarô) [more details]. January 1995: Nakamura Tomotarô and his younger brother Nakamura Hirotarô respectively take the name of Nakamura Kanjaku V and Nakamura Senjaku III at the Nakaza; the new Kanjaku plays the roles of Kameya Chûbê and the spirit of the lion in the drama "Fûin Giri" and the dance "Kagami Jishi". April 1995: Nakamura Kanjaku V and Nakamura Senjaku III celebrate their shûmei in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza; the new Kanjaku plays the roles of Motome and the shirabyôshi Hanako in the classic "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" and the dance-drama "Ninin Dôjôji". October 1995: Nakamura Kanjaku V and Nakamura Senjaku III celebrate their shûmei in Nagoya at the Misonoza; the new Kanjaku plays the roles of Kameya Chûbê and Minamoto no Raikô in the dramas "Fûin Giri" and "Komochi Yamanba". November 1995: Nakamura Kanjaku V and Nakamura Senjaku III celebrate their shûmei in Kyôto at the Minamiza; the new Kanjaku plays the roles of Naoe Yamashiro-no-Kami Sanetsuna and Shinanoya Ohan (and the decchi Chôkichi) in the dramas "Terutora Haizen" and "Obiya". September 1999: revival at the Minamiza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Ogasawara Sôdô"; Kanjaku plays the roles of the yakko Kikuhei (in reality the fox of Mt. Myôjin) and Ogasawara Haito [casting]. June 2000: revival at the Kabukiza of the spectacular hengemono "Ôtsue Dôjôji"; Kanjaku plays the role of Ya-no-Ne no Gorô [more details]. May ~ June 2001: Chikamatsuza tour and several Kabuki seminars in England. Kanjaku, his father Ganjirô and his brother Senjaku play in the dance-drama "Tsuri Onna" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû" [more details]. June 2003: two-week Chikamatsuza tour in Moscow and St. Petersburg (Russia); Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû" is performed with Kanjaku and his father Nakamura Ganjirô in the roles of Hiranoya Tokubê and Tenmaya Ohatsu. April 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in Korea with his father Ganjirô and Nakamura Kikaku. The program is made up of the dance "Bô Shibari" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû"; Kanjaku plays the role of Jirôkaja and Hiranoya Tokubê in the former and latter items [more details]. June 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in the USA with his father Ganjirô and Nakamura Kikaku. The program is made up of the dance "Bô Shibari" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû"; Kanjaku plays the role of Jirôkaja and Hiranoya Tokubê in the former and latter items [more details]. September 2007: 19th edition of the Chikamatsuza tour, in 4 cities in China; Kanjaku plays the role of Matahei in "Domo Mata" [more details]. March 2009: Kabuki adaptation by the famous stage director Ninagawa Yukio of Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night", which is entitled "Ninagawa Jûniya", from the 24th to the 28th of March 2009 in London (UK) at the Barbican Theater; Kanjaku plays the role of Andô Enchiku (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) [more details]. The same play is staged with the same casting in June 2009 at the Shinbashi Enbujô and in July 2009 at the Shôchikuza. August 2009: 2nd Kabuki program with Kataoka Ainosuke as zagashira at the Eirakukan, a renovated traditional theater built in the city of Toyooka (prefecture of Hyôgo) [more details]. January 2015: Nakamura Kanjaku V takes the name of Nakamura Ganjirô IV in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Fujiya Izaemon and Kameya Chûbê in "Kuruwa Bunshô" and "Fûin Giri" [more details]. February 2015: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his second month of shûmei in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza, playing the roles of Matahei, Hiranoya Tokubê and the parent shishi in "Domo Mata", "Sonezaki Shinjû" and "Renjishi" [more details].April 2015: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his shûmei in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza; he plays the roles of Fujiya Izaemon and Kamiya Jihê in "Yoshidaya" and "Kawashô" [more details]. June 2015: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his shûmei in Fukuoka at the Hakataza; he plays the roles of the father shishi, Hiranoya Tokubê and Hayashi Tamatarô (later Jitsukawa Ganjirô) in the dance-drama "Renjishi", Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû" and the modern Kabuki drama "Geidô Ichidai Otoko" [more details]. July 2015: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his shûmei in the eastern provinces [more details]. September 2015: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his shûmei in the western provinces [more details]. October 2015: production at the National Theatre of "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba" in a tôshi kyôgen production (3 acts; 8 scenes) with the revival of the rarely-staged "Daidaikô" act; Ganjirô plays the roles of Shôjiki Shôdayû and the cook Kisuke [more details|casting]. December 2015: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his shûmei in Kyôto at the Minamiza, playing the roles of Kamiya Jihê in "Kawashô" and Tsuchiya Chikara in the eponymous drama "Tsuchiya Chikara" [more details]. April 2016: Nakamura Ganjirô IV celebrates his shûmei at the Kanamaruza (Shikoku); he plays the roles of Daikokuya Kôsuke and Kameya Chûbê in the dramas "Kôsuke Mochi" and "Fûin Giri" [more details]. March 2017: Kabuki performances in the People's Republic of China in Beijing from the 18th to the 20th of March 2017 at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in the heart of the Tianqiao District; Ganjirô played the role of Kameya Chûbê in "Fûin Giri" [more details]. Comments: Nakamura Ganjirô IV is a talented and dynamic wagotoshi actor. He is the holder of an important name related the Kabuki in Ôsaka.
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